WITH THE LAUNCH of a world-first,
direct Sydney-to-London route imminent,
the British capital reemerges not only as
a gateway to the UK but also to Europe.
The city is so fascinating in its diversity,
and worth a stop whetheryou’rein the
mood for drinking and dining,
fashion, art, architecture,
spotting, or all of the
above. There are the
posh leafy suburbs of
West London, where
stately Edwardian
terraces and the city’s
their manicured rose
gardens and swan-
THE BOUNDARY,
SHOREDITCH
Each of the 17 rooms
andsuitesat this East London
style maven, created by British
design icon Sir Terence Conran,
is inspired by an iconic designer
of the 20th century. No two are
the same, so you may sip your
morning coffee from an Eames
lounger or Mies van der Rohe
Barcelona chair one stay, and
a custom curved couch in the
Priscilla Carluccio split-level
suite the next (she’s the
designer sister of Sir Terence
who married food icon Antonio
Carluccio). The modernist
boutique hotel is part of The
Boundary Project, housed in a
converted Victorian warehouse
in the heart of Shoreditch, with
an open-air rooftop bar and
mod-British deli-cafe Albion at
street level, where the design
cognoscenti gather.
Rooms from $390/night.2
THE CURTAIN, SHOREDITCH
Part hotel, part bar and restaurant, part
members’ club and 100 per cent street
style, The Curtain (from the team behind
New York’s The Gansevoort) is a highly
coveted address whether you are
checking in to your loft-style room with
urban panorama, or having supper in the
basement diner Red Rooster – an outpost
of the Harlem soul-food original.It’s a hot ticket in the music industry,
so when the fried chicken and cornbread
are finished, there’s bound to be live
music playing as you sip on a bourbon
cocktail. Freshen up in the morning
with a dip in the rooftop pool while
your Nikes also get the five-star
treatment; yes, there’s a sneaker
cleaning service, of course.
Rooms from $470/night.1
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