Titanic hotel: White Star Line's former headquarters in Liverpool to be transformed into luxury accommodation By Travelmail Reporter The former headquarters of the White Star Line - the shipping company that built the ill-fated Titanic liner - is to get a new lease of life as a luxury hotel. Property company Signature Living will spend £7m renovating the historic building in Liverpool, which was built in 1896 by the architect Norman Shaw. Historic: The hotel will be housed in the White Star Line's former headquarters in Liverpool The building on James Street, which has been unused for the past 10 years, will reopen as 30 James Street - Home of Titanic later this year and will provide accommodation for 310 guests on 11 floors. Guests will be taken on a journey through the site's history and each of the 65 rooms will feature references to the White Star Line or the era in which the Titanic was built. Grand: The hotel's White Star Banqueting Suite will play host to functions and weddings Homage: The hotel's dining rooms will be based on photographs of the Titanic's dining rooms Rooms will cost from £99 to £350 per night and many of them will be named after an historical person or fictional character connected with the famous ship, which tragically struck an iceberg on April 14, 1912 during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. They include suites named after Charles Lightoller, the heroic second officer who helped many passengers escape, the ship's bandmaster Wallace Hartley and millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, who was said to have remarked to his fellow passengers: "We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen." The hotel will also pay tribute to James Cameron's 1997 film of the disaster, with two of the rooms named after its lead characters Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt-Bukater, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Tribute: The hotel's bar and restaurant will be named after the Carpathia - the ship that came to the rescue of the Titanic's survivors Tragic: The Titanic famously struck an iceberg and sank in 1912, killing 1,517 people Guests will also be able to find out more about the history of the property by using their smartphone to scan QR codes (Quick Response Codes) that have placed around the hotel. An actor will appear on a screen in front of them to explain more about particular characters, including the "unsinkable" Molly Brown, a wealthy first class passenger who helped to row one of the lifeboats, and American businessman Benjamin Guggenheim who died on board the ill-fated ship. Aiming high: The Carpathia bar will offer stunning views of Liverpool's waterfront Hollywood's version: Two of the rooms will be named after fictional characters from James Cameron's film of the disaster, played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet Meanwhile, the hotel's bar and restaurant will be named after the Carpathia - the ship that came to the rescue of the Titanic's survivors. It will feature two 100ft long balconies that will wrap around the building's roof and offer stunning views of the Liverpool waterfront including the building that belonged to rival shipping line, Cunard. The first phase of hotel - including the Carpathia bar and restaurant and two hotel floors - will launch in April 2014, while the remaining floors as well as the spa area will be launched in September 2014. Visit www.signatureliving.co.uk/titanic