The hotel's architectural highlight is the restored circular glass skylight found in the restored palm court. Described as "one of the finest examples of working Art Deco architecture in Europe", the Grade II listed white art deco hotel was built in 1929. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are also said to have been visitors, along with The Beatles who stayed in the hotel before playing a concert in Plymouth. According to estate agents Knight Frank President Eisenhower and Winston Churchill are rumoured to have met at the hotel before D-Day. The listing also suitably comes with a writer's retreat - called Christie's beach house - built on the edge of a cliff. The21-acre private island is now on sale and includes a 25-room hotel, pub and beach house. It was used as the setting for And Then There Were None and became the inspiration for the Hercule Poirot mystery Evil Under the Sun. Burgh Island off the coast of south Devon was used as a retreat by 'The Queen Of Crime' in the 1930s. A small island that inspired several Agatha Christie murder mysteries has been put on sale - for £15million.
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