St Pancras Renaissance
London

A Victorian Gothic revival masterpiece situated mere metres from the platforms of St Pancras International Station, the St Pancras Renaissance hotel is one of London's most beautiful and impressive buildings. Guests staying in the beautiful Chamber's Suites benefit from a private butler whisking you through security and unloading or packing your bag when using the Eurostar. Brought back to life from the brink of destruction, the St Pancras Renaissance houses its fair share of history so much so that guests can enjoy a 90 minutes tour of the hotel with an in-house historian. No expense has been spared to transform this former hotel and train station into a both fascinating and luxurious hotel. Suites fit around the building's skeleton the Staircase Suite covers three stories while Junior Suites literally look onto the Eurostar platforms. All are fresh, light and a creative mix of contemporary chic, modern art and heritage touches you'll find heritage colour walls, colourful throws and glass chandeliers next to elegant archways, austere marble fireplaces and kaleidoscopic Victorian wall-paper prints. Hidden away below the surface is the hotel's magnificent spa take the lift down into the atmospheric Turkish hammam where you'll find a wellness pool and Jacuzzi invitingly steaming away. Make sure to dine at David Collin's designed, and Marcus Wareing run, The Gilbert Scott Restaurant, or for something right in the middle of the action, The Booking Office Bar & Restaurant where you'll be served from the station's Victorian-era ticket desk.

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.
Robert Louis Stevenson