Hotels near Mondrian London

Mondrian London is due to open early 2014. Intended to be a luxury hotel when it was first designed in the 1970s, Sea Containers House fufils its original purpose when it opens as a Tom Dixon designed hotel in 2014. The building, situated between the OXO Tower and Blackfriars Bridge, will become the Mondrian London, a luxury hotel from the Morgans Hotel Group - the New York based boutique hotel group who brought us swanky hotels the Sanderson and St Martin's Lane. Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio is planning a 1920s cruise liner-styled hotel within the building as part of its redevelopment. The design is a combination of transatlantic 1920s liner combined with 1980s nostalgia with a giant copper clad wall suggestive of the hull of a ship. The vast, 1500 meter squared, ground floor area includes two riverside restaurants and a breakfast bar, with a further roof-top bar above. Much use is made of the existing metal finishes with brass work throughout the hotel. Corridors reminiscent of the cabins of a cruise liner lead to 360 bedrooms furnished with custom designed furniture and bathrooms whose exposed bolts draw on marine engineering. The nautical theme extends to the roof-top bar which takes the top deck of a cruise liner combined with Art Deco-period ballroom as its inspiration. As with all Morgans hotels, the spa will be a luxury affair, branded to fit in with the signature Agua style, with a secret water feature creating a feeling of under-water tranquillity. Spaces for hire include the 61-seater screening room, break out and meeting rooms.