Clerkenwell boutique hotel

This year I had the pleasure of staying at Clerkenwell’s eccentric new boutique hotel, The Zetter Townhouse. We lounged elegantly in The Townhouse Suite and came downstairs for an indulgent night cap at The Zetter Townhouse Cocktail Lounge.

The Cocktail Lounge is a quirky collaboration between The Zetter and the creators of the highly-esteemed 69 Colebrook Row, Tony Conigliaro and Camille Hobby Limon.

Bartender Simon told us tales of the hotel’s patron, the illustrious Wilhelmina and her travels around the world. He also treated us to a demonstration of two of their most delicious drinks – Les Fleurs du Mal and The Master At Arms.

Follow the step-by-step guide and make cocktails with a history that will get everyone talking…

Les Fleurs du Mal – Rose vodka, lemon juice with a hint of La Maison Fontaine Absinthe…

The Master At Arms – Myers Rum, port evaporation with homemade grenadine…

For more info and booking, visit: www.thezettertownhouse.com

Chérie City was a guest of The Zetter Townhouse

All photos and video footage by Chérie City.

Clerkenwell’s effortlessly stylish boutique hotel The Zetter, is extending its family to include a Georgian townhouse just on the other side of St John’s Square.

The Townhouse is set to be The Zetter’s petite, charming cousin, filled with designer objects and eclectic artworks collected on the global travels of owners Mark Sainsbury and Michael Benyam.

Designer Russell Sage has been enlisted to give the Townhouse a dramatic, English Eccentric look that will be in contrast with the modern-vintage, high design of The Zetter Hotel.

The Zetter Townhouse will offer a more intimate, luxury B&B environment than The Zetter with just eleven rooms and two suites. Guests can hide away from the London crowds in one of the luxurious rooms or indeed book the entire Townhouse for a really decadent party.

Renowned drinks pioneer, Tony Congliaro has designed an ‘apothecary’-style bar which will serve up well-mixed cocktails and night caps.

Other homely comforts include a basement games room and private dining, sourced from Bistro Bruno Loubet at The Zetter Hotel.

The Zetter Townhouse opens late March 2011.

Mixology At The Zetter Townhouse Cocktail Lounge

The Zetter to open The Zetter Townhouse