Scotland Yard police station to be turned into luxury hotel
Lovers of spine-tingling crime stories with deep, very deep, pockets, this hotel is for you.
28.07.2015
(AFP) Lovers of spine-tingling crime stories with deep -- very deep -- pockets, this hotel is for you.
Great Scotland Yard, an historic landmark where London police once
tried to solve the grisly murders carried out by Jack the Ripper, will
be turned into a luxury hotel where rooms will cost a whopping 10,000 GBP a night.
The building is set to undergo a major 50 million GBP
refurbishment that will turn London’s first police headquarters into an
ultra-luxurious hotel property that will span seven storeys.
Opulent suites, two bars, restaurants, a library, lobby and
entertaining room will occupy more than 8,550 square
metres of space.
Developers say they’ll preserve the building’s Edwardian Imperial red
brick and stone facade as well as its name, The Great Scotland Yard, in
order to build on the landmark’s storied history.
Inside, the decor will be “contemporary and stylish.”
The hotel is scheduled to open in early 2017.
The project is a 110 million GBP collaboration
between Abu Dhabi-based property conglomerate Lulu Group International
and London developer Galliard Homes.
In addition to a five-star setting, the hotel will aim to attract
guests with its rich history: It was here that, in the late 19th
century, British police officers pored over notes and revisited the
grisly murders committed by Jack the Ripper.
The station is also immortalized by novelists such as Charles Dickens and Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.