Marriott to make new St Pancras hotel a Renaissance

Marriott will brand its new landmark property at London’s St Pancras Chambers development as an upmarket Renaissance hotel.

The 245-bedroom Victorian hotel will include two restaurants, two bars, a health and leisure centre, ballroom and business and function facilities.

Marriott’s president and managing director of international lodging, Ed Fuller, said: “The restoration of the St Pancras Chambers will herald the revival of the wider King’s Cross area. We’re confident that this Renaissance hotel will be a catalyst for the success of this extraordinary project.”

Developer Manhattan Loft Corp will oversee the £50m restoration of the Grade 1 listed-building, which will then be managed by Marriott.

The development, which will also include residential apartments, is set to open in 2009.

St Pancras Chambers was originally built as the Midland hotel, between 1868 – 1876. It closed in 1935 and was used as British Rail offices until the early 1980s, since when it has remained vacant.

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By Emily Manson

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