The Libertine’s are closing their seafront hotel to the public and turning it into a residential recording studio and events space. The Albion Rooms, on Eastern Esplanade in Cliftonville, was purchased by the band in 2017 for £458,000, But after seven years group members, Pete Doherty, Carl Barat, John Hassall and Gary Powell, want to spend less time running a hotel. Barat – who also owns Justine’s nightclub in Margate \- announced the news in a statement today, NME reports. The signer said: “It was an incredible experience running a hotel, we have been able to embrace and become a part of the…