World Traveller October 2019

WEEKENDS
Is this London’s
best-kept secret?
Next time you’re planning a long weekend in the
Big Smoke, consider this suite spot
The hustle and bustle of Oxford
Street is barely a five-minute
walk away, but it feels a whole
world apart from the pretty streets
of Marylebone and its wonderful
mix of independent boutiques
and speciality stores (beautiful
bookshop Daunt; London’s finest
cheesemonger, La Fromagerie; and
Kabri, stockist of out-of-the-ordinary
jewellery designs).
It’s here, on one of the area’s
side streets, that you’ll find The
Marylebone, an in-the-know gem
of a hotel that contains what we’re
happy to hail as the city’s best
Signature Suites – no mean feat
considering the fierce competition
at more storied hotels throughout
London. Impeccably styled inside to
look every bit like an upscale lived-in
apartment, the homely feel spreads
to the outside, where a striking
terrace with views over Marylebone’s
rooftops (bringing Mary Poppins
to mind) acts as an extended living
room. The Scandi-style sofas, TV and
fireplace aside, the finest feature of
these terraces is their retractable
roofs and blinds, which allows for
year-round, all-weather use.
While the Signature Suites (three in
all, headed by The Marylebone Suite)
are the headline act, the supporting
cast at The Marylebone make for
a property every bit as good as its
much-heralded sister hotel, The
Bloomsbury. It’s a cast comprised
of the brilliant, beloved-by-locals
108 Brasserie, which has a buzzing,
heated, Parisian-style terrace hotel
on the cobbles of Marylebone Lane;
the on-site Third Space, one of
London’s premium members-only
health clubs, to which hotel guests
have complimentary access to its
facilities (myriad classes included);
a unisex spa, and all 18-metres of
the city’s largest indoor pool – after
all, the one thing The Marylebone
can’t guarantee beyond a thoroughly
enjoyable stay is a rain-free weekend.
58 worldtravellermagazine.com