London's luxury department store Liberty has filed for planning permission to create a hotel - a 41-room boutique hotel to be called Liberty of London.

The bohemian store, whose brands include Maison de Martin Margiela, Chloe and C&C California, has proposed to convert unused space in its Tudor building in Great Marlborough Street as a hotel.

Soho, which only counts the Soho Hotel as its best high-end accommodation, could certainly benefit from another hotel. One can almost imagine the beautiful liberty prints to grace the rooms.