Last week I needed to be in London for a trend seminar. So looking for
an inspiring spot to stay, I bumped into The Hoxton Hotel-an award winning a boutique hotel
situated in the heart of Shoreditch.
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| The Hoxton Manor theme room |
The Hoxton Hotel bar and lobby was packed with young Shoreditch
hipsters, lobby-working locals and relaxed visitors from all over Europe. The
very helpful and most friendly staff (all mixed nationalities, nice!) surprised
me with an unexpected ‘upgrade’ to one of the “very demanded, but o so
sold-out” theme rooms.
We got the ‘Hoxton Manor’, a quite small but very fun
room on the top floor. The theme of this one tries to catch the unique feel of
the Shoreditch area: the use of traditional, honest materials, such as
brick, timber and ceramic are wittily blended with classic English eccentricity
and an arty styling. Do not take this room seriously, see it as a step into the
past, with 80 ties inspired street art and wall stickers, a super-sized bed with
heavenly soft pillows, sheets and a leather covered bed surrounding, to-as they
bring it-“misbehave in”.
Do not expect an ‘English’ breakfast in the morning. Choose for a quick
‘hit and run’ meal using a small brown bag to hang on your door before you get
to sleep. In the morning the same bag is filled with 1 banana, 1 jar of fresh
milk and a yogurt. Tea or coffee you make in your room and off you go.
More a long and lazy breakfast type? Join in for some color full and healthy
smoothies, delicious egg variations and real English side dishes.
The Hoxton has only seven individually
irresistible concept rooms, but as I said they are very wanted, so be quick!
Check out their website for the other ones!
The Hoxton best trumps? Big couches out front in the lobby, an open fire to relax at
night, a fun photo booth, huge Mac screens, delicious ‘eggs Benedict royal for
breakfast, fun practical rooms, crisp white sheets, free wifi and a great starting
point in one of London’s most hip and happening area’s.
Ah, and did I mention the fact that just around the corner, there is a beautiful art piece by Belgian-Ghent based street artist Roa? This was the start of a fabulous 'Roa' walk the next day (report later on The Squid Stories and my Instagram post on this matter was immediately liked and fav'ed by The Hoxton Hotel conversation manager. Great interaction, guys!
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| Have good look, where to spot the Roa drawing |
Later when we walked the neighborhood, we popped into a small art
Gallery called ‘ The Pure Evil Gallery’, where we spotted on some porcelain
plates the same painting as the one above our bed at The Hoxton. Seemed that
our ‘Hoxton Manor room’ was
designed and decorated by the owner of the gallery, Charlie also know as the street artist Pure Evil. Really nice guy!
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| Charlie, or street artist Pure Evil. |
81 Great Eastern Street
London EC2A 3HU
United Kingdom
020 7550 1000 (Reservations line open
24h a day)
0203 355 7701
©ALL photos by Kate Stockman_THE SQUID STORIES
The Hoxton is only a 5 minute walk to the Old Street tube station Northern Line that is 2 stops away from Euston (very convenient to take the train into London).
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