An honest review of a new London hotel with no locks and windowless rooms

An honest review of a new London hotel with no locks and windowless rooms

The best Georgian buildings (Image: The Drey) In a new series, Rooms Without Views, our travel experts spend a night in windowless hotel rooms to see if the price is worth sacrificing natural light. They have been described as claustrophobic, dystopian and depressing, but the trend of windowless hotel rooms is not going away. Now … Read more

Inside the first class lounge at the UK’s ‘finest train station’

LNER first class lounge at London King?s Cross Station

If you’re a first class ticket holder, here’s what to expect (Image: LNER) LNER’s first-class lounge at London’s King’s Cross Station has been redecorated – and opened to the public for the first time today. London North Eastern Railway closed its private lounge in January for a ‘major refurbishment,’ focusing on better seats, greater privacy, … Read more

Five key pieces to look out for at the V&A’s Schiaparelli exhibition according to its curator

Elsa Schiaparelli

As a major exhibition of avant-garde fashion house Schiaparelli opens at London’s V&A, curator Sonnet Stanfill walks Dezeen through five highlights and hidden gems you won’t want to miss. Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art is the first UK exhibition dedicated to the building founded by the late Elsa Schiaparelli in 1927, known for interpreting the surrealist … Read more