City hoppers used to view city hotels as just a place to retire at for the night after exploring the destination. But this attitude is set to change with more hotels offering better onsite facilities, more enticing food and beverage options or simply, more luxurious rooms. With all these reasons, it would be hard not to stay in. Below, a new crop of hotels for your Little Black Book.
The Academy Hotel
Bookworms will love this latest opening by Malaysia-based YTL Hotels. Set in a neighbourhood in Central London known for playing host to the Bloomsbury set (famous literary figures like Virginia Woolf and E.M Forster who lived in the early 20th century), much of its design story is inspired by the surrounding history.
Guest experiences and even the layout of the hotel pay homage to them, for instance Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway and Orlando are just some of the books that line the shelves at The Library. Champalimaud Design has blended modern and antique features into the interiors of the hotel which is made up of five Georgian townhouses, making it a glamorous yet comforting place to stay. Our favourite part of the accommodation is the plant-filled conservatory which looks pretty and quintessentially English on a light-filled day.
The Academy Hotel is at 21 Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, T: +44-(0)-20-7631-4115.
Visit theacademyhotel.co.uk for more information.
