Plenty of hotels make deals with restauranteurs in order to offer high-end dining options — but it's something quite different when the restauranteurs are the ones who built the hotel. Situated between Moorgate and Liverpool Street stations, South Place Hotel is an 80-room affair and the first purpose-built hotel to open in the Square Mile in over 100 years. Inside this Design Hotels member, you'll find sleek, Conran-designed interiors, two top-tier restaurants, three bars, and five private dining and meeting rooms, as well as a host of artwork commissioned especially for the hotel. Outside, you've got easy access to transportation, the City, and the East End.