While star Daniel Radcliffe has moved on to an intriguing1 array of indie films, J.K. Rowling's fantastical world of Harry2 Potter still holds a firm grasp on the public's imagination.
当影星丹尼尔·雷德克里夫凭借系列独立电影继续演艺事业时,J·K·罗琳依旧凭借哈利波特的魔法世界牢牢抓住大众的想象力。
Yes, the 8-film, $7.72 billion grossing series came to a
fiery3 end in 2011, but there's been a surge in Potter popularity of late.
The latest example is the Harry Potter Hotel Package offered at The Georgian House. A boutique London hotel that's been in operation since 1851 -- and is located just a stone's throw from the Thames -- is taking advantage of the renewed Potter interest by transforming two of its rooms into gothic-styled "Wizard's
Chambers4" designed to transport guests to the magical world of Potter. The rooms come equipped with 4-poster wooden beds, potion bottles, cauldrons, and Hogwartsian accents -- perfect for us
mere5 muggles. "And don't worry, we include full English breakfast in your stay, and not
bogey6 flavoured Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans!" reads the hotel's site.
In addition to the rooms, The Georgian House is offering tickets to the popular Muggle Walking Tour that takes you to locations around London where the film was shot, including train platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross Station, as well as a trip on the custom-designed Harry Potter Tour bus to the Warner Brothers Studio Tour: The Making of Harry Potter, where you can check out the film's
myriad7 sets and
props8.
For two people, including one night in the Wizard Chambers, breakfast, Muggle and Studio Tour tickets, it will run you $584 (as well as $180 for an extra child, or $207 for an extra adult). To simply stay in the Wizard Chambers for a night with breakfast will run you $336 for two.