The Bar/Lounge at The Mandeville Hotel

"Usefully located hotel with marbled reception leading into a very colourful and comfortable bar"

"Recession? When it comes to hotel openings and revamps in London, the question appears to be, "what recession?" Barely a month goes by without a new boutique hotel or a multi-millio"

"The Rococo motif is repeated in the deVigne bar, which is frequented by the beautiful boys from nearby Selfridges, media types, and a varied cross section of hotel guests"

"What we find unforgettable are the explosively coloured DeVigne Bar (another Ryan creation) and the view from the roof terrace of the Penthouse Suite (£880)"

"Designed by leading decorator Stephen Ryan, the hotel’s lobby, bar, and modern British restaurant are all adorned with vibrant retro furnishings, from red leather couches and orange velvet armchairs to a floral-patterned bar and lime green pottery"

"The restaurant is a modern take on the classic British gentleman’s club (complete with a gentleman’s afternoon tea that adds heartier dishes to the usual mix), and there’s a colourful cocktail bar that hosts themed events"

"All rooms contain laptop-sized safes, wall-mounted, teensy flat-screen LCD TVs with satellite (these were being upgraded at inspection), two-extension direct-dial phones with voice mail, free high-speed wireless access (wired access is faster and comes with a surcharge), hair dryers, robes and slippers (in some), full-length mirrors, minibars and DVD players"