During this time, many renovations continued in an attempt to provide better airflow and fresher air into the building as well as more light and better use of the small rooms.

Volunteers staffed the centre, which offered 120 beds, full meals, recreation rooms, information, chapel, showers and an ironing and mending facility.

After a failed auction an agreement was reached with St Vincent de Paul, who hoped to provide shelter to the homeless.

Facing east, towards George Street, is a parapeted facade of the Victorian Free Gothic Style.

The general layout and character of the main rooms of the hotel, including the fine timber stair, are reasonably intact.

[1] George Hotel was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The former George Hotel is of local significance for its associations with Tooheys Limited, one of Australia's oldest brewing companies.

[1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

The former George Hotel is of local significance as a fine example of the Victorian free gothic style, as applied to a commercial building.

The former George Hotel is of local significance for its associations with the work of the Presbyterian Church (NSW) and servicemen during World War II.

[1] The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

[1] This Wikipedia article was originally based on King George Hotel (former) and Haymarket Post Office, entry number 615 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.