Shoreditch London, United Kingdom
Renovated
2025
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Wellness SocialOutside the door
The house
AethosBrutalist design showcase
Cantilevered concrete volumes give way to tactile timber interiors, vintage rugs, and an energetic social rhythm driven by resident DJs.
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Cantilevered concrete architecture softened by Astet Studio using dark slatted timber, terracotta walls, and shoji-inspired glass.
Notable
A recovery floor pairing saunas and cold plunges with longevity IV infusions and a movement studio.
Listed
Mitsu izakaya serves draft whisky highballs alongside an all-day ground-floor cafe and a private members lounge.
What they say
Also in Wallpaper*.
From the street, the raw concrete façade of the Aethos has been marked with the restaurant’s name in oversized lettering; once inside, guests arrive through an entrance corridor of LED arches and throbbing beats.
In a lively part of town
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Tucked along Willow Street, you are a five-minute walk from Old Street station and moments from Rivington Street's buzzing nightlife.
The rooms
Exposed concrete ceilings meet blackened wood panelling and floor-to-ceiling glass, finished with marble bathrooms and rainfall showers.
The gym and spa
Technogym gear fills the 24-hour gym, and the spa recovery floor holds hot baths and a cold plunge.
Dogs stay too.
Restaurant
Mitsu
The robata grill turns out turbot and sashimi under dark timber beams, and draft whisky highballs flow at the bar.
At the table
Aethos Café serves specialty coffee and biodynamic wine, and The Willow Room mixes cocktails beside an open-air rooftop terrace.
How it began
Originally constructed in 2017 as the capital's first Nobu Hotel, the fragmented concrete building reopened under the Aethos banner.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.