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Video: Inside Belfast's new Titanic Hotel

Staff in period costume welcome guests
Staff in period costume welcome guests Staff in period costume welcome guests

THE new £28 million Titanic Hotel has opened to the public for the first time.

The 119-room hotel is on the site of the former Harland & Wolff drawing offices and headquarters.

The building has been meticulously restored with many authentic spaces from the original offices retained, including the telephone exchange, which received the first communication of Titanic hitting the iceberg.

Other heritage spaces preserved include the board room, directors’ entrance and lobby and former directors’ offices including Thomas Andrews, Lord Pirrie and Charles Payne.

The drawing offices stand prominently at the front of the hotel, one housing the hotel’s Harland Bar, and the other which will be the hotel’s ballroom and heritage experience. Drawing office one will house a temporary six-week exhibition from opening, which tells the story of the conservation and construction of the buildings and hotel. Thereafter, daily tours will be on offer to showcase the heritage features here and throughout the hotel.

Picture by Justin Kernoghan
Picture by Justin Kernoghan Picture by Justin Kernoghan
A model of the Titanic ship housed with the Harland Bar. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
A model of the Titanic ship housed with the Harland Bar. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye A model of the Titanic ship housed with the Harland Bar. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The main entrance of the Titanic Hotel Belfast. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The main entrance of the Titanic Hotel Belfast. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye The main entrance of the Titanic Hotel Belfast. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The Drawing Office bar and lounge in Titanic Hotel
The Drawing Office bar and lounge in Titanic Hotel The Drawing Office bar and lounge in Titanic Hotel
The new £28 million Titanic Hotel Belfast opens to the public tomorrow. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The new £28 million Titanic Hotel Belfast opens to the public tomorrow. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye The new £28 million Titanic Hotel Belfast opens to the public tomorrow. Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The main staircase in the new Titanic Hotel Belfast . Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye
The main staircase in the new Titanic Hotel Belfast . Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye The main staircase in the new Titanic Hotel Belfast . Picture by Darren Kidd/ Press Eye