Win a cultural escape to Hyatt Hotels London Stratford – with tickets to Sadler's Wells East - the best new attraction in London for 2025
Perfectly positioned beside Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, and moments from East Bank, the region's new cultural and education district featuring Sadler's Wells East, V&A East, and London's College of Fashion, this is Stratford as you've never known it. East London is now the capital's most exciting destination for art, performance, food, and design — and this is your chance to experience it all in style.
Our winner will enjoy a luxury overnight stay for up to four guests, sharing two adjoining rooms. Whether you choose the apartment-style luxury of Hyatt House, complete with kitchen and living space, or the contemporary elegance of Hyatt Regency, with its velvet furnishings and marble details, every corner is designed for comfort and sophistication. The prize also includes tickets to a performance of your choice at the newly opened Sadler's Wells East. Just a few minutes walk from Hyatt Hotels London Stratford, and overlooking the Olympic Park, this new dance theatre has been voted the best new attraction in London for 2025. You can watch everything from a hip-hop version of A Christmas Carol with Ebony Scrooge to family-oriented shows with Akram Khan's Chotto Desh.
As part of your stay, you'll enjoy a generous three-course dinner with wine at Elondi Restaurant, Bar & Terrace. You can choose to dine alfresco on Elondi's stylish Terrace - a perfect spot to relax with fine food and wine, surrounded by the vibrant energy of East London — yet tucked away enough to feel like a true escape. The following morning, you'll also indulge in a delicious breakfast.
With unrivalled transport links, you're minutes from London City Airport, Westminster, Canary Wharf, Kings Cross St Pancras, and Central London — but with so much to enjoy onsite, like Sadler's Wells East, ABBA Voyage, The London Stadium, V&A East, Stratford East, and Zip World at ArcelorMittal Orbit – you just may not want to leave.
Enter now for your chance to stay where London's future is being written — and wake up in the new cultural capital. If you can't see the form, click here.
This competition closes at 23:45 on the 24th August.
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