The hotel is situated on the cliff tops above Overstrand beach and is on the eastern side of the village centre,[4] 22.9 miles (36.9 km) north of the city of Norwich.

The hotel is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east from the nearest railway station, which is at Roughton Road on the southern outskirts of Cromer.

Speyer rescued the Promenade Concerts from disaster and directed the funding of Captain Scott's Antarctic expeditions.

Following the outbreak of the First World War and widespread suspicion of people of German descent, accusations of Speyer's disloyalty and treachery appeared in the press.

They re-opened it as the historic Grade II listed hotel it remains to this day, with the interior restored with the Edwardian fixtures and features retained respectfully.