This air-conditioned establishment was recently opened (in spring 2009) and is quickly becoming known as one of the hippest hotels in London. It has a unique outlook on what a hotel should be and has 79 rooms on offer. Guests are welcomed into a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out service. Facilities include a hotel safe, cloakroom and lift access. There is a bar, as well as both breakfast and dining rooms on the premises. Conference facilities are available to business travellers. Guests can take advantage of the hotel's WLAN Internet access (fees apply) and the room and laundry services on offer.The hotel is located a few minutes from the city, in the heart of one of London's most vibrant villages. In the square itself, there is a boutique cinema and weekly antiques market. London Bridge Station is a short walk away which means guests can be at the City Airport within 25 minutes, Gatwick Airport within 40 minutes using the Gatwick Express, Canary Wharf within three stops on the Jubilee line, Excel Exhibition Centre as it is only 15 minutes away on the Docklands Light Railway and Waterloo Station in a 5-minute cab journey away or two stops on the Jubilee line. Approximate distances to other airports in the region include London Heathrow (31 km), London Luton (63 km), London Stansted (57 km), Southampton (128 km) and Haverfordwest Aerodrome (130 km).The hotel's designer bedrooms include 60 deluxe rooms with luxury double beds, work space, Apple TV's with satellite/cable TV that integrate with guests' lap top or iPod, and an en suite wet-room with Grohe drench shower. Furthermore, there are 15 club bedrooms which have more space, more luxury, and a bigger en suite wet-room. Further amenities include a direct dial telephone, Internet access, safe and minibar. Tea and coffee making facilities provide added convenience. Air conditioning and individually regulated heating are standard features in all accommodation.Guests can pamper themselves with a massage treatment.Alfie's Kitchen is a 90-seat restaurant and bar, with a wine-shop and delicatessen attached. The terrace garden offers al fresco seating for another 120 people.
