Opened in early 2017, Lalit is the Indian hotel giant’s foray into the London luxury hotel scene. The Grade II-listed building that used to be St Olave’s Grammar School has seen its stately assembly hall and classrooms undergo a transformation into a 70-room hotel with just enough of the original features to nod to old-school ‘quintessential Englishness’, overlaid with dramatic Indian art and textiles and lashings of five-star luxury in terms of tech and amenities.
Like many recently regenerated areas, Bermondsey has something of a split personality. Spreading east along the south bank of the River Thames from Bankside and Tower Bridge, it’s garlanded by predictably swanky riverside developments but also dips into the scruffier, deeper south around Southwark Park. The best hotels in Bermondsey allow you to appreciate Tower Bridge views, the preserved bits of Georgian Bermondsey Street, Friday mornings at the famous antiques market, the achingly cool White Cube gallery and the celebrated wine bars and coffee houses of Maltby Street, along with its gourmet weekend market. Here's our pick of the best hotels in Bermondsey.
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