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Holland House, Cardiff

Coordinates: 51°29′01″N 3°10′02″W / 51.4836°N 3.1672°W / 51.4836; -3.1672
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Holland House
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Former names
  • Julian Hodge House
  • Julian S. Hodge Building
  • Macdonald Holland House
Hotel chainMercure
General information
TypeHotel
LocationWales Cardiff, Wales
Address24-26 Newport Road,
Cardiff city centre
CF24 0DD
Coordinates51°29′01″N 3°10′02″W / 51.4836°N 3.1672°W / 51.4836; -3.1672
Completed1968
Renovated2004
OwnerAccorHotels
Height60.30 metres (197.83 ft)
Other information
Number of rooms165

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.

History

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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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Macdonald Holland House Hotel". Emporis. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Mortimer, Dic (8 October 2014). Cardiff: The Biography. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-4456-4251-2.
  3. ^ a b Skyscraper News | Macdonald Holland House
  4. ^ Denver Construction Services | Project Details » Holland House Hotel (Cardiff) Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "News & Events". Macdonald Hotels UK. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa". all.accor.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ Doctor Who locations | Newport Road Lane
  8. ^ "Mercure Cardiff Holland House Hotel & Spa". all.accor.com. Retrieved 10 June 2021.