The Andaz hotel tops the list for trendy hotels Tim Winter/Sunday Times

A trendy hotel between London's East End and the City has been named the best in the world for "party people".

The achingly fashionable Andaz, where room rates start at around £210-a-night and check-in takes place on a laptop in the lift, beat off rivals in Barcelona, Berlin and New York for the title.

While many travellers are trying to cut costs, there are still those who want to stay in the same places as rock stars and A-list actors, said the review by hotel comparison site Trivago.co.uk.

It found the Andaz, owned by Hyatt, had the best design, atmosphere, location and style for those who visit cities to try out the nightlife rather than the more usual tourist haunts.

The survey also praised its uncomplicated style and prime location.

The Victorian building in Liverpool Street is close to the hip bars and clubs of Shoreditch plus not far from more traditional haunts of royals and footballers in the West End.

Rooms come with iPod docks and a safe big enough for a laptop.

Instead of directing guests to the usual London sights, it gives out guides to places like Borough Market and Whitechapel Art Gallery.

A spokesman for Trivago said: "Travellers who enjoy the night more than the day look for a hotel with a relaxing atmosphere, with a trendy design, located in the heart of the action."

In second place was the Hotel Tres in Palma, Majorca, a converted palace in the buzzing old town, and Barcelona's Villa Emilia in third.

Others in the list include luxury accommodation in Istanbul and Alanya, both in Turkey and on opposite US coasts, fashionable sites in New York and San Francisco.

Berlin's Hotel Ellington, which has hosted discos from the 1920s, is in fifth place ahead of the newest hotel in the list, the Eurostars Das Letras in Lisbon.

The top ten are:

1. Andaz London

2. Tres, Palma de Mallorca

3. Villa Emilia, Barcelona

4. Marmara Pera, Istanbul

5. Hotel Ellington, Berlin

6. Hotel Panorama, Alanya (Turkey)

7. Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco

8. Hotel V Frederiksplein, Amsterdam

9. Hotel Eurostars Das Letras, Lisbon

10. Hotel Gansevoort, New York