Southampton – South Western Hotel
On April 9th, 1912, wealthy patrons of the South Western hotel retired to their rooms, making sure to get some rest before their big voyage the next day. The hotel’s luxuries offered guests three options for restaurants porters to help them get to and from the ships, and soft beds. The next day, on April 10th, the guests went to the White Star Dock, to be part of the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Many of these guests were first class passengers on the ship. They would never set food on land again. The grand hotel today is a privately owned apartment complex. The luxurious hotel rooms that housed prestigious Titanic passengers has been divided into ninety-four luxury apartments and fifteen studio apartments. It is still available to host events, but it is no longer the grand hotel Titanic passengers would have seen on their last night on land.
