7 Stunning Hotels in Old Bank Buildings
When it comes to transforming old buildings into hotels, there’s one trend that the hospitality industry can definitely bank on: The former homes of the world’s great financial institutions, with their lofty ceilings and fascinating vaults, offer a guaranteed wow factor. Banks constructed around the turn of the 20th century in the cities of Chicago, Houston, and Boston are now home to some very 21st-century hotels. And the trend continues across the pond as well—word on the double-decker-lined streets of London is that the iconic Midland Bank building (dating from 1919, at which time it was the largest bank in the world) is being rebranded as an ultra-luxury “six star” hotel. No word on when the British behemoth is slated to open, but sister European cities like Istanbul and Amsterdam offer plenty of bank hotels in the meantime.