The Libertines' Hotel: Carl Barat shows us around The Albion Rooms

The Albion Rooms is finally open! So NME went down to Margate for Carl Barat to give us a tour around
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[@run-watch]

Went here last week for dinner. Kind of a lush Victorian gothic feel. Great food and really nice staff.

[@apriltuition1955]

Got a nice opium den style hasn't it? :p

[@dalemcfaddenfuku9995]

@user-tg2qu1jq1b 🤪

[@davidrobinson2776]

I thought in would never open at one stage but The Libertines, yet again, have exceeded my expectations. When I saw Pete running through the place with his lovely but extremely “energetic” huskies, I did fear the worst. Never underestimate this band.

[@apriltuition1955]

Haha!

[@samyandkitty8399]

I guess the huskies produced the doggie doo Carl kept referring to 😂

[@mara_c_]

Splendid tour of the Albion Rooms. Carl's a great guide. Love all those details and messages all around it.

[@TempleOfTheMartyrs]

how can you not be inspired by this band... i know we are

[@samyandkitty8399]

Met Carl in Plymouth university when Pete had vanished with Mac Kulkin somewhere in Paris. He is such a lovely interesting creative guy.

[@filiboy10]

I really hope people don't start ripping pictures off the walls for souvenirs.

[@dylanjanpierre2001]

Carl..He’s a very charming men Very gentle and cool So British

[@MrThedonhead]

Carl’s a cool dude! Him and Pete wrote some great songs and if they’d held it together and didn’t get scared (mainly Pete) they could of been as big as Oasis but suppose it’s cool being a cult band.

[@johnnyjohnny6174]

Nah, they don't play stadium rock, they would never have been as big as Oasis. They made three albums, they would of made it that big by now if they were going to. Not saying they aren't a fantastic band though.

[@purplesunflower8242]

I shall stay! Support these guys 😊

[@kind1989]

Ahhhh I really would love to go there for a night or 2.

[@darkangelw8472]

I love the black snake skin wallpaper

[@samyandkitty8399]

Now this is a hotel I could live in ...

[@samyandkitty8399]

Ok watched all of it I’m leaving Plymouth and moving to Margate bringing my oil paints my flute my charcoal the old collection of 5k books

[@joepearson279]

Thumbnail looking like John Doe’s apartment from se7en.

[@gregmoore2880]

Nice tan

[@chris2489001]

Would have been cool to have a Keats room and a Byron room.

[@gladroad]

Sounds like Woy Hodgson

[@user-jq7di9pz8m]

Yeah Roy if his voice was sped up x2

[@maxmirror7260]

Bless him, such a middle class waffler (like Pete.. but in a different way - still waffling shite but a bit more sharper)

[@KieranDacey]

brill

[@miracles4u]

Fucin Adams family could int there

[@HamptonFarly]

Why is he saying Peters name wrong?

[@judeforrester6641]

probably because he knows him and that’s probably what he’s always called him

[@HamptonFarly]

@@underground5220 Hes saying Docherty. Probably just on the wind up

[@everythingtechnew7400]

That’s also how Pete Doherty pronounces his name.

[@chris2489001]

@@everythingtechnew7400 Peter said it's pronounced Doh-erty.

[@irishhungrydwarf9015]

Man ruined their session :(

[@violetsky5202]

Pretty sure they didn’t mind.

[@jackashworth3956]

urgh i dunno bout this lads.

[@bluecat2741]

Definitely a place where I would spend some nights. Very beautiful!

[@darkangelw8472]

Can't wait to go, when we're finally out of lockdown

[@leannecuster1490]

Been following Libertines and then babyshambles for 15 or more years so cool I love it congregating Pete on eating all that breakfast omg love your music love all you

[@buckbumble]

Ditto. Went to the infamous Shambles Christmas party at the now gone Astoria. Pete didn’t show but we had a good old riot. I was 16 at the time. Hehe

[@leannecuster1490]

@@buckbumble sounds super fun.Does covid ruin xmas concerts and parties this year

[@veitdalee4810]

so I guess Gary's room is the only one that isn't completely depressing !

[@ixlnxs]

I assume you mean the Rowntree room. ;) But none of them are depressing. This room (William Blake) looks a bit depressing if you only see the wall behind them, but their view towards the French windows, the balcony and the sea is actually lovely. And Emily Dickinson would make a good room for a wedding night, or a proposal, or a weekend with your other woman.

[@apriltuition1955]

@@ixlnxs A weekend with your other woman?! :O

[@pennyyoung2877]

I just want tp say one more thing, i have just started listening to The Libertines and I am very impressed by your lyrics and melodies. I actually think you are very clever. All of you and I wish you all the contentment in the world. Thank you. 😊 i will download your music and introduce it to my teenagers.

[@rebeccah.4983]

The Emily Dickinson Room!-- does it include a recording of Peter reciting her poetry?

[@serenitatis2191]

surprisingly no mumbling, love you carl and the albion is looking great

[@apriltuition1955]

'Surprisingly' no mumbling? How offensive :D

[@sophiaeletskaya1104]

I think he shared a decent amount of mumbling

[@gideonsikk8733]

Loved Carl's incoherent rockstar mumbling back in the day ...couldn't understand a word ...bit like Keith Richards mumble . 😂😂😂

[@controloz3310]

Dunno about the blonde mop mate but other than that you’re looking healthy and well. Good to see the Albion rooms open for business!

[@pennyyoung2877]

Funny, different tastes 'cos In my opinion (humble) i think it suits him a great deal. Very snazzy!

[@ScratchBuffalo]

Amazing!! Can't wait to stay... and PLAY. Also - great to see Trampolene in there too!!!

[@apriltuition1955]

Trampoline> Where?

[@chrisnaish]

@@apriltuition1955 11:27

[@simonpenum]

Me and James are gonna audition for Trampoline. It's our destiny to rock out with those boys. Ain't that right James?

[@jamesdavies5266]

I wanna be james Jones 🐯🐯🐯😹😹😹😹😹

[@simonpenum]

@@jamesdavies5266 from now on, you shall be

[@owendavies9141]

It actually looks like the flat in withnail and I just with better upkeep 😂

[@lotuseater7247]

Feel like it began with Pete wanting it to be a bohemian artist's society-pseudo crack den with a business plan attached, but then "the Covid thing" arrived and the shit hit the fan. Carl stepped in and necessarily commodified it a bit more with botanical brewdog 'Pete's piss' ales and the like. I wanted to see the room where you can spunk out art sculptures and the computer room for bangin out flash fiction but there aint one. Instead its a very well designed and 'matured' hotel. Just hope it does ok on the wonga side of things cos Margate has historically been a death knell for optimism,although that would be quite in keeping with The Libertines so perhaps its a match made in heaven. From Dreamland to an retirement home for early noughties rock stars where the ghosts of writers and painters from yesteryear happily haunt the corridors.

[@tomgarrity8599]

Heaviest breather ever haha

[@stephenjones529]

I wanna stay here

[@richard0375]

Brilliant I want to come 👍🏻👍🏻

[@beetleything1864]

Wow he looks very different- older - heavier.

[@apriltuition1955]

Heavier? Aren't we all? Lockdown pounds, innit.

[@pennyyoung2877]

Good on you guys. I will definitely visit if I am in the area! Xx Best wishes to you all.

[@mradhurley]

Carl looked healthy here. Seems to have all gone to pot again for him.

[@travgpeters1]

you can spend the night here as well ????

[@peterrfowler16]

Articulate is our Carl

[@alanchriston6806]

Fabulous 😊🏴‍☠️

[@hadar1g]

Well that's all good, but do they have wifi over there

[@BroskiRIP]

Bunch of posers.

[@mattiemclean9882]

I give it 3 years tops!

[@JLSXXX]

I miss you all...libertines rock.

[@JLSXXX]

😘😘😘😘😘

[@JLSXXX]

My fav place been loads...christmas gig needed.xxxxx

[@JLSXXX]

Been loads

[@JLSXXX]

😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@eatass5627]

Imma get wasted there