A little bit of luck goes a long way in the world of urban exploring and we happened to stumble upon this hotel in Masterton in the North Island of New Zealand just before it began being demolished and destroyed forever.

This old hotel had an amazing art deco staircase and some other interesting features including housing a recording studio. There were signs of squatters in some of the rooms which was also reported in local news papers.

Due to redevelopment of ‘a new chain store coming to town’ the hotel has now come to the end of its life and will be demolished.