{"id":488,"date":"2015-08-10T05:51:18","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T05:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/stories\/londons-5-best-design-hotels\/"},"modified":"2022-08-08T23:20:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T23:20:52","slug":"london-design-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/stories\/london-design-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"London&#8217;s 5 Best Design Hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>London is a design city and hosts many design events through out the year \u2013 art, fashion, furniture, fabric \u2013 so it\u2019s no surprise the city also boasts several amazing design hotels.<\/p>\n<p>Design-savvy travellers not only want to rest their head but also want top enjoy a sensory experience while travelling. From trendy hipster hangouts to converted shipping containers, London is full of cool design hotels. Here are my favourites:<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Expedia Ham Yard Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/London-Hotels-Ham-Yard-Hotel.h8171297.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.londondesignhotels.jasongrant_070815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ham Yard Hotel\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The newest and chicest hotel in the Firmdale Group, this cool five star hotel was designed by London \u201cit\u201d designer Kit Kemp and is a visual feast for the eyes. The hotel is full of guest-only spaces, including its very own basement bowling alley, but even if you don\u2019t stay, visit the bar and restaurant if you can. We stayed here recently and LOVED it \u2013 centrally located amongst some of London\u2019s best shopping and just beautifully designed.<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Expedia Ace Hotel London Shoreditch\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/London-Hotels-Ace-Hotel-London-Shoreditch.h1058226.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.londondesignhotels.jasongrant_070815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ace Hotel London Shoreditch<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Ace Hotel in Shoreditch is part of the uber-cool Ace Hotel chain and doesn\u2019t disappoint. Each room has its own personality, fitting in with the hotel\u2019s hipster surrounds \u2013 Brick Lane Markets, plenty of modern art galleries,\u00a0Old Spitalfields Market and small theatres are everywhere. It&#8217;s all about creativity in Shoreditch. Larger rooms have terraces looking out over the city skyline but even the entry level rooms have an eclectic mix of vintage furniture, black and white prints and a very well stocked mini bar.<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Expedia The Soho Hotel\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/London-Hotels-The-Soho-Hotel.h1112611.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.londondesignhotels.jasongrant_070815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Soho Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>One of London\u2019s most famous, or perhaps infamous, hotels, the Soho Hotel isn\u2019t new but still has a cool design feel. We sipped cocktails at the downstairs bar one evening and thoroughly enjoyed the people watching. It\u2019s conveniently located slap bang in the middle of town, as the name suggests, in uber trendy Soho.<br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/blog-img\/8_2015\/9914_5_HT' \/><\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Expedia Mondrian London\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/London-Hotels-Mondrian-London.h8466215.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.londondesignhotels.jasongrant_070815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mondrian London<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The Mondrian London is a lesson in less-is-more. Super slick and cool, the hotel is modern design at its best. Simple, minimal but not cold, rooms are super comfortable and decorated in signature shades of black, white and grey with a splash of pink. The hotel is conveniently located by the river, with easy to access the city\u2019s main attractions and shopping areas, with a great bar and restaurant on site.<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Expedia Dean Street Townhouse\" href=\"http:\/\/www.expedia.com.au\/London-Hotels-Dean-Street-Townhouse.h3084613.Hotel-Information?brandcid=blog.londondesignhotels.jasongrant_070815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dean Street Townhouse<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Another Soho favourite, this beautiful boutique hotel feels more like a stylish terrace house than a hotel. That&#8217;s because the hotel spans two beautiful Georgian residences. Rooms are all different shapes and sizes \u2013 suites looking out on the street have gorgeous free standing claw-foot bath tubs while cute, more affordable rooms are tucked away in the back with just enough room for your bag and the bed but still with a nice big bathroom and big bottles of Cowshed bath products. Make sure you pop next door to the famous Dean Street Townhouse restaurant \u2013 a favourite celebrity haunt.<br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/blog-img\/8_2015\/9914_4_HT' \/><br \/>\n<i>Expedia compensates authors for their writings appearing on this site, such compensation may include travel and other costs<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From trendy hipster hangouts to converted shipping containers, London is full of cool design hotels. 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