I wouldn't pay £850 a night for any hotel, Premier Inns are more my market.

It does seem silly that we have a number of high profile buildings falling into disrepair when they could be commercialised.

I did read somewhere that Buckingham Palace would be worth close to £1bn on the market - does Brenda really need all that space?

They can always park on The Mall can't they? If they can afford the room prices they can afford the fines if there are any.

I also prefer the "Lenny Henry" hotels which I find good value for money. Though I have yet to manage to book in to the ones which supposedly have rooms at £35 for the night.

fourm member

Saying 'I wouldn't pay that for a hotel room' is as silly as saying 'I wouldn't go to the Ferrari showroom next time I buy a car'

Why is it silly, it's a plain statement of fact. I wouldn't pay £500, £728 or indeed £850 a night for a hotel. That's roughly 3 weeks take-home pay, so it's just not going to happen...

I've been in Admiralty Arch. It was many, many years ago and it was only for a brief visit but from memory it had lots of stairs and the rooms were quite small but they did have a great view. Think that it is linked to other buildings. The entrance that I used was small too (possibly the old tradesmen's?). I cannot imagine it as a hotel.

The three verandahs [featured in the link] appear to be a 'waste of space' ... which the new owner will probably 're-jig' into groovy casinos or similar 'swinging hot spots'.