It has hosted a number of dignitaries including Mark Twain, Dame Nelly Melba and Australia's first Governor-General, Lord Hopetoun.
Ike yasingatha izicukuthwane eziningi okubalwa kuzo uMark Twain, uDame Nelly Melba kanye noMbusi Jikelele wokuqala wase-Australia, uLord Hopetoun.