Hotel in Detail:
The Inhabit Southwick Street Hotel is made up of 6 former townhouses.The Inhabit is a so called urban wellness hotel. A place to rest and rejuvenate, with considered spaces and healthy food options.
Interiors are eclectic, yet considered, fusing Skandi influences with quintessentially British design and a nod to Eastern flair. Activities, workshops & events:
The Inhabit offers you a diverse range of activities, including daily yoga and Pilates classes, guided nature walks as well as mindfulness sessions and morning meditation classes. Inhabit also hosts a collection of lectures, workshops and special events.
Gym:
Provides weights, dumbbells, an exercise bench and Peloton Bike. Join live classes streamed directly from Pelotons NYC studio, or choose from a library of studio workouts ranging in theme, length and level of difficulty.
Meditation station:
Find a moment of calm in the meditation pod. Relax and recharge, engaging your senses and nourishing your inner self with one of the guided meditations.
Infrared sauna:
In-house infrared sauna to detoxify your body and balance your mind.
Cafe:
A space for guests and the local community, the cafe serves up quality coffee, cold-pressed juices and a carefully curated all day menu.
Available is a plant-based menu from Yeotown. The cafe also serves a healthy lunch between 11:30 and 15:00. Pantry:
The pantry is stocked with smart snacks that will leave you satisfied. Sourced from small businesses and organic suppliers, from indulgent chocolate bars to vegetable crisps and fresh fruit.
Atrium:
A realm of calm, the two-storey high, green walled atrium space welcomes guests to pause for thought and stretch out in our regular schedule of guided meditation and yoga.
Library:
An area that encourages use of the imagination, the library is a noise-free corner dedicated to literary transportation. Peruse art and design hardbacks or the novel you never quite finished.
Retail:
Take a small part of your inhabit experience with you when you select from the retail offering. Choose from ceramics crafted by local artisans to the cosmetics available for you to sample during your stay.
Fitness:
Guided morning runs and mapped-out running routes available.
Bedrooms:
Each of the 88 rooms at Inhabit has been individually designed with thoughtful touches.
Each room has been careful crafted, filled with handcrafted pictures, local artwork and thought-provoking books and magazines. They all come with free WiFi, airconditioning, branded toiletries and a hairdryer, Ensuite bathroom, Flat-screen TV, Bathrobe and Safety Deposit Box . .
Hotel Vicinity:
Nearest: Tube & Railway Station: London Paddington 0.2 miles (0.3 km), Motorway: M1 Junction 1 4.6 miles (7.4 km). You know you are looking a truly central London hotel when there are 5 tube stations in a half mile radius (0.8 km).The Inhabit Hotel London is located on the North Western border of central London in the area of Paddington. This location is between Edgware Road and Bayswater Road. Edgware Road is part of the A5 main road, one of the UK's longest roads and dating back to the time of the Romans. This section of Edgware Road is a busy shopping area with many Middle Eastern oriented restaurants and shops towards it Marble Arch end. Bayswater Road is the Northern border of the popular Hyde Park with its wide open spaces and central Serpentine Lake. Paddington Station is walking distance from here with its direct services to Heathrow Airport (Heathrow Express). Other nearby shopping and leisure areas include Queensway with the covered Whitley's shopping centre and also an ice rink, and Notting Hill with its upmarket feel. Other local attractions include Alexander Fleming Laboratory (0.1 miles), Oxford Street (0.5 miles), Wallace Collection (0.8 miles), Serpentine Gallery (0.8 miles), Madame Tussauds (0.8 miles), MCC Museum (0.8 miles) and the Albert memorial (1 mile).
Bedroom Numbers 88
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 11.00 am
This hotel has averaged a score of 4 out of 5 by 5615 past guests
Booking. com (average customer rating 4 out of 5 from 5173 reviews)
>>>Tripadvisor (ranked 347 of 1162 for hotels in London and rated 4.3 out of 5 from 442 reviews)
Parking:
Private parking is possible on site (reservation is needed) and costs £20 per day.Internet:
WiFi is available in the rooms and is free of charge.Pets:
Pets are not allowed.More hotels from this chain
You may be thinking your only preferred choice is still going to be the Design chain your closest choices would be:
Inhabit Queens Gardens ( Design Hotels): is 0.5 miles (0.7 km) away, has a guest satisfaction score of 85% and rates start from about £144.
Knightsbridge Hotel: is 1.3 miles (2.2 km) from here, earns a customer rating of 92% and base rates begin at about £330.
Charlotte Street Hotel: 1.6 miles (2.5 km), rated at 93% and with rates from around £480.
Ham Yard Hotel: 1.6 miles (2.6 km), rated at 94% and with rates from around £552.
Compared to other London hotels: This hotel has been rated 80% by past guests. The London average is 80% and the average for 4 star hotels is 82%. Therefore this hotel is below average for its sector (star rating) . Design Hotels across the chain average 89% so this hotel is below the average guest rating for Design hotels.
Milesfaster ranking: 327th from 853 London hotels, 12th of 12 Design Hotels, and 147th of 341 four star rated hotels.
Another to Consider:
Another hotel that is much like the Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park and not too far away (0.2 miles, 0.2 km) would be the 4 star Hotel Indigo London Paddington,
where prices begin from around £144 and which has an 87% guest satisfaction rating. The Hotel Indigo London Paddington also offers: free WiFi.
If you are looking for something a bit cheaper then take a look at the Sumner Hotel. 0.4 miles
from here (0.7 km), has been rated at 85%
by past guests and has rates from around £97 (theres free WiFi too). Can we suggest something with a higher guest score? We suggest the 5 Star The Beaumont Mayfair seems like a possible option, it's only 0.8 miles (1.4 km) from here. The Beaumont Mayfair has an extremely high guest rating of 98%, one of the best rated London hotels.
Local hotels analysed:
The 50 nearest hotels around this area (172 Gloucester Place, NW1 postcode) which we have have on our website extend out to a 0.6 miles (0.9 km) radius. The numbers by star rating are 7 five star hotels (average rating 84%), 21 four star hotels (average rating 79%), 17 three star hotels (average rating 71%) and 5 two star hotels (average rating 63%). Top 4 star hotel is The Cumberland, London at 90%. Coming out as the top rated hotel is Royal Lancaster London (5 star) at 93%.Base Rates: We compare area starting room rates by using base rates. Bear in mind we use the published base rates which do not reflect short term offers and deals. They do however give a decent relative comparison.
Of the nearest fifty hotels we have base rates for 46 of them. Looking at all hotels in the area the average base rate is £123 per night. They range from a low of £42 at St George Hotel/Hostel (2 Star, 50%) up to £432 at Landmark London Hotel (5 Star, 88%). Rates break down to the following for each star rating: Five Star average: £221, Four Star average: £123, Three Star average: £74 and Two Star average: £52.
Summary:
We rank hotels based on their guest rating but balanced for their influencing factors. We rank Inhabit Southwick Street 16th (joint) of 50 and 9th (joint) for the 21 four star hotels in the area. For lowest base rates in the area this hotel ranks 32nd of 46 (12th of 20 four star hotels.). Our ranking for this hotel based on both its rates and its user rating is 27th of 45 for pure value for money (Darlington Hyde Park Hotel was top).
Past Names: Known as the Shaftesbury Metropolis London Hyde Park till 2019.
Was called the Royal Sussex Hotel till 2008.