Introduction: The Zetter Hotel is located between Holborn
and the City of London (square mile, financial district) in Clerkenwell (an up
and coming area in terms of being fashionable) on the corner of Clerkenwell Road
and St Johns Square. Close enough to the heart of the
West End for the journey
to take a few minutes by taxi while also giving good access to the City itself
and out to places like the Docklands and City Airport. The nearby Farringdon
Station gives access by train to both Gatwick and Luton airports. Nearest
attractions include
Museum of
London (0.5 miles), Saddlers Wells Theatre (0.5 miles),
Barbican centre (0.5 miles),
St
Paul's Cathedral (0.7 miles),
Sir
John Soames Museum (0.7 miles) and the
Millennium Bridge (0.8 miles). The South bank is where you will find places
like the Royal Festival Hall and
Shakespeare's Globe theatre and is just 1 mile away on the South side of the
River Thames (nearest crossing point is Blackfriars Bridge).
Hotel:
The Zetter Hotel is contemporary hip/boutique style with a relaxed and quirky
feel and is run independently. An Eco-Chic hotel having been built with
sustainability in mind. 500 feet below the hotel is a borehole which is sued to
cool the hotel fridges as well as supplying free spring water to the Zetter
Hotels guests. A feature point is the atrium roof ensuring natural light and
ventilation to each floor.
Bedrooms are accessed by a striking spiral staircase and by the hotel lift which
lead to the stunning five floor Atrium and the hotel bedrooms.
Each bedroom is individually designed with classic and designer furniture with
modern artwork and decor and funky chairs. The rooms style can be described as
modern-vintage and have pink mood lighting. Amenities include direct dial
telephone with voicemail, CD and DVD player, free high speed internet access,
interactive flat screen cabletelevision (with internet browser, movies on
demand,4000 free music tracks), hot water bottle, safe, books, air
conditioning, workstation, supplied books, duck down pillows and duvets, sash
windows that open and mist free mirrors. Rooms are en-suite where facilities
include a walk-in shower with rain dance shower head and supplied toiletries.
Top floor studios have a 32 inch flat screen TV, kettle, minibar, patio, full
height windows and city views.
Studio extras: Private patios with panoramic city views, Sunloungers (Superior
and Deluxe Studios only), Wall to ceiling windows, I-pod docking station and
speakers, Complimentary slippers, large flat-screen TV, Oak floors, Bedside
Tivoli clock radio, Mini bar and kettle, Bath with Raindance shower, Ice and
fresh milk brought to your room daily, Laptop sized safe, Iron and ironing
boards.
Room service is 24 hours. Fax and printers can be hired for use in-room.
Dining:
Onsite is the bustling Bistrot Restauran. With a capacity for ninety guests,
here you will find a modern Bistrot food using classical techniques to produce
an exciting combination of hearty regional food, contemporary dishes and
reinterpreted classics. A delicate use of spice, and Asian and North African
ingredients help create a unique take on modern bistrot food.
Open: 07.00 till 10.30 (weekends 07.30 till 11.00), noon till 14.30, 18.00 till
22.30 (Sunday till 22.00).
The Atrium bar and lounge is fully licensed and serves a full range of drinks,
including cocktails. Here the features include a long marble bar and large sash
windows and during appropriate weather places tables outside on the cobble
stoned St Johns Square for guests to sit and enjoy their drink.
Open: 07.00 till midnight.
The Zetter Hotel also two private meeting/function/party rooms that can
accommodate up to eighty guests cocktail style. These rooms are each
air-conditioned and have the latest facilities.
The hotel has vending machines on 4 floors where you can purchase anything from
toothpaste to Champagne to cameras. There is also a coffee machine on every
floor with different types of coffee including expresso and cappuccino. Public
areas have a WiFi internet connection.
The hotel reception has bicycles for hire. In-room spa services can be arranged.
Complimentary access to a nearby gymnasium. There is are full concierge services.
Room Numbers: 59 / 5 floors
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Awards:
2010 Gold Award Green Tourism Business Sceme
Visit London 2006: Best small hotel
European design awards 2004: Best New Hotel
Background: The building is
constructed from an 1800's warehouse and the hotel has kept many of the original
features whilst being designed to adhere to environmentally sustainable
principles. Before life as a hoptel this was the base for the Zetter football
pools company (lottery type game based on football results). Opened on the 15th
March 2004 and was the vision of Michael Benyan and Mark Sainsbury, two men had
a background in the restaurant business. They placed the hotels restaurant on
the ground floor and made it the focal point in order to serve both the local
residents as well as guests from further a field.
