A hotel in the heart of The City, Vintry& Mercer is set to cause a stir when it opens its doors in March 2018. Inspired by the city’s historic trading guilds, Vintry& Mercer is a place to discover food, wines and interiors that all pay homage to Vintry Guild (est. 1364) trading in wine and the Mercer Guild (est. 1304) trading in fabrics.

The new hotel is brought to you by the team behind South Kensington’s The Ampersand Hotel and is an independent hotel part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. It has 92 rooms from £195 and will include a roof terrace restaurant; Mediterranean neighbourhood kitchen and an underground speakeasy.

Designed to connect its guests to London’s historic trading past and the best of the modern day capital, Vintry& Mercer’s 92 bedrooms will range from intimate doubles to suites with glass-panelled balconies that overlook London’s Southbank skyline. carefully considered touches including bespoke velvet headboards, textile furnishings, leather door handles and artwork. The bathrooms enjoy colourful ceramic tiles, C.O.Bigelow Apothecaries Natural Remedies Bath and Body products and walk-in showers. Bathrooms in the deluxe studio and junior suites benefit from built-in TVs for guest’s enjoyment. Amenities in all rooms include complimentary WIFI, tea-making facilities and soft drinks, 24 hour room service, LED TVs with movies on demand, laptop safe, air conditioning, and a Nespresso machine and Marshall speakers in Superior rooms and above.

Food is served in one of three dining destinations, Vintry Kitchen – A relaxed neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar, located on the ground floor and will be open all dayserving Mediterranean small plates paired with a selection ofwines from their dedicated wine gantry. The room is elegantbut informal with geometric tiled floors, urbane fittings,marble-topped tables and leather banquette seating.

website: https://www.vintryandmercer.com/