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The Rookery - Clerkenwell

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The Rookery hotel is located just north of the City, London's financial district in Clerkenwell (pronounced 'Clarkenwell' if you're visiting). In Dickensian London it was a notorious locale for London's underbelly, but the Dot-Com boom made the Clerkenwell Road London's own 'Silicon Alley'. This led to Shoreditch and Hoxton at the east end and Clerkenwell and Smithfield at the west end getting 'up-scaled' and before you know it, these dead zones north of the City became the epitome of re-gentrified, urban cool (hmm, kinda). Inside The Rookery polished wood panelling, stone-flagged floors, open fireplaces and liberally sprinkled antiques lend the hotel an historical atmosphere. There are 33 rooms, all en-suite, with free broadband, Wifi access and air-con. All the rooms are named after former residents of the building, throughout its two-and-a-half century lifespan. Four posters, roll top baths and heated brass towel rails are the kinds of detail which greatly contribute to the romance of a successful city-break.

Hazlitt's Hotel - Soho

Hazlitt's Hotel occupies a group of historic Georgian houses in Frith Street, just off Soho Square. It was built in 1718 and although upgraded to modern standards in the 1980s, it still retains an authentic charm to its interiors. The rooms are tastefully decorated, with antique beds and furniture (though of course, with modern mattresses and support). Also, like the Rookery, it has no restaurant, but an excellent and reasonably priced breakfast is served to your room. Hazlitt's Hotel is named after the radical essayist William Hazlitt, who originally lived at number 6 Frith Street, one of the three houses which were conjoined to make the hotel in 1986 (the same blueprint has also been applied to 'The Rookery', their sister operation). Recently a fourth building was added to create more space in the reception area, and eight extra rooms.