Entry 1: YOTEL London City
London, EnglandYOTEL plans its rooms the way an airline plans a premium cabin. Space is tight, so every fitting earns its place, and lighting does the work a bigger room would do with square metres. This property brings the format to the City of London, aimed at people with business in the area.
The signature piece is the motorised SmartBed, which folds up into a sofa when you want the floor back. Check-in runs through kiosks rather than a desk. A shared lounge and workspace replaces the traditional lobby, which lets the cabins stay small without the stay feeling cramped.