Luxury 85-room hotel designed to look like a SUPER YACHT opens in Southampton
The £175 per night five-star Harbour Hotel has been created for holidaymakers preparing to head off on a cruise
A NEW luxury £26 million hotel that looks exactly like a boat from the outside has been opened for holidaymakers preparing to head off on a cruise in Southampton.
The £175 per night five-star Harbour Hotel has been designed to look like a super-yacht, and has a spa, gym, nightclub and even a cinema for guests to enjoy during their stay.
The boat-shaped hotel has 85 rooms, while the restaurant is headed up by top chef Alex Aitken.
An outdoor terrace will also include a fire pit and a wood-fired oven with a retractable heated canopy
so guests are still able to enjoy it during the winter.
Designers based the outside of the building on a super yacht, with the hotel based at the Ocean Village marina in Southampton - within walking distance of cruise ships coming and going from the city.
Mike Warren, managing director of Harbour Hotels, which owns a number of properties across the south of England, said: "We are very excited to be opening this month.
"Our spectacular five-star hotel has a an indulgent spa and will provide a number of fantastic dining experiences for guests before they set off on their cruise.
"We also have Southampton's first rooftop bar, which locals will also be able to enjoy."
He continued: "Our yacht-inspired design will sit beautifully in Ocean Village Marina and we want it to reflect Southampton's thriving marine culture that makes it one of the most desirable marina locations in the UK.
"We are very confident that the hotel and its facilities will prove a fabulous addition to Southampton, boosting tourism and becoming a destination of choice for city-dwellers and visitors alike."
And Nicolas Roach, executive chairman of the Nicolas James Group, the parent company of Harbour Hotels, added: "We believe our hotel, which will open as a five-star, will provide a boost for Southampton's economy.
"People want quality and they are willing to pay for that."
Rooms at the hotel start from £175 per night, with suites setting guests back £375.
