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The McCleary Hotel restoration celebrated

Published 1:30 am Monday, November 10, 2025

By Andrea Watts The Daily World

Andrea Watts / The Daily World Before Lorena Maurer did the honors of cutting the ribbon, Matthew Maurer addressed the attendees. “We’d like to say thank you to the community because we have heard nothing but signs of statements of relief and appreciation that we came in and took it up in the spirit of Penny and Everett to keep the restoration going. And we would also like to thank everybody that has helped out. Our friends and family, everybody that showed up today. Thank you so much for being here.”
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Andrea Watts / The Daily World

Before Lorena Maurer did the honors of cutting the ribbon, Matthew Maurer addressed the attendees. “We’d like to say thank you to the community because we have heard nothing but signs of statements of relief and appreciation that we came in and took it up in the spirit of Penny and Everett to keep the restoration going. And we would also like to thank everybody that has helped out. Our friends and family, everybody that showed up today. Thank you so much for being here.”

Andrea Watts / The Daily World Before Lorena Maurer did the honors of cutting the ribbon, Matthew Maurer addressed the attendees. “We’d like to say thank you to the community because we have heard nothing but signs of statements of relief and appreciation that we came in and took it up in the spirit of Penny and Everett to keep the restoration going. And we would also like to thank everybody that has helped out. Our friends and family, everybody that showed up today. Thank you so much for being here.”
Andrea Watts / The Daily World In addition to overnight accommodations, the McCleary Hotel can also host events and meetings.
Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. In an earlier interview, Lorena Maurer shared that creating opportunities for connection is a priority, and throughout the hotel are places where visitors can gather.

On Nov. 8, Matthew and Lorena Maurer could finally welcome the community inside the McCleary Hotel, and residents stopped by to celebrate the Maurer family’s restoration of the historic 1912 hotel.

Greater Grays Harbor, Inc. held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:30 p.m., and tours were offered from noon to 3 p.m.

“I’m so excited,” Lorena said of now being open. “I couldn’t even sleep last night.”

Already, she said that they had guests booked to stay the night, and the evening Roaring ’20s party was sold out.

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