I was at a family reunion two weeks ago and part of our group was staying at the hotel. I didn’t notice the construction either.
Great evil is afoot on Neville Island.
Neville Island anagrams to Ladies’ Vell Inn. Vell is an old word that can mean to cut the turf from (land) as for burning, or a slaughterhouse term for the abomasum of milk-fed calf used for the preparation of rennet for junket tablets.
Maybe lame, but anyone who can come up with a better one is welcome.