Holland House, Cardiff
Holland House, formerly called Julian Hodge House, is a high-rise hotel on Newport Road near the centre of Cardiff, Wales. Originally an office block, the 60.3-metre-high (197.83 ft)[1] building has 15 floors and is the tenth tallest building in Cardiff.
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| Hotel chain | Mercure |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location |  Cardiff, Wales |
| Address | 24-26 Newport Road, Cardiff city centre CF24 0DD |
| Coordinates | 51.4836°N 3.1672°W |
| Completed | 1968 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Owner | AccorHotels |
| Height | 60.30 metres (197.83 ft) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 165 |
History
The building was constructed in 1968 by the Welsh financier Julian Hodge (1904 –2004). It was named Julian Hodge House,[2] and later the Julian S. Hodge Building.[1] It was built as an office block, with occupants including Lloyds TSB Bank.
The building was refurbished in 2003/4 for hotel use.[1][3] The existing concrete framed structure was altered and a two-storey extension, built on top of a basemant car park area, was demolished.[4]
In 2004 it became the Macdonald Holland House Hotel.[3] The hotel was run by Macdonald Hotels until 2007, when it was sold to AccorHotels to operate under the Mercure brand.[5] It is now known as Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa.[6]
In 2006, the exterior of the building was used as a hospital for the BBC television sci-fi drama series Torchwood, which was produced in Cardiff.[7]
Hotel facilities
Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa is a 4-star hotel with 165 rooms. It has a first floor restaurant and a lounge bar, an indoor swimming pool and seventeen meeting spaces.[8]
See also
Notes
- "Macdonald Holland House Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- Mortimer, Dic (8 October 2014). Cardiff: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4456-4251-2.
- Skyscraper News | Macdonald Holland House
- Denver Construction Services | Project Details » Holland House Hotel (Cardiff) Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- "News & Events". Macdonald Hotels UK. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- "Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa". all.accor.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- Doctor Who locations | Newport Road Lane
- "Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa". all.accor.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
