Developers plan the ultimate in luxury and heritage preservation on the south coast.
Developer Weyley Ltd is planning to build Britain’s first ever seven-star hotel in Southampton, and aims to create a building on the scale of Burj Al Arab in Dubai – the only seven-star hotel in the world to date. It estimates the cost would be between £25 and £30 million.
The plans feature 45 rooms, a spa in the vaults, a theatre, offices and apartments, and a heritage centre that would include an exhibition dedicated to the Titanic. Weyley hopes that the hotel will appeal to visitors who come to Southampton on luxury cruises.
Weyley’s proposal will be discussed by city councillors on Monday. City council leader Councillor Adrian Vinson told the Southampton Echo that the news represented a "win-win" situation for Southampton.
He said: "Certainly the hotel mix in the city would benefit greatly from more bed spaces at the top end of the market. We are very pleased about this development and think this could be a real boost to our heritage and the Lower High Street area."
