In fact it has taken considerable, though rewarding, research to find out what the Dolphin Hotel, which apparently closed down around 1965, was.

The taxi pulled up in front of the Dolphin Hotel, and Fat Charlie paid him.

He got back to the Dolphin Hotel in time for dinner.

A telling moment comes in Chapter 26 when the desk clerk at the Dolphin Hotel asks the narrator and his girlfriend about their quest:

For conventioneers themselves, the 2,300-room complex, with the 26-story Dolphin Hotel and the 12-story Swan Hotel, will be the largest in the southeast.

Dolphin Hotel may refer to:

The sign on the front of the building has always called the pub the 'Dolphin Hotel'.

A traditional 18th century coaching inn, The Dolphin Hotel also hosts regular meetings for fans of the Discworld novels.

Dolphin Hotel, (800) 227-1500 or (407) 934-4000, opened in 1990, 1,514 rooms, $219 to $238; from Dec. 20, $229 to $299.