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And now for something completely different.

In design terms, Paddington’s 39-room Stylotel is utterly unique. Rooms have a metal-and-plastic design that looks like a theater-set version of the future. Hallways may be cramped and warren-like, as they are in so many other London hotels, but that’s the only real point of comparison Stylotel bears to its peers.

The hotel’s lobby, with its metal and glass, serves as a good aesthetic introduction to the hotel. It looks like the set of a European talk show. Guess what? We felt like guests, feeling instinctively for our mikes.

Walls in Stylotel rooms are studded metallic and the floors are light wood, which keeps things bright. Even the bedside tables are utterly unique. They look like metallic light boxes, glowing from the floor up. Televisions hide in modern metal wardrobes. Stylotel’s bathrooms have the rounded edges and cramped spaces of ship lavatories.

The design palette isn’t for everyone. Though we find it refreshing and exciting—and, not incidentally, very well maintained—we can imagine some visitors finding it to be too cold and austere.

Stylotel’s many business and family guests hail mostly from Europe. We’re guessing that the authentic friendliness of the staff lures many guests back for repeat visits. Manager Andreas was hands down one of the most enjoyable people we encountered in our time in London reviewing hotels.

(We visited Stylotel weeks into our London gig. It was the first place where we were asked if we might like to stay for a coffee and a chat. We accepted the offer in a heartbeat.)

» Alex Robertson Textor

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.

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160 Sussex Gardens, Paddington
Paddington, London, United Kingdom

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