When you live in the best city in the world, why go anywhere else? But sometimes it’s nice to see your home through fresh eyes (and wake up in fresh linen you haven’t had to launder yourself) and a couple of nights in one of London’s top luxury hotels is as much of a treat as a trip abroad.
This 1960s icon, designed by the great German-American architect Walter Gropius, has a pleasingly checkered heritage. In 1965 it became the London Playboy Club (apparently occasionally they welcome former bunny girls, popping in to relive their memories from the club’s heyday), and at its peak was the most successful casino in the world. It has been part of the Dorchester Collection of hotels since 2011.
