Brits eyeing up Monaco hotels?

There's a report on caterersearch.com [1] that Andrew Davis of luxury hotel group Von Essen [2] is interested in buying a hotel in Monaco. Back in April 2007, the Times online [3] newspaper said that he was interested in the Port Palace, which is part of the Stein Group [4]. There's no doubt that Mr Davis has connections in Monaco, as he recently threw a party for Dame Shirley Bassey, a longtime Monaco resident. Other Britons apparently interested in Monte Carlo hotel property are the secretive Livingstone brothers, whose London & Regional property company was reported by the London Evening Standard [5] to have bought the Fairmont Hotel in October 2007.