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"A historical sea fort has become a luxury holiday retreat. The Spitbank Fort, in the middle of the Solent, has undergone a \u00C2\u00A33 million transformation.  The 134-year-old fort stands a mile out to sea, and is only reachable via taxi boat.  The unique destination, costing \u00C2\u00A3350 per night, has nine rooms, a Crow&amp;#039;s Nest bar, hot tub, sun deck, gaming table and restaurant. There&amp;#039;s also a fire pit where visitors can sit on cool winter evenings to watch sailing boats, cruise liners or warships drift by. Many of the fort&amp;#039;s original features still remain but have been reworked so they fit in with the new designs.  The gun ports have been transformed into bedroom windows and gunpowder rooms turned into cosy snugs. General manager of the resort Mark Watts said: &amp;quot;It was an empty shell when we bought it in 2010. &amp;quot;It has been used for various things in the past but we had this plan to turn it into a luxury hotel in the middle of the Solent. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve been open for five months now and we&amp;#039;ve had an amazing response.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Turkish village becomes apocalypse hotspot &amp;gt; Builders commissioned to renovate chateau demolish it instead "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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