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The Law Goes Luxe: Former Police HQ in Manchester Turning From Eyesore to High End Hotel

December 20, 2011 at 12:28 PM | by | Comments (0)

A derelict police station doesn't strike us as the most mood setting or lavish of atmospheres, but a Bristol, England-based hospitality group is hoping lend an upmarket touch to one such building in Wigan, located in Greater Manchester.

A local paper reports that the concrete complex, built in the 1970s and abandoned for about a decade, will soon be turned into a 60-bed hotel with the help of Sanguine Hospitality. Just how dire is the property? So frightful a sight that locals have nicknamed it the "Stazi" after the former East German state security headquarters.

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Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hosts Reopening Bash with Tequila-Pouring Trapeze Artist

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  Site Where: 265 Peachtree Center Avenue [map], Atlanta, GA, United States, 30303
July 28, 2008 at 10:21 AM | by | Comments (2)

To celebrate the completion of a $138 million renovation, the Marriott Atlanta Marquis threw a totally over-the-top blowout hosted by the one and only David Marriott.

Apparently, those Marriott folks know how to throw a good party. Along with the go-go girls in attendance and some fairly serious adult refreshments to make them look even better, the shindig featured a chick pouring tequila shots from a trapeze. Um, AWESOME.

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