For years, Emily Stanton barely noticed the rundown hotel she regularly drove by in her home town. But after a successful small renovation, she and her husband James decided to take on the biggest project of their lives.
Emily Stanton passed her home town's historic pub every week for decades without giving it a second thought.
"A big part of all of it for me is I just have it on my heart that I have to do this for Nyngan," Ms Stanton said. Alongside the boutique hotel, there's a pub with a beer garden, a cafe, a restaurant, a function area, a children's playground, and an ice-creamery thrown in for good measure.With three children under six and still working their other jobs while renovating, maintaining their vision at times felt overwhelming for the Stantons.She declined to disclose the final cost, except to say it "definitely exceeded" their budget.
Before: The entrance hallway of the hotel before the renovation.. . After: The new-look entrance. . ."We've been lucky that it's our project and we're the builders," said Mr Stanton, 34, a professional builder. Her friend Elly-May Hand from Cobar, 130 kilometres west, said excitement about the new hotel went beyond Nyngan."I know a lot of people from Cobar have visited. It's definitely a talked-about spot!"
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