"CJB" wrote in message

On Dec 31, 9:34 am, Bruce wrote:
A Victorian masterpiece restored...Sir John Betjeman called this
Gothic treasure "too beautiful and too romantic to survive" in a
world of tower blocks and concrete. Its survival against the odds
will cause wonder; the building itself will take your breath away.
After years of devoted restoration, the St Pancras Renaissance
London Hotel is being hailed as London's most romantic building. Its
glorious Gothic Revival metalwork, gold leaf ceilings,
hand-stencilled wall designs and the grand staircase are as dazzling
as the day Queen Victoria opened the hotel in 1873.

Designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott to receive travellers through St
Pancras Station, the former Midland Grand Hotel offered its guests a
world of grandeur, luxury and fantasy behind its fairytale red
facade. Innovations such as ascending rooms (elevators) and
revolving doors heightened the sense of awe. In 2011, those doors
will be spinning again, sweeping guests into a world where modern
luxuries mingle with the extravagance of rail's golden age.

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trave...renaissance-lo...

(Rooms from £225 per night.)

For such an expensive project now nearing completion Id have thought
that the web site might have been a bit more informative about the
restoration. Also no where does it mention conducted tours of the
building.

Of course, most of the old building now consists of private loft
apartments, not public spaces or hotel rooms (which are in the adjacent
new block). See
http://www.building.co.uk/news/video...157876.article