Think beyond the ordinary and into the immersive: a newly opened ‘hotel’ experience showcasing travel as theatre, opens this week.
From there, wanderlust spills effortlessly into the everyday curated through coffee-table books destined for your home library. In London, the most stylish padel court has emerged as the latest social playground, and when the pace of city life calls for a reset, a mid-week facial offers the ultimate pause. Plus, marathon runners, we’ve got you too – we’ve got your pass to an indulgent post-run celebration (on the house). This is what we’re loving in this week’s Citizen Femme hotlist.
VISIT THIS ICONIC TOWNHOUSE The Louis Vuitton Hotel
A Mayfair townhouse has becomes the ultimate fashion fantasy as Louis Vuitton unveils its immersive “hotel”, opening this Friday 24 April. This immersive experience unfolds as a love letter to travel. Created to celebrate 130 years of the Monogram, first designed in 1896 by Georges Vuitton, the space reimagines the House’s most iconic bags as rooms you can step inside, from the Keepall Lobby to Bar Noé and the Café Alma. The Keepall Lobby is where the House’s pioneering 1930 foldable travel bag sets the tone for your LV experience. Upstairs, Café Alma offers a pause with champagne, lunch and a patisserie-led afternoon tea in a setting inspired by the brand’s Art Deco-inflected 1992 design. The second floor shifts into a more immersive register, where the Speedy Room wraps you in one of the Maison’s most recognisable silhouettes, while the adjoining, gold-saturated Speedy P9 Safe Room spotlights Pharrell Williams’ contemporary reworking. Above, the Neverfull Gym delivers a playful twist, mirrored and high-gloss, anchored by the cult carryall’s strength. Come evening, the townhouse settles into its most atmospheric rhythm at Bar Noé, where champagne flows by day and DJs take over by night, echoing the bag’s origins as a vessel designed to carry five bottles of bubbles. Less hotel, more a love letter to travel, this living archive is one best experienced before it disappears in June.
PLAY PADEL HERE House of Raquet
London’s fastest-growing sport gets a seriously chic new home with the arrival of House of Racquet, a female-founded padel hotspot landing in King’s Cross this Saturday 25 April. Equal parts court and clubhouse, it’s the kind of place you come for a quick hit and end up staying all evening. Four covered courts hum with fast-paced rallies, while off-court, the energy shifts to post-match coffees, cocktails and conversation. Designed for everyone from first-timers to seasoned players, the club taps into padel’s inherently social spirit, while adding in thoughtful extras like AI-powered performance analysis and a culture-led clubhouse that makes the new socialising over wellness the whole new evening strategy. In true “Citizen Femme” fashion: book a morning court, rally your way into the rhythm of the game, stay for a long, leisurely lunch, and let the afternoon drift into drinks with new-found playing partners. Because here, it’s about the joy of play, the people you meet along the way, and rediscovering just how fun switching off can be.
CELEBRATE POST MARATHON HERE Lavo, The BoTree
Book this with the quiet confidence of someone who knows the medal isn’t just an accessory, it’s currency. In London, finishing 26.2 miles unlocks a certain kind of indulgence: a city-wide understanding that if you’re wearing that ribbon, you’ve earned whatever comes next. At LAVO London, tucked inside The BoTree where Marylebone melts into Mayfair, they are offering runners who show their medal a complimentary Sunday roast. Slow and unapologetically indulgent, this is a reward that feels both elevated and entirely deserved. In London, on this one particular weekend, showing your medal isn’t just about pride; it’s your invitation to indulge beautifully, and sometimes even on the house.
ADD THIS TO YOUR HOME Assouline
Celebrate World Book Day with Assouline by indulging in the art of storytelling where every page becomes a journey and every cover, a statement. Renowned for transforming books into collectible objects of beauty, Assouline’s iconic coffee table editions span travel, fashion, art, and design, inviting you to escape into globetrotter fantasies while effortlessly elevating your interiors. Designed as both cultural keepsakes and décor, these volumes bring a sense of wanderlust and sophistication into the home. And in honour of this celebration, enjoy complimentary shipping from April 21st to April 25th, the perfect moment to curate your own library of inspiration.
ENJOY THIS MIDWEEK Seed to Skin Facial, Liberty
A facial with Seed to Skin at Liberty is the kind of quietly transformative ritual that feels perfectly attuned to the pace of spring in the city. Rooted in Tuscan botanicals and cutting-edge skincare science, the Reverse Signature Facial treatment is as sensorial as it is effective, with expert massage techniques using potent, plant-powered formulations to cleanse, hydrate and restore radiance. From the first touch, your skin is left feeling renewed and visibly luminous, melting away the city’s tension. It’s an utterly refreshing escape in the heart of London (especially affording you the time to potter around Liberty after), delivering that coveted post-facial glow, perfect for stepping into the busy spring season looking energised, and effortlessly radiant.
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