Batty Langley's

Located on cobbled Folgate Street, Batty Langley’s seems quite distant from the bustling modern City skyline surrounding it. Shoreditch, Old Spitalfields Market and Brick Lane are only a few minutes away on foot. Liverpool Street Station is about a seven-minute walk away, while Soho, Covent Garden, and the West End are about a 20-minute Tube ride away.

This hotel has real theatre. Antiques, oil paintings, heavy silks, fireplaces and wonderfully atmospheric drawing rooms fill the Georgian townhouse. It feels more like staying in an eccentric collector's private home than in a conventional London hotel.

Every bedroom is individually designed, with antique furniture, rich fabrics and plenty of period detail. Some feature four-poster beds and roll-top baths, while the best rooms and suites include private terraces. It’s romantic, wonderfully indulgent and entirely in keeping with the building.

There’s no conventional restaurant. Instead, breakfast can be served in your bedroom or in one of the beautiful ground-floor rooms, including the Tapestry Room with its private courtyard. Light meals are available via room service later in the day.

The public rooms are designed for lingering over a drink. The Parlour has its own gin bar, while the Honesty Bar in the Tapestry Room lets you help yourself and settle into one of the hotel’s most atmospheric spaces. Together, they create the feeling of staying in a grand private home.