onefifty fenchurch

The City of London has long been one of London’s most under-catered hotel neighbourhoods: transactional business hotels or nothing much at all. onefifty fenchurch, which opened in March 2026 in a £12 million conversion of a former office building at 150 Fenchurch Street, does something different. 

Developer Thackeray Group, better known for luxury residential, has brought that sensibility across into hospitality for the first time: 33 apartments designed by Studio Mark Andrew that feel closer to a well-considered pied-à-terre than a hotel room. It is a credible and overdue addition to this part of the city.

The experience

The residential pitch is more than marketing. Fob-controlled access, a 24-hour front desk that operates with discretion rather than performance and weekly housekeeping as standard (daily available on request) all push in the same direction: the sense that you live here rather than pass through. 

Shared spaces include a boutique gym with a Peloton treadmill, a yoga and Pilates studio stocked with Alo Yoga equipment, private work studios with projection screens, a communal lounge and a 24-hour pantry stocked with snacks and essentials. 

There is no restaurant, no bar and no breakfast service, which is a genuine consideration for leisure guests but rarely a problem for the business traveller this property is primarily built around.

The rooms 

The 33 apartments run from queen and king studios (from approximately 17 square metres) to one-bedroom residences at around 31 square metres, with accessible options throughout. All have fully equipped kitchenettes with fridge, microwave, espresso maker and cookware, walk-in showers, Egyptian cotton linen, bathrobes and slippers, and 55-inch smart TVs. Bathrooms are stocked with Bamford bath and body products. 

City View apartments, which overlook the Walkie Talkie and The Shard, are worth requesting. Family one-bedroom apartments have a king bed plus sofa bed in the living area. Note: check-out is 10:30, which is earlier than most comparable properties.

The neighbourhood 

Fenchurch Street Station is almost directly outside, with direct services to London City Airport. Tower Hill Underground is a five-minute walk, giving access to the District and Circle lines. Leadenhall Market is a ten-minute walk north; the Sky Garden and Tower of London are within similar reach. 

The area is primarily commercial, which means it is genuinely quiet at weekends, making it  a different proposition to a leisure hotel neighbourhood, but not an unappealing one.