Sanderson London, a Morgans Originals hotel, remains one of the capital’s most distinctive design hotels, set in a landmark 1950s building just north of Oxford Street. Philippe Starck’s surreal interiors give the public spaces a theatrical quality, from the courtyard garden to the Long Bar and playful dining venues. Rooms are lighter and calmer, with the hotel’s sense of wit carried through in the details rather than heavy decoration. The location places guests between Soho, Fitzrovia, Bloomsbury and Marylebone, making it well suited to London’s shopping, restaurants and theatre scene.