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Feeling Perky at a City Inn? There's a Special Something in the Air Con

Where: 30 John Islip Street, London, United Kingdom, SW1P 4DD

We already knew that City Inn – the budget UK hotel chain that hates to be called a budget hotel chain – was the perfect choice for geeks with its in-room iMacs. But we didn’t realize quite how committed it is to creating your working environment.

According to the brand, they use an enhanced fresh air conditioning system, which pumps a high amount of oxygen into the room and freshening up your little grey cells. Yup, just like they do in the casinos in Vegas. Apparently, they say, this “keeps people more alert during meetings” and “ensures they wake up feeling refreshed”.

Could there be any basis in this? When we looked round the Westminster branch earlier this year, we felt pretty perky – but we assumed that was the excitement at trying out the iMac. Here’s hoping that if such a thing as magic air con really exists, the rest of London will be adopting it soon…

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The City Inn London is The Best of The Budget Chains

Where: 30 John Islip Street, London, United Kingdom, SW1P 4DD

So you want a cheap hotel in London? Not as hard as we used to think (as long as you understand that “cheap” in London is always going to mean “relatively cheap”). For a start, it’s just been named cheaper than New York for the first time since 2002, thanks to the dropping pound.

And for another thing, thanks to the whole credit crunch, the top hotels are cranking out some pretty sound offers to entice people in.

So, if you’ve planned it properly, you shouldn’t really have to think about staying in a budget chain. But say you haven’t, there’s no handy £1 sale at the Hoxton, and you don’t fancy the horrid Cromwell Crown. You might need to venture into chainland.

Which to choose? Lucky for us, the Observer’s Tom Robbins stayed in a different one each night for a week, to save us the hassle.

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