Why book a hotel near Shoreditch?

Shoreditch is an area of London within the Borough of Hackney to the north of the City of London. The heart of Shoreditch is Shoreditch High Street which along with Curtain Road and Old Street is notable for the contemporary cafes and pubs which offer an alternative to the West End. Art galleries, bars, restaurants and the businesses of Silicon round-about complete the transformation of this old working class area to a metropolitain satellite of central London. Hotels in Shoreditch cater during the week for the City of London business community and therefore tend to be of a high 4 star specification. At weekends the same hotels offer very attractive rates and quieter accommodation with good links to the centre.
Shoreditch trivia. Local folklore has it that Shoreditch is so-called in memory of Jane Shore, the mistress of Edward IV, who died under suspicious circumstances in a ditch in the area; hence Shore`s Ditch.