Four new hotels in London

The Pilgrm, Paddington Opposite Paddington train station, which is 15 minutes from Heathrow Airport, £4 million (Dh19.6m) has been spent transforming four historic townhouses joined together to form this slick, lower-cost designer hotel. Rooms feature vintage design, including historic wood and wrought-iron staircases, exposed brick and parquet wood floors. There is a ground floor café and first-floor restaurant. There are 73 bedrooms, with rates starting at £99 (Dh485) per night including taxes, for small rooms with a bunk bed for two. For more go to www.thepilgrm.com. Victory House London In Leicester Square, Sofitel has opened an 86-room four-star hotel in a French Renaissance style building built by theatre designer Walter Emden. The building was originally opened in 1898 and was previously known as Hotel de l'Europe. Rooms cost from $US184 (Dh675) per night including taxes. For more information visit www.sofitel.com. The Bloomsbury London, reinvented On Russell Street, The Bloomsbury hotel has unveiled a major refurbishment. The Doyle Collection property is housed within a Grade II listed building designed by Edwin Lutyens. The hotel has 153 rooms and suites costing from £219.30 (Dh1,076) per night including taxes. Lay your head at The Ned In another Lutyens-designed masterpiece, this time a Grade I listed structure in the City of London, The Ned hotel offers 298 rooms in a 1920s building contains with nine restaurants and a barbershop. The 5-star property, managed by Soho House, is set in a former bank HQ and has an underground spa in the vaults complete with a hammam, gym, boxing ring and swimming pool. Rooms cost from £180 per night (Dh883) including taxes. ______________ Read more: ______________

Four new hotels in London

2017 has been a busy year for hotel openings in London, with boutique designer properties in historic buildings gaining sway over huge chains. This is the pick of newly opened places to stay.