InSPIRALed
While visitors flock to London’s West End, savvy locals will tell you that South of the Thames boasts a far more offbeat and quintessentially London scene. It’s no surprise then that cutting-edge hotel group citizenM has hung its fashionable hat in Bankside, just a pork pie’s toss from foodie mecca Borough Market, Tate Brit’s hip little sis the Tate Modern, Shakespeare’s iconic Globe theatre, and buzzy South Bank. But ssh! Don’t tell Tonya Tourist…
Not exactly your trad fireside situ!
The oh-so-mod experience begins upon arrival, with sleek touchscreen check-in terminals replacing the soooo last decade front desk concept. Come breakfast time, don’t bother calling room service, instead make your way to the ‘help-yourself’ canteen to rub shoulders with the city’s most stylish trendsetters, then kick back in common areas strewn with books, needlepoint cushions and colourful contempo art.
Go green!…or red, or blue
In the spirit of democracy, there’ll be no more ‘suite envy’ either: all rooms are identical in size with white walls, wooden floors, king-size beds and crisp linen sheets, with everything from the electric blinds and temperature, to the flatscreen TV and even the hue of light (blue, green or red) controlled via a touchscreen from the comfort of your own bed. Pah! Who needs people anyway?
Far from the madding crowds
20 Lavington St, London SE1. T: +44 20 3519 1680. W: citizenm.com/london-bankside
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