Arbor City Hotel

This boutique hotel, handily positioned at the south (curry joint-heavy) end of Brick Lane and round the corner from the Whitechapel Gallery, has its own cocktail bar and private cinema room. Rooms are comfy and bright with a simple modern design and flashes of colour, while transport links are excellent – you’re right by Aldgate East tube and close to all the restaurants, bars and vintage stores you could possibly need in Shoreditch.