Introduction:
Located on the northern border of the City of London is the Hoxton Hotel, first
opened on 1st 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).
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:
The 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.
Bedrooms have a desk, fridge, tea and coffee facilities, air-conditioning, can pickup a WiFi
connection as well a web browser via the interactive flat screen TV which also has pay
movies (fixed charge for as many movies as you want per 24 hours). 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.
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 style
along with a lounge bar it features an open kitchen. The restaurant is open throughout the day serving
classic British cuisine.
Public areas including the restaurant have a WiFi connection.
The hotel has discounted rates for a local gym a 1/4 of the mile away.
The hotel provides 5 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.
No pets policy. |