I’m a fan of the morning fight to London (while Sue needs some convincing). You get up really early (4:45 AM in our case) and when you arrive in London, say at 8 PM, you’re already on your way to dreamland–with no jet lag the next day!. We couldn’t have had an easier time of it: plane on time, relatively comfortable seats (even in steerage). and an early arrival. We were at our hotel by 9:30.
The Londoner is the nicest hotel we’ve stayed at for several years. it is London’s newest hotel, and the definition of a big city hostelry: at the southern end of Leicester Square, the lobbies and restaurants all have a lively hum.
Our room (a complimentary upgrade) was actually spacious, with a seating area and a large bath area.
Sue has yet to try the pool, and I’m yet to try the dedicated whisky bar, but that is coming.
The hotel’s (many) restaurants had stopped taking orders by the time we came down after settling in, so we plunged into Soho and at a small, very modern Japanese restaurant called Yatay.
We had a very nice meal: tuna shashimi, pork buns, Monkfish for Sue and lamb loin for me.
Back in our room at 11, we managed to make it until 1:30 London time, or 8:30 EST, and then slept like bears.