Top Five Stylish Hotels in London
Saturday, June 5th, 2010With its reputation for cutting-edge fashion, structure and artwork, it’s really no shock London is home to several of the coolest looking design-led hotels around the world. Here is our pick of the 5 best London hotels where the surroundings really are as beautiful as the service
Sanderson
A hidden jewel in the West End, the Sanderson London hotel’s a remarkable selection of unique, stylish and refined. Where else might you discover Salvador Dali’s legendary red lips sofa next to timeless 1960s mosaics and hand made African furniture? The 50s building that contains the 5-star hotel has been converted into a impressive, dreamlike world by distinguished French designer Philippe Starck. One additional design highlight is Philip Hicks’ open-air Courtyard Garden, a private place filled with lush vegetation, water fountains, mosaics and a reflecting pool.
Charlotte Street Hotel
A stay at the delightful Charlotte Street Hotel London, located just north of Soho, is really a must for literary and artistic types touring London. Encouraged by the well-known ‘Bloomsbury set’, a 20th century group of artists and authors which involved Virginia Woolf, interior designer Kit Kemp has introduced original art work from the group’s very own illustrious artists: Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant and Roger Fry. Their fascination with Matisse and other vivid French painters meanwhile creates the basis for the drawing rooms, while the inspired theme continues within the brasserie with a mural of contemporary London life.
The Zetter
In a past life, this fashionable boutique hotel in east London was a Victorian warehouse. Refurbished by restaurateurs Michael Benyan and Mark Sainsbury, The Zetter opened up in 2004 to instant acclaim and was identified as one of the world’s fifty coolest hotels by Cond© Nast Traveller. Every one of the London hotel’s fifty nine rooms ” including the lush roof-top pad ” is individually designed using a variety of vintage and modern. The attention to detail and design continues throughout the hotel and within the adjoining Bistrot Bruno Loubet and Atrium Bar.
St Martin’s Lane
Taking encouragement from its theatrical surrounds, St Martins Lane hotel is a stunning add-on to London’s West End. Situated in Covent Garden, the snappy design brings together the modern and baroque with a playful sense of humour. From the oversized luminescent yellow-glass revolving doors to the jam-packed art columns of the Asia de Cuba restaurant, there is plenty of eye candy to feast on. While for individuals who wish to express their creativeness, many of the London hotel’s rooms include a distinctive light installation with a colour to reflect your every mood.
The Mandeville
Located within London’s stylish Marylebone Village, The Mandeville Hotel recently underwent a £15million refurbishment. Interior designer Stephen Ryan has provided the London hotel’s public areas an innovative, modern twist with French upholstered walling, Venetian masks, witty paintings and neon lighting. At the same time in the bedrooms, the marriage of traditional and modern proceeds with luxurious fabrics from top design houses such as Canovas, Zubor Catherine Huntley and Brunswick.
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