The Nice Northern Resort is a putting Victorian-era constructing that occupies the bustling hub between St Pancras and King’s Cross within the coronary heart of London. The property’s location is totally excellent for travellers on their technique to mainland Europe – The Eurostar terminal at St Pancras Worldwide and King’s Cross, with its direct connections to Edinburgh and the Highlands, are a couple of minutes’ stroll away. For these exploring London, the delights of Bloomsbury with its serene squares, fabled Georgian terraces, cosy pubs frequented by artists and writers and naturally the British Museum, are all accessible by foot. Barely additional away is Covent Backyard with its plethora of boutique retailers and eating places in addition to the Royal Opera Home. Nonetheless, make no mistake, the Nice Northern is greater than only a deluxe townhouse resort, it boasts an awarding successful restaurant Plum + Spilt Milk, the suave GNH bar and the delightfully intimate Comfortable Bar.
Initially designed in 1854 by famend architect Lewis Cubitt, who additionally created the adjoining King’s Cross station, The Nice Northern is unfold out over 4 flooring. From the foyer, you attain the 91 soundproofed rooms by raise or up the dramatic wrought iron staircase, previous putting art work, that coils by means of the central atrium of the constructing. Every flooring’s lengthy, huge curved corridors carry you to the rooms, of which there are 4 varieties. The smallest is the Couchette, which has a compact wood-panelled inside impressed by basic railway sleeper berths and a walk-in bathe rest room. On the very high of the resort are the Edwardian rooms, with darkish walnut panelling protecting the eaves. The bigger Heritage rooms have spectacular views throughout the native skyline. We stayed in one of many deluxe Victorian rooms. This huge room had views straight over the King’s Cross space and got here with a pleasant cream leather-based seating space. The tremendous snug King-sized Hypnos mattress, with Egyptian cotton linen, made for a pleasing night time’s sleep after an extended flight. The stainless rest room had its personal classic tub and standout mirror. Malin and Goetz’s toiletries come as normal as does the flat-screen tv, a well-stocked mini-bar and a Nespresso machine.
Plum + Spilt Milk
The primary-floor restaurant Plum + Spilt Milk, which takes its title from the colours of the outdated London and North Western Railway carriages, is a well-liked and trendy vacation spot restaurant. Overlooking the glass arches of St Pancras station, the restaurant is spacious, intimate and a world away from the busy streets under. Set round floor-to-ceiling home windows, the restaurant’s basic inside of wooden panels, chandeliers and low-hanging hand-blown lanterns complement the temper of the delicacies. Head chef Stéphane Cerisier serves modern British delicacies utilizing seasonal components. The useful workers paired us with tasty starters with hearty foremost programs from the compact and well-priced menu. We began with Plum + Spilt Milk’s mouthwatering Dorset crab salad with dill pickled cucumber and radish and a easy however refreshing Treviso salad of radishes, Castel Franco lettuce, apple, pomegranate and toasted walnuts. The mains of succulent picanha steak with roasted Roscoff onions and chimichurri and properly grilled Barnsley lamb chops with salsa verde and Jersey Royal potatoes have been excellent. Each dishes have been matched completely with a heady 2010 Château Lilian Ladouys, Saint-Estèphe from the restaurant’s spectacular wine listing. For dessert, a shared signature Plum and Spilt milk pudding of stewed plums, cinnamon-dusted sponge and ice cream was an actual deal with.
On the bottom flooring, the busy GNH Bar has a marble and silver bar that displays the mirrored ceiling. There’s a lush jardinesque exterior terrace… After dinner, we headed to the smaller, aptly named Comfortable Bar, the place sea-blue partitions present a extra relaxed ambiance. Each the GNH Bar and Comfortable have an excellent, creative cocktail menu seemingly lovingly created by the amenable workers. A spectacular rum-based cocktail ‘Right here Comes the Solar’ with Falernum liqueur, Goslings 151, grapefruit juice, ginger, cinnamon and lime juice is unquestionably price ready for after a Eurostar trip again from Paris.
In case you are on the lookout for a luxurious intimate base from which to discover London or a stopover earlier than heading to the Highlands or the continent then the Nice Northern is the vacation spot for you.
Factbox
Rooms begin from $300pn together with breakfast and are bookable through the resort’s web site Deal with: Kings Cross St Pancras, Pancras Highway, London, N1C 4TB, England.
Phone: 0044 3388 0800
Electronic mail: data@gnhlondon.com
Web site: www.gnhlondon.com