Hotel Review: Treehouse in Marylebone

Looking for pandemic-proofed city escape? With Robinson Crusoe-esque interiors, views for days and the best rooftop cocktails in town, book into Treehouse in Marylebone…

I’m of the generation that consider rooftop cocktail-instagramming an Olympic sport, so when I was invited to review the Treehouse hotel in Marylebone, naturally I jumped at the chance. With its hipsterish coffee bar, Mexican-North American restaurant and rooftop bar, the Nest, perched panoramically above it all: this new addition on the former site of the Saint Georges hotel is the first London hotel of US-based SH Hotels. Its older siblings include the ultra-opulent Baccarat Hotel in New York and sustainably-focussed 1 Hotels.

Inside, the design is Grimms’ fairytale-meets-millennial-hospitality – delineated through waterfall showers, rustic-chic interior accents and an eclectic jumble of objects you might find in a retro 80s film (magic eight balls, cartoon cushions and teddy bears). Situated in Langham Place, it’s a stone’s throw from the cosmopolitan buzz and Michelin star restaurants of Oxford Circus, Soho and Regent Street. Its chief attraction, however – particularly if you have a penchant for sky-skimming views and flowing cocktails (and who doesn’t?) Is the 16th floor Nest bar. You’re unlikely to find a better spot in London from which to survey the city skyline as the sun drifts down over the rooftops.

Normally on arrival guests would zip up to the 15th floor Madera restaurant to check in, but for the time being reception is housed in the more unassuming ground floor Backyard cafe. On arrival, guests are handed a bag containing Treehouse-branded sanitizer, disposable face masks and gloves. Other temporary Covid-19 precautions include Sheila Wright Akinsete-designed Liberty print masks for all staff (who also manage to deliver speedy yet relaxed service from a strict 1 metre distance).

The 95 rooms stay faithful to the treehouse theme. Tree-trunks snake up through floors, cuckoo clocks hang at random on the walls, but you’ll also find luxury modern touches like glass bathroom walls and in-room Sonos speakers. For the true A-list experience: the 12 suites each have freestanding copper baths and more high-rise, dramatic views.

Emerging from boughs of draped wood and flamboyant greenery at the Nest, you’ll be greeted with far-flung views of the city from both sides. The focal-point bar rises Robinson-Crusoe style in wicker and wood from fronds of greenery, opening out either side via floor-to-ceiling glass walls. Simply take your pick between relaxed seating in four-person booths on the west side (a grown-up treetops hideout with clever biophilic design features). Or, perch on high wicker stools at a narrow bar for East-facing views of the London Eye, Shard and Gherkin.

A more industrial feel takes over in the 15th-floor Madera restaurant, with acres of aged copper and concrete tabletops, pendant lights and cocoon-like leather and wicker chairs. Social distancing measures mean you might find yourself seated at a larger, more secluded empty table. But in a city where we’re accustomed to being packed in shoulder-to-shoulder, the sense of privacy is an unexpected luxury.

Staff come backwards and forwards delivering a stream of beautifully decorative dishes. Head chef Emanuel Machado’s food is the perfect balance of delicate, comforting and visually enticing: snakes of sashimi decorated with flowers, bubbling quesadillas and sizzling sliced steaks. Best of all, if you ask nicely (and if you’re suffering from food and wine coma) the staff will arrange for dessert to be sent directly to your room to enjoy with a film on one of the vast widescreen TVs.

For wellness warriors, there are also several new in-house programmes on offer to boost fitness goals. The new ‘move your frame’ package with London’s FRAME studio includes a one-to-one personal training session using room furniture for anything from barre classes to soothing bedtime Yin Yoga. Meanwhile Facegym masterclasses (held at the Nest) are a socially distanced, hands-only workout that help lift, tone and tighten facial muscles that have grown tired from frowning at Zoom screens. Prefer a more analogue mode of exercise? Whizz around the streets on the hotel’s rental bikes drinking in regency architecture and the magnificent inner-city parks (Hyde Park is just a short walk and even shorter cycle away).

For a pandemic-proofed escape from adult life with a touch of AA Milne’s Hundred-acre-woods vibes about it (and cocktails thrown in) – there’s no better place to stay. In conclusion; it’s the playhouse you’ve always dreamed of.

Doubles from £250 per night. For more information, visit treehousehotels.com

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