Known locally as the BV, the hotel is an Atherton institution. A large two-storey building of brick and concrete construction, it is located on Main Street in the heart of the commercial centre of Atherton. The hotel comprises four wings built around a central courtyard. The enclosed brick verandah which covers the footpath is the principal feature of the front façade. At street level the front of the hotel retains its early wall tiling. The public bar has changed little since the war years and above the entrance doors a glazed sign bears the name of the hotel in large stylised letters. The newly completed hotel was requisitioned by the military during World War II and was returned to its civilian owners in 1945.