WELCOME TO ANdAZ
A transformation of the Great Eastern Hotel.
London's East End is the financial and creative hub of the capital. Which means we welcome all sorts through our doors. From the busy men and women of business, to romantic weekenders and cool-hunting creatives - we look after them all.
ANdAZ Liverpool Street is a smart, comfortable and distinctly 'London' residence. Our building dates back to 1884, but once inside - this is the 21st century. Five restaurants, four bars, fourteen event rooms and 267 guest rooms and suites have all been designed to create the ultimate modern hotel experience. In addition, all ANdAZ room rates are inclusive of breakfast, wi fi, local calls, healthy mini-bar, in-room premier movies and laundry.
Step back in time and let real London wash over you at the local London markets and east end art galleries, or enjoy cutting-edge cardiovascular and resistance equipment at Health Club.
Live Entertainment
The B Club
A meeting of brains and beautiful people over Books, Bands and Belini's. London's literary set gather to discuss the book of the month (details at myspace.com/thebclub), and be entertained by assorted authors, poets and acoustic bands.
Previous highlights include readings from Alexi Sayle, Nick Hornby and Will Self. Joining them on the musical front were Soho Dolls, Spektrum and Lupin Crook.
There's even been the odd Poet Laureate grace the stage too...
Hours
Bi-monthly: 6:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
"Sabotage" Comedy Night
Monthly Thursdays. Comedy nights are hosted by London funny man, Mark Talbot of Hattrick productions ("Father Ted", "Have I Got News For You"). The events take part in the hotel's Masonic Temple and have played host to the likes of Stephen Merchant (The Office), Reginald D Hunter, Andrew Maxwell (Channel 4) and Benny Boot.
Events for 2007 promise more edgy humour. Not for the faint-hearted.
Hours
Monthly Thursday: 6:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
Featured Markets
Spitalfields Market
109 Commercial Street, London E1 6BG
Monday-Friday 11am-3pm / Sunday 10am-5pm
Once a fruit and veg market, it has been transformed into a bohemian, sparky, trend-steppin' destination. It's best on Sunday, where you'll find enough organic food to feed an army of foodies, retro lampshades, brilliant art-school fashion, one-off jewellery and a whole array of stuff you wouldn't find anywhere else. Inside the market is The Spitz, a music venue, restaurant and bar which makes a fine vantage point to watch all those people walking in and out of the stalls, pointing at things. An estimated 20,000 people visit every Sunday. You can also barter, although remember that this is England and we are slightly embarrassed by anything to do with money.
Borough Market
8 Southwark St, London SE1 1TL
Friday 12-6pm, Saturday 9am-4pm
Borough Market divides Londoners like the equally English breakfast spread, Marmite. Some love its endless stalls of organic and free-range food, the myriad cafes that surround the medieval market and the opportunity to queue for hours just to get one of the juicy, dripping sausages in an (organic) bread roll the market excels at. Others despise the overpricing, the overarching middle-classness of it all - and having to queue for hours to get those narcotic, delicious sausages. Borough Market's location is part of its charm; from London Bridge train station you walk past the gothic Southwark Cathedral, under a railway arch named Green Dragon Walk and into a clamouring sea of pickles, cakes, olives and, yup, sizzling meat.
East End Art
Whitechapel Art Gallery
80-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX
Contact: 020 7522 7878
The Whitechapel Art Gallery was founded in 1901 with the aim of "bringing great art to the people of east London". And it did. The first exhibition featured Constable and Rubens and attracted 206,000 east-enders. To celebrate its hundred-year-plus history, it staged The Whitechapel Files - an exhibition of material from its 100-year archive. Other exhibitions have included Inner Worlds Outside, a look at the role of The Outsider and Art Brut in mainstream art.
White Cube2
48 Hoxton Square, London N1 6PB
Contact: 020 7930 5373
According to Jennifer Saunders' character Edina Monsoon in Absolutely Fabulous: 'All this modern art looks like bollocks so it must be worth something.' White Cube owner and art dealer Jay Jopling would almost certainly agree. He's played an influential role in developing the careers of Young British Artists including Damien Hirst, The Chapman Brothers, Tracey Emin and Sam Taylor-Wood (who is also his wife), and earned a lot of money doing so.
Health Club
Our newly refurbished Health club has been applauded for its non-traditional approach. Set around classic architecture (a former Egyptian Temple) the main gymnasium features “Life fitness” equipment (some unique to ANdAZ), Olympic lifting platform, kettle bells, stretch mats and one-on-one personal training. Three treatment rooms are set off the main gym and offer a wide variety of specialist and traditional therapies, we have given a sample of the more popular choices below. Towards the entrance are changing suites and a communal steam room.
Our 5k City runs are another break from tradition, popular among business guests keen to combine exercise with a sightseeing tour, and our onsite Osteopath is again a unique ANdAZ offering.
Here are just a few of the most popular treatments.