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.