The quality of the hotel was recognised in 1869 when the Duke of Edinburgh stayed there and bestowed on Oram the title of 'Hotel Keeper by Appointment to His Royal Highness Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh'.
Die Qualität des Hotels wurde anerkannt, als 1869 Alfred, Herzog von Edinburgh darin aufhielt und Oram den Ehrentitel ‚Hotel Keeper by Appointment to His Royal Highness Prince Alfred the Duke of Edinburgh‘ verlieh.