Andaz London Liverpool Street, London

If you feel you’ve arrived when staying at Andaz’s Liverpool Street Station outpost, it might be because the Grade II-listed Victorian red-brick building was originally one of London’s first railway station hotels, the Great Eastern Hotel. Handily, you’re also less than 20 minutes’ walk from St Paul’s Cathedral, and just as close is trendy Shoreditch with its galleries, bars and food markets. The Andaz was designed for wining, dining and meetings, and its seven restaurants include the wood-panelled Lady Abercorn’s Pub & Kitchen; the 1901, a ballroom (where breakfast is served) with one of the few stained glass domes to survive the Second World War; and Miyako, an intimate Japanese restaurant. You might also catch a yoga or street food pop-up in the Andaz Studio, or displays by local artists at The Gallery. The rooms feature oversized headboards kitted out with power sockets at just the right height so you’re not scrabbling around to plug in your iPad. Don’t hide away though, because the lobby is a great place to work or have a meeting. Complimentary drinks and snacks are served here throughout the day, including cocktails and nibbles from 6 to 8pm.