Dorsett City
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he new Dorsett City hotel is a sleek and sensitively designed 13-storey building, formerly known as the Matrix, located in London’s prime business hub next to Aldgate tube station and the 18th Century St Botolph Church. Dorsett Hospitality International’s first hotel, Dorsett Shepherds Bush, opened in 2014 (previously reviewed in this magazine) and Dorsett City further underlines the company’s vision to expand its affordable hotel portfolio in selected strategic regions in the United Kingdom and Europe. The hotel houses 267 guestrooms and suites, alongside a 24-hour gym and 1,600 sq. ft. of meeting space for the business community. Interior design and creation was headed by Dorsett’s Vice President of Interior Design Wendy Chiu, sister of the company’s Executive Director and President Winnie Chiu. Created by Dorsett’s very own in-house design team, sleek, modern interiors are given a hint of glamorous 1930s Shanghai, for a Chinese influence teamed with classic British style. This is designed to reflect the key Dorsett brand concepts; modern, innovative, comfortable. Dorsett City also brings two immensely popular restaurant concepts from west to east London for the very first time, with the opening of Chinese restaurant Shikumen and VQ (Vingt-Quatre), with its unique 24-hour dining concept. Hotel guests and London locals alike can enjoy these two diverse dining options at Dorsett City, from breakfast through to dinner, with Shikumen offering innovative Asian inspired dishes and the vibrant VQ providing a city hot-spot for classic comfort cuisine and cocktails around the clock. In addition to the two restaurants Dorsett City plays host to a new contemporary roof top bar, Jin Bo Law, which enjoys stunning views over the London city skyline. As well as enhancing the East London restaurant scene, the hotel claims to be solving the slumber conundrum with the launch of its new Simba Suite. Providing affordable style in central London, the hotel has partnered with British brand, Simba, to deliver a one of a kind super-luxe suite. The new Simba Suite with floor to ceiling windows overlooking London’s iconic skyline features the Simba Hybrid® mattress, engineered for optimum sleep. Using innovative sleep technology, the Simba Hybrid® mattress is the first dual spring and memory foam mattress of its kind in the UK market. Its cutting-edge innovative technology offers premium comfort and support. The hotel is within walking distance of the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Leadenhall Market, Tate Modern, Spitalfields Market, Brick Lane, Borough Market and Columbia Road Flower Market.
Dorsett City Hotel, 9 Aldgate High Street, London EC3 Tel: +44 (0)20 3805 1000 www.dorsetthotels.com GS Magazine 23