LaLiT, the luxury Indian hotel chain, has opened their first branch in London near London Bridge.
LaLiT London is a luxury five-star hotel with 70 rooms set in a former a Victorian grammar school. All your luxury essentials are present, including a spa, pan-Indian restaurant, bread bar and gallery for afternoon tea.
The hotel is keen to emphasise that it embraces all guests equally. The hotel’s website says that it welcomes guests irrespective of their “gender, sexual preferences, religion” or “physical abilities”.
LaLiT London Accommodation
All of LaLit London’s seventy rooms are Indian-inspired and decorated in clean creams and whites, with a sleek orange accent. Paying homage to the building’s roots, the standard rooms are called ‘classrooms’ and the hotel has three tiers of suites, with the three-room 120m2 Lalit Legacy Suite being the largest.
Standard rooms start at £350 per night and suites at £700.
Hotel residents have access to a 24/7 gym and a spa that offers various body treatments. Full body massages begin at £70.
LaLiT London Food and Drink
The main restaurant at LaLit is Baluchi which offers pan-Indian fine dining in what used to be the building’s Grade II listed Assembly Hall. For a real treat, pick the six course tasting menu (£80pp or £150pp with wine flight) which features a Kaafir Lime Chicken Tikka and Saffron Infused Pineapple dessert.
For something lighter, the hotel serves Afternoon Tea in the Gallery. There is a both a traditional menu, as well as an Indian-inspired one.
But for something a bit different that you won’t find elsewhere, visit the Naanery. A bread bar where you’ll find freshly baked Indian breads paired with exquisite wines.
LaLiT London reviews
The LaLit has been a hit with the critics.
The Telegraph commends the design of LaLit, particularly the old Assembly Hall that respects “the sense of history” with “original stone fireplaces” and “mullioned windows and wood-clad walls” which “make for an atmosphere that’s intimate rather than imperious.”
Key information
Name: LaLit London
Owner: The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group
Location: Tooley Street, London Bridge
Website: www.thelalit.com/the-lalit-london
