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The New Devon Inn, which will
now be called Zwaanend#el Inn,
was purchased by longtine Re-
hoboth resident, Michael!Cryne.
Cryne plans to turn the Zwaanen-
dael Inn into a more upscale small
hotel in the tradition of sn all Eu-
ropean hotels that stress gracious
service and refined amenit es.
"The inn was for sale fi r three
years," said Cryne. "I lool :ed at it
before but began looking a: it seri-
ously in April. I came in, and the
time was right. This was a great
opportunity. The location s great.
Lewes was half the selling )oint, a
nicer not as commercialized ver-
sion of Cape May. We closed on
the inn Monday, July 10, 2000."
Cryne, now the owner-operator,
CAPE GAZETTE, Friday, Aug. 18 -Aug. 24, 2000 - 55
Cryne purchases New Devon Inn, renames it Zwaanendael Inn
By Esther Kernosh immediately took over running The first thing Cryne did upon
every facet of the inn. Cryne is no acquiring the inn was change the
The Cryne
dael Inn, formerly the
r) Rachel,
Hannah and Kenda Ja
tie.
newcomer to the hotel industry.
He graduated from Widener Uni-
versity's School of Hotel and
Restaurant Management. Cryne
worked as assistant manager at
the Atlantic Sands Hotel for two
years. Cryne became the general
manager of the Rehoboth Econo
Lodg e in 1989.
He has experience in every
facet of hotel management, but
Zwaanendael Inn will challenge
Cryne's experience. The Zwaa-
nendael Inn is a well known and
solid structure, yet Cryne sees
many areas where the Zwaanen-
dael Inn can be improved and
brought to an even higher stan-
dard.
Esther Kernosh photo
people to stop by the Zwaanen-
Devon Inn. Shown in back are (1-
and Michael Cryne, In front are
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name from New Devon Inn to
Zwaanendael Inn. "I changed the
name because I wanted a more ap-
propriate regional name," said
Cryne. The inn's new logo, de-
signed by his mother Hannah
Cryne, is two swans facing each
other on a navy blue shield.
Zwaanendael is Dutch for Valley
of the Swans.
Currently, Cryne is concentrat-
ing on structural and aesthetic im-
provements. The Zwaanendael
Inn was built in 1926, and has op-
erated as a hotel or rooming house
under several different owners. "I
would like to go for that 1920s -
1930s look," said Cryne, "but for
now the roof needs work, things
need painting, rooms need to be
decorated; there's not a lick of
wallpaper anywhere in the inn," halls to cut down on some noise."
said Cryne. He also plans to computerize the
The rooms are big, yet sparsely Zwaanendael Inn and put TVs and
decorated. Cryne's wife, Rachel, modems in each of the 22 rooms.
is an interior designer who is Currently there are no TVs in any
planning to decorate some of the " rooms.
chamber mixer
The Lewes Chamber of
Commerce is holding its sum-
mer mixer from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the
Zwaanendael Inn, formerly the
New Devon Inn. New owner
Mike Cryne has invited mem-
bers to stop by for drinks and
light fare.
rooms, giving her an opportunity
to showcase her talents. "We've
already replaced all the towels
and sheets," said Cryne. "We're
working on sound-proofing. We
may have to put carpets in the
Cryne would like to substantial-
ly improve Zwaanendael Inn's
service. "Since there is a limited
number of rooms, I would like to
focus on more guest services.
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