London hotel brings Hogwarts Castle to life for Harry Potter fans
Brace yourselves, Harry Potter fans: A London hotel has created a set of rooms inspired by the world of wizardry and magic, complete with stonewalls, gothic arches, fireplaces and cauldrons.
Since being picked up by local British media recently, buzz surrounding the 19th century Georgian House has reached a fever pitch, particularly among Harry Potter fans, for the hotel's Wizard chambers, two rooms that bring the dormitories of Hogwarts to life.
Details include stained glass windows, faux stonewalls, wood burning stoves, bedding and drapery in Gryffindor’s signature red and yellow color scheme.
Guests sleep under the watchful eye of portraits that hang over their plush, four-poster beds, while owl accents, candles and old-fashioned writing desks invite them to pen letters to friends.
The first room sleeps two, with a double, four-poster bed, while the family suite includes a single and double bed in the first room -- also both four-poster -- and a half-tester double bed in the second room.
Stays also include a traditional English breakfast (baked beans are homemade and don’t come out of the can) while add-on options include a Muggle Walking Tour of London that takes guests to some of the major landmarks featured in the film, and tickets to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour for The Making of Harry Potter.
Rates start at £209 (about US$338) for two.
