Hip Apartments in London You’ll Want to Call Home

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13 November 2020

Rooftop pools, swing-dance lessons and cocktail masterclasses come as part and parcel of the posh pads in London

As the way we travel evolves, so too should the concept of a hotel. To meet the demands of digital nomads, roaming creatives and travellers who want to do more than skim the surface of a city, a new generation of ‘aparthotels’ has sprung up. These let you live like a local in the British capital’s coolest ‘hoods and cut loose in the privacy of your own pad. Read on for our pick of the best apartments in London.

Wilde Aparthotels

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Named for London’s best-known bon vivant Oscar Wilde, these sleek studios in Covent Garden are a blissful blend of home and hotel. Nearby is the National Gallery, the West End’s theatres and the famous flower market – if Oscar were alive today, you can bet he’d root himself here. Wilde’s cocooning rooms come complete with Hypnos mattresses, Nespresso machines and rainfall showers. Step out to steakhouse Smith & Wollensky, where Wilde guests get a bountiful breakfast for a small sum.

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Leman Locke

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Say sayonara to cramped city spaces – Leman Locke’s Aldgate-based studios are almost double the size of the average London hotel room. When you’re not hanging out on the blush pink sofa in your apartment, you’ll have the run of the communal areas. These include Shaman, an all-day coffee and juice bar with an outdoor terrace that’s perfect for catching up on emails, and a bijou fitness studio with machines, weights and weekly yoga classes (all levels of bendy, welcome).

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Bar/lounge

Smoke-free property

Stay Camden

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It’s hard to imagine a cooler spot that Camden’s canals for your London home from home – music, markets and vintage stores are synonymous with this counterculture enclave, where punk edge still underpins the area’s ethos. At Stay’s serviced apartments, you can survey the skyline from your own private balcony, cook meals in your state-of-the art kitchen and store your flea-market finds in the very roomy wardrobe.

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The Collective Canary Wharf

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Caution: once you get used to life in these cleverly designed studios, you won’t want to leave. By day, you can tick off your to-do list in the co-working lounges, swim laps in the rooftop pool or practise your swing in the golf simulator. At night, networking opportunities abound in the city-surveying restaurant and wine bar. Peruse the packed cultural programme to join coding bootcamps, swing-dance lessons, cocktail masterclasses and more.

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Free WiFi

Breakfast available (surcharge)

In-room accessibility

Express check-out

Concierge services

24-hour front desk

Multilingual staff

Smoke-free property

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The Rosebery by Supercity Aparthotels

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Exmouth Market, St Paul’s Cathedral and Sir John Soane’s Museum are all in walking distance from the stately Victorian red-brick building that houses the Rosebery’s smart studios. Each one has Sky TV, a king-size bed with luxurious linens and a fully-fitted kitchenette. Though, when you rub shoulders with some of the city’s best restaurants, (The Quality Chop House, The Modern Pantry, St John…), no one will blame you for eating out.

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Native Bankside

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On a cobbled street barely a bargepole from the Thames, this former Victorian tea warehouse is all exposed brick, polished concrete and enormous arched windows. Grab provisions such as pasta, porridge and cereal from the 24/7 pantry and cook your own meals – even the smallest apartment (the ‘Crash Pad’) has a cute kitchenette. When you’re ready to venture out, the thriving hub of the South Bank hums just outside.

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196 Bishopsgate

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These apartments have plenty of style (a curated photography collection, leather armchairs and modish lighting), but sustainability is ever higher on their list of priorities – there’s a top-notch programme in place to conserve energy and reduce waste. Plus, you couldn’t be better placed to zip around the city. Liverpool Street’s transport links take you to the West End, the South Bank and Shoreditch in minutes.

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Breakfast available (surcharge)

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24-hour front desk

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Smoke-free property

Cuckooz Hoxton

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Set up house at Cuckooz in the hip Hoxton neighbourhood to have all of East London at your feet: Liverpool Street’s lively bars, Redchurch Street’s restaurants, Shoreditch’s late-night scene. Even if the skies remain stubbornly grey, these design-led apartments bring the sunshine in with bright colour-blocking, indoor plants and pop art-inspired textiles. Each is equipped with a kitchenette, a balcony and a deep-soaking tub.

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8AL, 161 Kingsland Road, London, England, E2 8AL, United Kingdom

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These recommendations were updated on November 13, 2020 to keep your travel plans fresh.