The Hoxton Hotel

Introduction: Located on the northern border of the City of London is the Hoxton Hotel. Once something of a dowdy looking area with little happening come weekends, this is now an up and coming trendy part of London with a great night life. Just to the North is the area of Hoxton itself which is known for its busy market. The hotel is actually in the Shoreditch area and the local streets have many shops and bars. Club venues, bars and pubs are plenty and can be found on the local roads. The Square Mile is south of the hotel and is actually within walking distance. The Barbican centre with its art galleries and cinema complex as well as extensive conference facilities is just half a  mile away. Just beyond Bishopsgate to the east is the Petticoat lane market. Notable as the oldest street market in London at some 400 years old, and specialising in fashion and clothes. Other nearby attractions include Old Spitalfields Market (0.5 miles) (large range of shops, bars and boutiques), Museum of London (0.8 miles), Monument (1 mile), St Paul's Cathedral (1.1 miles), Tower of London (1.1 miles), Millennium Bridge (1.2 miles) and Shakespeare Globe (1.3 miles).

Hotel:
Opened in September 2006 at a cost of seventeen million pounds the hotel was the first foray into the hotel market for Sinclair Beecham (of Pret à Manger fame) and was built on the site of an old car park.
The Hoxton hotel actually describes itself as an urban lodge intended to conjure up an impression of a mix between city type accommodation and rural lodge type relaxation. The ethos behind this new style accommodation is to provide a contemporary and hip hotel but without the price premium this type of hotel often attracts. The open plan hotel lobby even sports a real fireplace. Throughout the hotel original works of art, many with a funky style, are showcased.
Bedrooms have a contemporary style and all have air-conditioning and complimentary WiFi internet access. Inside your bedroom you will find a desk, fridge, tea and coffee facilities, interactive flat screen TV with pay movies (fixed charge for as many movies as you want per 24 hours) and web browser. Frette linen (Egyptian cotton), which has a reputation for being among the finest used in hotels, is used for the beds along with comfy duvets. Rooms are en-suite with a power shower, toiletries and hairdryer. Phone calls are charged at discounted rates. Ten rooms are adapted for accessibility.

Dining:
A Lite Pret Breakfast (yoghurt, banana, orange juice carton) is delivered daily to your bedroom.
The onsite restaurant is the Hoxton Grille. Modern and chic, relaxed environment with a brasserie type (styled along the lines of  the bistros of New York and Paris) along with a lounge bar it features an open kitchen. The restaurant is open throughout the day serving classic British cuisine and a "best hits" menu covering dishes from burgers to classic coq au vin.

The hotel has discounted rates for a local gym a 1/4 of the mile away.
The hotel provides 6 meeting rooms which each make use of natural daylight, broadband internet access and have air-conditioning.
In the lobby you will find a shop with sells essential items (including snacks and drinks) at retail prices and an ATM. Complimentary WiFi throughout hotel including restaurant.
No pets policy.

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Parking: not onsite. NCP pay car park 0.5 miles away at Finsbury Square.
Room Numbers: 205
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon (late check-out option)

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Awards:
CNBC Top UK business hotel (2nd in Europe) 2009
Sunday Times Travel Magazine 'Best London Hotel' 2008.