LondonYou’ll be able to check in at two of the capital’s most famous landmarks next year. First, Soho House will open White City House, in the old BBC Television Centre, west London. The grade II listed building, nicknamed “the doughnut” because of its circular design, will house 45 vintage-styled bedrooms, a cinema, a Cowshed spa and the group’s trademark rooftop pool (opens in April; rates TBC; sohohouse.com). Meanwhile, Great Scotland Yard, the former Whitehall HQ of the Metropolitan Police, is having a £50m makeover to create three restaurants and 153 five-star rooms with an arresting design that reflects their Edwardian heritage (opens in the summer; rates TBC; galliardhomes.com). If you’re on a budget, the newly opened Pilgrm hotel, in Paddington, designed by Jason Catifeoglou (the…

Source: The Times December 17, 2017 00:04 UTC