Photo: Jason Borg
The dangerous and dilapidated site of the former Jerma Palace hotel in Marsascala has had its entrances finally closed with large concrete blocks after years of the area being open to the public.
The hotel, once owned by a Libyan State company and leased and operated by the Corinthia Group, had closed down in March 2007 after opening in 1982 and has since been stripped of everything.
It is now owned by contractors Jeffrey and Peter Montebello.The building had become dangerous after it was ransacked.
Everything was stolen, including blue tiles from the round outdoor pool, carpets, soffit ceilings, marble floors, bathroom fixtures, doors and even the limestone bricks from the walls.