North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the removal of all "backward" and "shabby" facilities at the Mount Kumgang tourist resort, the current resting place of the 30-year-old floating hotel.
"The buildings are just a hotchpotch with no national character at all." he said.
Mr Kim called for the "unpleasant-looking facilities" to be removed and rebuilt to "meet [North Korea's] own sentiment and aesthetic taste".