The Mandrake Hotel in Nola

Set in a redbrick townhouse, this fashionable boutique hotel in the Fitzrovia area is a 6-minute walk from Tottenham Court Road tube station, and 2 miles from Buckingham Palace and the London Eye.Dramatic rooms with high-end furnishings provide safes, minibars, and en suite bathrooms with rainfall showers, plus flat-screen TVs and free Wi-Fi. Some have terraces; suites add sitting areas. A contemporary penthouse offers a rooftop hot tub, a marble bed and a living room.Amenities consist of a chic European/South American restaurant, 2 hip bars and a greenhouse terrace, as well as a spa offering sound therapy. Breakfast is available (fee).