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New Luxury Hotel In London’S Us Embassy
London’s US embassy in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square is to become a luxury hotel. The Grade two listed building will be transformed into a 137 rooms, five star hotel, according to plans that will be submitted to Westminster council in May, the development is estimated to cost around £1 billion. The development comes after plans to move the US embassy to a new home in Nine Elms next year.
The hotel will feature a ballroom with space for 1000 delegates, a spa, six high-end shops and five restaurants.
Developer Qatari Diar, controlled by the Qatari Investment Authority sovereign wealth fund, has appointed British Architect Sir David Chipperfield to draw up redevelopment plans, with a public exhibition on the scheme running from 11 – 16 April at 24 Grosvenor hill.
