MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

Visiting London? Ditch the hotel and opt for one of these superstylish serviced apartments

Locke calls itself an ‘aparthotel’, and hopes its 168 apartments in Shoreditch will appeal to visitors to the tech hub of east London – the building has super-fast Wi-fi, two meeting rooms and a 24-hour gym. The flats (right) all have a fully fitted kitchen and living area, and are almost double the size of a typical hotel room at 29 square metres or more. Modern, simply furnished rooms come with Kinsey Apothecary bath products and T2 teas; opening next month is an Edinburgh branch. From £120 per night ( lockeliving.com). The New Road Residence is perhaps the most exciting of the three. A one-off project by founder of clothing store and tailor Hostem, this three-bedroom retreat lies within an 18th-century townhouse in Whitechapel. Stone and stripped pine floors run throughout and it has working fireplaces, a wine cellar and a glass-roofed summerhouse. Design touches to pique attention include a Pierre Jeanneret writing desk, industrial pieces by Faye Toogood and bedlinen by Once Milano: best of all, everything in the house is available to buy. Carefully selected bottles of wine are included in the price of staying, as is a daily delivery of fresh produce from local grocery Leila’s. From £750 per night (33newroad.com). Cuckooz is a smaller setup, also in east London, with just nine apartments (left), all styled by duo 2 Lovely Gays. The studio commissioned illustrations by Joe Gamble and Libby Needham and added furnishings by Habitat and local designers such as Custhom and Flock Studio. Guests can take a class at exercise studio BLOK London, sip a London Fields Brewery ale and make use of Kennedy City Bicycles – all included in the price. From £180 per night (cuckooz.co.uk).