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Hotel mogul Ian Schrager unveiled Sanderson in April 2000. Located just north of Soho, the 1958 building originally housed the headquarters of the eponymous fabric and wallpaper company. Now home to 150 Philippe Starck-designed rooms, the hotel is sexy, sensual and surreal. The theatrical foyer sets the tone with an irreverent mélange of the baroque and modern: Venetian chandeliers meet Salvador Dalí 'Bocca' lip sofas. Next door, in the see-and-be-seen Long Bar, a rock'n'pop crowd gathers around an 80-foot onyx bar. Beyond, the buzz (and the noise) continues in the Spoon+ restaurant at Sanderson, where über-chef Alain Ducasse has designed a novel menu. Quieter public areas include the Purple Bar, the Japanese-style Courtyard Garden, and Agua, the vast bi-level spa. In the genuinely peaceful bedrooms, silver-leaf 'sleigh' beds take centre-stage and the bathrooms are screened behind opaque silk drapes. More bizarre are the paintings on the ceilings and huge egg sculptures, both of which reiterate the hotel's central premise: you are here to have fun.
WHEN TO GO
Anytime, but in summer the Courtyard Garden comes into its own
WHICH ROOM TO BOOK
A loft suite with a large private terrace, featuring wooden deck and ample foliage. Doubles from £195; suites from £475; loft suite with terrace £730
CONTACT
Sanderson, 50 Berners Street, London W1P 4AD (020 7300 1400; fax: 7300 1440; email:reservation@sanderson.schragerhotels.com).
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