London’s new Tube-themed hotel is asking guests to ‘Mind the Gap’

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Guest room with orange headboard and cushions to match the fabric used in Tube seats

London (TAN): A Tube-themed hotel, celebrating the world’s first metro system – the London Underground – has opened here.

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French hospitality company Ibis, owned by Accor Hotels, has reopened the Ibis Styles Gloucester Road in London’s South Kensington neighbourhood after a makeover in order to offer guests an experience of the London Tube.

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Seating at Ibis Styles Gloucester Road, London

The hotel has used orange headboards and cushions in each of the 84 rooms to evoke the old-fashioned charm of the Tube seats.

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A cosy corner of the hotel with Tube-themed posters, London

While vintage Underground posters enhance the Tube theme, railway souvenirs and logos can be found everywhere.

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Pillows are printed with travelcards, and bathrooms are called ‘water loos’ to keep up with the pun.

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The kitchen, inspired by London Underground

The most eye-catching aspect of the décor, however, is the huge ‘Mind the Gap’ signs printed on the carpet on either side of the bed so that guests can step right onto their private platform from their respective beds.

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