"Housed in a 1914 bank building in Paddington, this late-2017 boutique property repurposes the bank lobby—with its gilded ceiling and original windows—as the hotel lobby and breakfast room, and converts the former manager’s residence into guest accommodation; 30 rooms are quiet and elegant, with gray walls, tufted velvet or black-and-white striped headboards and spacious bathrooms stocked with Molton Brown amenities." - Sophie Friedman