QUIRKY WORLD ... Room with a view... of your hotel neighbour

ENGLAND: Guests at a luxury glass and steel hotel which has opened in one of Europe’s tallest buildings are being warned to close the blinds as some of them may get to see more than they bargained for.

A quirk in the design of the Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard, which sits on the upper floors of the 306m-tall skyscraper in central London, means that glass panels protruding from the building’s corners act as mirrors onceinternal lights are switched on at night. It can provide an unexpected glimpse of a neighbour.

The hotel boasts ceiling-to-floor windows, London’s highest champagne and cocktail bar, and spectacular views from 125m above the city.