The Bar/Lounge at Town Hall Hotel

"Echoing corridors retain more than a touch of bureaucratic architectural aloofness (it may be the only hotel in the world where an intact council meeting hall lies just off the restaurant/lounge area), but everything has been spruced up with attention-catching artwork and a knowing crowd"

"Grab a pre-dinner drink at the speakeasy-style bar where vintage-clad hipsters sip quirky cocktails"

"A staffer will bring a drinks trolley to mix cocktails in rooms, or guests can head to the bar"

"Lined with oak-parquet and peppered with ceramics, brushed brass and marble, the space is a smooth contrast to the dark, sexy Peg + Patriot bar across the hall, where Matt Whiley tickles taste buds with unorthodox tipples like the salt beef-flavoured D Groner, mixed with cognac and mustard leaf"

"The sleek baths are coated in marble and limestone with privacy curtains cordoning off the modest from baring all"

"Settling into apartment after we’ve pried ourselves from the bar, and giving it a good old snoop, it’s interesting to note that it has an impressively kitted-out kitchen, but there’s nothing in the fridge except milk and water"