The Toast the City Awards are here to celebrate the very best in hospitality of placemaking in the Square Mile. On the eve of the big night, we are highlighting each of the 138 finalists who have beaten off competition from more than 2,000 entrants.

Luxury hotels have cropped up all over the City over the last decade – here’s our shortlist of the best. To find out who has won check the Toast the City website tomorrow.

The Ned

A former banking hall turned playground for grown-ups, The Ned does the full City sweep – handsome bedrooms, a lively members’ club and more restaurants than you could dine in if you stayed half a dozen times. You can host a meeting, sneak a swim, then drift into dinner without leaving the building. For work that slides into leisure without friction, The Ned is a

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