Bruce Goguen, owner of The Solon Hotel – Restaurant & Pub, delivers a cocktail during Wednesday's soft opening. The hotel at 4 S. Main St., built in 1895, is scheduled to reopen Friday after having been closed for about a year for renovations.

The Solon Hotel – Restaurant & Pub reflects Wednesday in water in the parking lot at 4 S. Main St. The hotel, built in 1895, is scheduled to reopen Friday after having been closed for about a year for renovations.

Roxann King, left, sits at the bar with Toni Macchio and her husband, Steve Macchio, during Wednesday's soft opening at The Solon Hotel – Restaurant & Pub at 4 S. Main St. The hotel, originally built in 1895, is scheduled to reopen Friday after having been closed for about a year for renovations.

Bruce Goguen, owner of The Solon Hotel – Restaurant & Pub, pours beers for family members and friends during Wednesday's soft opening. The hotel at 4 S. Main St., built in 1895, is scheduled to reopen Friday after having been closed for about a year for renovations.