Ross Miller wrote:So what would you want instead?
What would you spend the harbour boards money on?
What would you build with the future high street fund money? Especially given there is a deadline to spend it.
I'd start by ignoring deadlines for spending my money. As for the harbour board's, I'd use it to maintain and improve the harbour, repay loans and develop student accommodation and the Wellington Dock site.
It's not so much the hotel design that surprises me, as the need for and viability of another hotel.