Article from BTNews 30 SEPTEMBER 2019
Stratford Hotel checks in
East London has welcomed its latest hotel with the opening of the Stratford, set in the bottom six floors of the new 42-storey Manhattan Loft Gardens skyscraper in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Conceived by property developer Harry Handelsman, the project is said to be designed to bring a new era of hotel living to London inspired by the glamour of New York's legendary long-stay hotels of the 1950s.
Highlights of the 145-room property include a “zen garden” with daily yoga, a lounge garden with fire pits, a bar and barbecues, and a wild meadow of herbs and flowers with restaurant seating.
Among other features is a cultural agenda of exclusive partnerships and events ranging from live music performances to fitness sessions including ConBody, the New York fitness craze where “ex-cons” lead prison-style workouts.
Dining options include two restaurants, the Allegra by Patrick Powell of Chiltern Firehouse on the seventh floor, and the ground-floor Stratford Brasserie by Ben Harrington, formerly of Soho House.
The hotel is accessible from national rail and DLR station Stratford International, a 6min journey from King's Cross St Pancras and a stone's throw from London City Airport.
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