HI-TECH MEETS HISTORY AT YOUR HOME-FROM- HOME IN THE HEART OF LONDON: THE COLONNADE HOTEL

GET YOUR BUSINESS trip off to a fl ying start by following in the steps of some of history’s greatest men. The Colonnade Hotel is accustomed to illustrious guests, from the great psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud to Enigma code breaker Alan Turing, who was born here in 1912. These days you’re more likely to rub shoulders with Jude Law or Woody Harrelson, but you can still sleep in a bed that was designed for the former American president John F Kennedy.

A beautiful Victorian building in the heart of London’s Little Venice, the Colonnade has been a home, a hospital and, since 1920, one of the capital’s most exclusive hotels. Only a 10- minute walk (or fi ve-minute taxi ride) from the Heathrow Express at Paddington (the Colonnade also offers airport transfers), its central location still manages an air of calm.

Designed to feel like a private residence, the Colonnade has only 43 rooms. Each room is decorated with sumptuous fabrics and beautiful antiques which, combined with touches such as a complimentary glass of port, make for an atmosphere of luxury and warmth. There’s also Mini, the hotel cat to add to the homely feel.

Attached to the hotel is the E-Bar, a Spanish tapas and cocktail bar which can be booked for meetings of 10-30 people. Along with the latest tech (the hotel offers Wi-Fi and a variety of concierge services including car hire and a chauffeur service), the Colonnade mixes business and pleasure perfectly.

The Colonnade, 2 Warrington Crescent London W9 1ER Tel: +44 (0) 207 286 1052 www.theetoncollection.com