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"The Square Mile of the City of London, land of suits and proper pints, was short of exciting hotels—and then in 2017, along came an urban resort. Dreamed up by Soho House founder Nick Jones, this place has nine restaurants, 15 bars, a spa, two pools, and a members’ club. The imposing hulk of a building used to be the headquarters of the Midland Bank and seven of those nine restaurants are arranged, food-court style, around the emerald marble columns and checkerboard floor of the soaring lobby, which is where the bank tellers used to sit. Walking through the 20-ton vault door into the members’ club makes you feel like an extra in Oceans Eleven." - CNT Editors