It was important to Mr Forster. His novel of the same name opens with characters grumbling about the view from their hotel room. “A room with a view’, they were promised, only their rooms overlook a courtyard. 

Fortunately, today we have unhotels. Here, there’s no getting away from the views. Here are some of the better ones…

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Or you could capture the view by living on the Thames itself.

But if it's football that floats your boat, try watching over Arsenal's Emirates Stadium from the high points of a converted church, or a rooftop terrace near the Caledonian Road. 

So there you have it, our favourite views out of the window of the unhotel. And interesting views are clearly very important to guests...