YATRA Signature Spa @ Montcalm East

Here on a package that includes an overnight stay at Montcalm East? Lucky you! Hotel guests have access to a state-of-the-art fitness studio, equipped with top-notch Matrix cardio and strength-training equipment.

If you’re on a day spa package to YATRA Signature Spa, make sure to bring your trainers! Hop on a Santander Cycle to enjoy the street-art-heavy backstreets by Brick Lane, or take a calorie-burning ride along the Regent’s Canal towpath toward Victoria Park. 

Prefer keeping your feet on the ground? Take a self-guided street art walking tour around Redchurch Street, or head to the Hackney City Farm for a slice of the countryside right in the middle of E1.

Want to work out like the locals? Shoreditch Park is the go-to, featuring a massive outdoor climbing boulder and a trim trail with pull-up bars and dip stations for a DIY calisthenics session.

A restaurant and bar has to be seriously good to stand out in Shoreditch, and Marlowe doesn’t disappoint. Spread across the ground and first floor, it has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the busy City Road, making it a prime spot for people-watching while you’re tucking into your smashed avocado.

For dinner, expect well-executed comfort dishes like fish and chips alongside a few lighter, more seasonal options that change throughout the year. Portions are generous, ingredients are locally sourced, and the cooking leans more towards satisfying than experimental.

Did someone say ‘happy hour’? Up on the mezzanine, the bar adds another layer of personality with a playful, photography‑inspired cocktail list and a relaxed, intimate atmosphere. It’s an easy place to settle in with a drink and soak up the vibes as you float gently back to earth after your YATRA spa experience!

There sure is, so come on in, the water’s lovely. The serenely subterranean 10‑metre indoor pool is all clean lines and mood lighting, creating a zen-like space to unwind. A swan‑neck water cascade at one end delivers a heavenly massage for tight necks and shoulders, while the water is kept at a perfectly comfortable temperature for relaxing (rather than powering up and down).

There are chic daybeds and loungers dotted around the water to curl up on, and you’ll also find a Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and chill room. A true sanctuary for all the senses!

You’ll find YATRA Signature Spa tucked beneath Montcalm East, the five‑star design hotel on City Road between Old Street and Shoreditch. It’s right on the edge of London’s creative quarter, just moments from Shoreditch High Street, Old Street’s tech hub and the vibrant maze of cafés, bars and markets that give this part of East London its buzz. 

There sure is, and each one of its 288 rooms is a truly stunning place to lay your head. They come in categories such as ‘Anything But Standard’, ‘Sky High’ and ‘Feeling Superior’ and ‘Junior Suite Dreams’.

Anything But Standard are the entry-level rooms, but they live up to their title thanks to mood-changing lights, underfloor heating and artwork that plays homage to Shoreditch’s murals.  

But for the best views in the house, book one of the 35 Sky High rooms on the 16th and 17th floors. Thanks to the building’s novel design, full-height diagonal windows let you view the City from the front, and Battersea Power Station from the back. 

With so much to see and do, you’ll need comfortable shoes – this area is best explored on foot! You can walk to Shoreditch High Street for vintage shops and street‑food stalls, or head towards Brick Lane for curry houses, bagel shops and weekend markets. 

Art lovers can hunt down murals around Rivington Street and Redchurch Street, while shoppers can stroll to Spitalfields Market for independent brands and designer finds. 

Can’t bear to be parted while you pamper? You’re in luck. YATRA Signature Spa @ Montcalm East does have dual treatment rooms where you can enjoy facials, massages, manicures and pedicures side by side. Perfect for friends, mums and daughters or couples, they let you reconnect as you unwind.

While you have to be 18 or over to book a spa package at YATRA Signature spa, Montcalm East is a family-friendly hotel. Little ones can swim everyday between 7am and 9am and 3pm and 5pm, and are treated like mini VIPs when you book a Family Affair room. These are more like interconnecting rooms, each with their own double-beds, so you can actually relax once they’re asleep, rather than tiptoeing around in the dark!

While the spa itself is not wheelchair accessible, the Montcalm East hotel is accessible throughout. There are 27 accessible guest rooms with features like vibrating pillows. The main hotel building features a wheelchair-accessible entrance and lifts providing step-free access to all public areas and rooms. 

Sorry. Your pampered pooch will have to sit this one out. No dogs are allowed at Montcalm East.

No, this is an urban retreat in the heart of London and as such, there’s not a golf course nearby. But if you’re here for a hen party or a birthday celebration, you’ll find plenty of intriguing ways to have fun after your spa session. 

Shoreditch Balls has a two-floor crazy golf course that can be enjoyed with a cocktail. Or try Flight Club Shoreditch for an experience that combines the heritage of darts, the nostalgia of a British pub with the fun of a fairground. But if you love retro arcade games, take the crew to the neon-splattered NQ64 for a spot of Space Invaders or PacMan.