the hotel opened for business in 1903 at the height of cromer's very short golden era of as a fashionable holiday destination for the wealthy edwardian holiday makers, which lasted up until the time of the first world war. a long slow decline began from then. during the second world war the war office commandeered the hotel, along with many of the others in cromer, to billet troops sent to this part of the coast to guard against the threat of invasion. the "eversley", like many of these hotels did not fare well and had been badly abused by the troops. after the war had finished the town was left with an abundance of run down hotels. to make matters worse, holiday makers began making their way to countries with warmer climates. like many others the "eversley" was closed down. several of the hotels including the "grand", "albany", and the "metropole" were demolished. the "eversley" survived and was converted into residential flats.