Eike Batista used his Twitter profile to disclose how the Gloria hotel – now called Gloria Palace – will look when its finished in the end of 2011, in time to receive guests for New Year’s Eve celebration. The project was made by the office HMA Architecture and Planning and intends to revitalize the original facades with a team formed by historian, architects and specialists in restoration. All the work should consume around R$ 200 million.
* According to Eike, the hotel will be country’s first six-stars. He also revealed that all the communication within the hotel will be done using iPads and stated: “technology, comfort, security and sustainability are the bases of the restoration of the Gloria hotel”.