The Lodge, however, was damaged twice by typhoons because of its “high-up” position and vulnerable material.  Early records show that a first-row seat in the Peak Tram was affixed a plaque that reads, "This seat is reserved for His Excellency, the Governor".  It was reserved specially for the Governor to access his Mountain Lodge.

The plan to reconstruct the Lodge came in 1892, but it was not until 1902 that the project, carried out in snatches all through, was completed.  The reconstructed Lodge was a two-storey, Scottish-style mansion, by then one of the most impressive structures on the Peak.  However, since the Lodge was at the summit and almost always enveloped by dense clouds, it was considered too remote and damp; worse still, as the Government House downhill was installed with new-fangled electric fans in 1908, the Lodge became an unflavoured child and was eventually left out in the cold.