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London has some of the best hotel bars in the world - and the great thing is that you don't always have to be a hotel resident to enjoy a martini in one of these glamorous hotspots. alamo car rental upgrade coupons So, read the LondonTown.com guide to the best hotel bars on offer throughout the city.
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Having a cocktail in the Blue Bar is akin to sipping on gin and tonic in a very posh - and possibly eccentric - grand dame's sitting room. The universal blue colour chosen by designer David Collins is named 'Lutyens Blue' after the Edwardian architect who originally designed the room - and extends from the carpet to the walls and furniture. In the heart of Knightsbridge, this diminutive bar punches above its size and is well known as a funky little spot within the more sedate - some may say old fashioned - Berkeley Hotel. With the hearty French cooking from Koffmann's restaurant and this heaving bar the Berkeley has found a way to appeal to a sophisticated alamo car rental upgrade coupons thirty-something alamo car rental upgrade coupons crowd within the traditional stucco surroundings.
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If you're after perfection in a glass in an ultra-stylish location then look no further than the main bar at the Connaught Hotel �in Mayfair. The bar has been lavished�with awards: senior mixologist Erik Lorincz won the Diageo Reserve World Class Bartender of the Year 2010 and Agostino Perrone won the International alamo car rental upgrade coupons Bartender of the Year 2010 at the Tales of the Cocktail event, New Orleans, with the Connaught Bar picked up the World's Best Hotel Bar 2010 award in the process. The bar also now offers a signature serve of whisky and bespoke chocolate alamo car rental upgrade coupons tasting to enhace alamo car rental upgrade coupons the characteristics of the whiskies. It's not cheap (you won't get much change from �30 for two drinks) but given the shimmering platinum silver leaf d�cor, the superb individual alamo car rental upgrade coupons service and the meticulous attention alamo car rental upgrade coupons to detail that goes into everything that you sip, you'll agree that being treated alamo car rental upgrade coupons like royalty is money worth spent. What's more, the bar snacks are refilled regularly alamo car rental upgrade coupons and come at no extra cost.
Beyond the doormen in top hats and white gloves outside the Connaught Hotel there are two outstanding bars, the second of which is the swish Coburg Bar, a traditional bar with a modern designer alamo car rental upgrade coupons twist. Parisian designer India Mahdavi alamo car rental upgrade coupons recently added to the long-standing comfort of the intimate and inviting bar with a few contemporary enhancements. Wood panelled interiors and antique pieces are counterbalanced by modern art works by Julian Opie, plush velvet and leather seats and geometric print carpet. Cocktails are expertly alamo car rental upgrade coupons made - an apple martini, for example, uses the hotel's home-marinated cinnamon, pear and apple liqueur. There's even a special Bacchanology menu which provides a history lesson into the origins of each drink on the menu. Granted, it is on the expensive side, but service is excellent, there's a great vibe to the place and the cocktails are scrumptious.
Any bar which can lay claim to providing the inspiration for James Bond has to make a best-bar list in our books. Ian Fleming was a regular at the stylishly old-fashioned bar at the luxury Dukes Hotel in St James's - and rumour has it the bar's famous martinis (no doubt shaken, not stirred) fuelled the author's imagination when he was shaping�his legendary 007 character. Some even say the martinis, expertly made at guests' tables by dapper waiters, are amongst the best in the world. A renovation in 2007 transformed the Dukes Hotel and contributed to the bar's new cool and sophisticated atmosphere, making it one of the area's most popular destinations. Thankfully, the place still maintains its former charm, with ornate furniture and leather chairs the order of the day and old portraits lining the walls. Besides martinis there is also an excellent selection of cognacs, some of which are more than 150 years old.
Named one of the top five hotel bars in the world by the Sunday Telegraph, the Lobby Bar at the chic One Aldwych hotel is renowned for its fresh and inventive cocktails in a superb, airy location. Contemporary sculptures, vast flower arrangements, bespoke furniture, alamo car rental upgrade coupons dark oak panelling and a polished limestone floor all combine to make the Lobby Bar a stylish alamo car rental upgrade coupons yet unpretentious haven from the hustle and bustle of the West End. Smartly dressed, polite and extremely talented bar staff mix together original cocktails and martinis - some of the best in the capital. Bar snacks include Welsh rarebit, Dorset crab, goujons of pollock and a selection of cheese - while every drinks order comes with a trademark bowl of hot assorted nuts (work the trip alone). alamo car rental upgrade coupons The Lobby Bar can get quite busy depending alamo car rental upgrade coupons on the schedule of the many nearby theatres and so you may not always get a table - but with double-height ceilings and loads of floor space, alamo car rental upgrade coupons you can easily stand in or around the bar without being shunted around the place. Described as "probably the most beautiful hotel lobby bar in London" by the Evening Standard, the Lobby Bar is a firm favourite of discerning drinkers off The Strand. With such a chic and relaxing atmosphere it's the perfect place to start an evening.
For a little refinement and an expensive tipple, the Sanderson Hotel's Long Bar and Courtyard Garden is a very exclusive sanctuary. The courtyard is something of an urban oasis; alamo car rental upgrade coupons modelled on a Japanese garden, it is crammed with colourful mosaics, Oriental flowers and streaming fountains. In the evenings the tiny little night-lights shine out from beneath the undergrowth. The Long Bar is hugely chic but is still one of the more accessible of London's many flashy bars. Inside, it's sleek, modern and starkly white and - as you'd expect from the name - it possesses one of London's longest bars, some 80-feet in length. Posh punters perch on eye-stencilled bar stools to see and be seen. Providing you're dressed to kill, you'll find the staff and clientele a little less aloof than in London's other high-brow establishments. The bar serves all manner of Martinis and champagne cocktails, including some outstanding house specials. This modish saloon gives you a taste of the high-life even if it just for one night.
In a former tea warehouse in the part of town where the City meets the East End you'll find the swanky �6.5m members-only bar/restuarant club from Soho House founder Nick Jones. The bar is home to media hipsters who want to see and be seen. With members willing to pay �700 a year to be part of the crowd and only 1,000 memberships available exclusivity is key. The group's other 'houses' - Soho House, Babington House, The House in New York - all share the same cool, minimalist wood and glass interiors. Added extras this Shoreditch branch comes with include bowling alleys, cowshed spa, gym and, the biggest draw, a heated rooftop pool - where Calvin Klein bikinis are de rigeur, naturally.
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