"If Christmas trees that look like they belong in Bigfoot’s living room are your kind of thing, then you’ll love Corinthia London. Sit in the Crystal Moon Lounge where the delightful afternoon tea is served, and you’ll see two white, silver, and gold bauble-covered trees that are big enough to spot from any angle. The festive spirit is all around this five-star hotel in Embankment, and the live pianist, ratio of Christmas trees to rooms, and exciting dessert trolley of things like vanilla snow globes and Christmas cookies will have you smugly pitying anyone who’s stuck in the cold, wet queue waiting to get into Winter Wonderland." - sinead cranna, rianne shlebak