▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁Victoria ▁and ▁Albert ▁Museum ▁who ▁preserved ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁significant ▁piece ▁of ▁period ▁design . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ' s ▁Bl itz ▁on ▁London , ▁it ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁bomb s , ▁but ▁little ▁damage ▁was ▁done . ▁In ▁post war ▁years ▁it ▁d eter ior ated ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁many ▁attempts ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁it , ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁che aper ▁hot els ▁of ▁London , ▁c ater ing ▁for ▁group ▁t ours . ▁The ▁hotel ▁closed ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁largely ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Qu adr ant ▁ 3 ▁project ▁and ▁renamed ▁" A ir ▁W 1 ". ▁ ▁Public ▁rooms ▁The ▁public ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁situated ▁mainly ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁and ▁first ▁flo ors . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁entrance ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁a pe x ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁G lass house ▁and ▁Sher wood ▁Stre ets . ▁It ▁was ▁visible ▁from ▁Pic c ad illy ▁Circ us ▁also ▁its ▁ne on ▁sign ▁high ▁above ▁the ▁door . ▁The ▁floor ▁plan ▁alter ed ▁slightly ▁over ▁the ▁years , ▁but ▁will ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁entering ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁news ▁k ios k ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁On ▁the ▁right ▁was ▁a ▁sand wich ▁and ▁fruit