Contrary to the name, there's nothing low-key or sanctuary-like about this boutique hotel in Londons party quarter. Two beautiful Georgian houses have been converted to create this luxury bolthole. You can pick a room category to suit your needs, from tiny, capsule-like Crash Pads for the shortest stopovers to a choice of suites. Some even come complete with disco lighting, dramatic mirror-mosaic tiled pillars and, resplendent in the middle of the room, a roll-top bath.
Alongside the perfect Soho location, highlights include; circular beds, the sleek rooftop garden and the gentlemans afternoon tea, which ends with Jack Daniels and cigars!
The restaurant, No 20, is a vintage-glam destination which positively shimmers with wickedness. It's the place for striking a pose with a martini at the sexy lipstick-pink bar, and then relaxing with a menu among its pink columns clad in glass rods, Altfield gold-rose wall coverings and ultra-shiny bronze gold leather banquettes. Tucked away up on the fifth floor, a drink at the cute residents’ roof bar is very much not to be missed (a roof terrace in Soho is a rare find). The sleek roof garden also comes with its own alfresco hydro spa, although those of a nervous (or more sober) disposition may wish to give the rooftop Jacuzzi, with its reputation for swimwear-less decadence, a miss.
Doubles start from £195.00 per room per night. The hotel is close to both Tottenham Court Road and Leicester Square tube stations. The nearest mainline station is Victoria, only 15 minutes in a taxi. London Heathrow airport is around 40 minutes in a taxi (allow a little longer in rush hour). Check is is from 3pm, with check out being a leisurely 12noon. Soho’s vibrant social life is on your doorstep, as is Theatreland. For a a little greenery and fresh air to cure a West End hangover, Hyde Park isn't far away.
Rachel x
