Salcombe's Marine Hotel secures deal with Superstar Architect

The architect who is responsible for designing the replacement for the "Twin Towers" in New York has been commissioned to design the new Marine Hotel in Salcombe. Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners, which is also behind the acclaimed Pompidou Centre in Paris, has been appointed to design a replacement for Salcombe's Marine Hotel.

The existing Marine Hotel will be demolished and an upmarket boutique-style hotel, which would include some waterside apartments, will be built.

If they get this right it could be great for Salcombe as it will create local jobs and add real weight to the local economy. At last we will have a hotel we can be proud of in the very heart of Salcombe. I doubt the apartments will be much under £1m so they will no doubt go to 2nd home owners but the days of Salcombe being a sleepy fishing town are long gone! We should just be happy that the whole place isn't going to be flats as Salcombe is in danger of losing it's identity much like Rock has done, we need these businesses to stay and thrive.