The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild on SBS – Claridge’s Hotel – icon of old school glamour and favourite of celebrities and royalty – is undergoing its biggest transformation of modern times.
Filmed over six years, this documentary series follows the incredible engineering challenges involved in digging out a five storey mega-basement, adding four new floors to the top of the hotel, and creating what’s likely to be London’s most expensive penthouse.
Series One, Episode One:
Although it looks like business as usual at Claridge’s – one of London’s most luxurious five-star hotels, set in the heart of Mayfair – this couldn’t be further from the truth.
Beneath the surface of this iconic, elegant, exclusive hotel, is a busy building site. An extraordinary engineering project is underway. A group of specialist miners from Donegal have been brought in to create a basement, digging as far down as the hotel is high. On the top of the grade II listed building, three new floors and 72 rooms and suites are being added.
The ultimate aim – to ensure this Mayfair classic is setting the standard for the next generation of uber luxury hotels.
The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild – New Series Premiere – Wednesday, 7 June at 8.30pm on SBS and SBS on Demand (3 Parts)
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