bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Giovanna Dunmall

London is in the grip of Olympic fever, but - without wishing to be controversial - what happens if you are bound for the  British capital and the Games are not your thing?
We suggest you do as  we did,  and make for  London's bountiful temples to pampering, sophistication and whim, handily surrounded by some of the world's most delectable foodie destinations. It transpires that a salt scrub and gourmet food really do make uplifting bedfellows.  
Our West End weekend begins in style, when  we check in to one of the area's hippest hotels on a Saturday afternoon.  The Philippe Starck-designed Sanderson Hotel is  in a converted 1950s factory and continues to inhabit the cool lane 12 years after  its opening.  The witty postmodern furniture, glass-encased bathrooms, and all-white bedrooms and spa, are mesmerising.  Our bedroom's minimalist d?cor is interrupted only by a sleigh-style bed in the centre of the room, two sculptural metal dumb bells displayed on the wall, and a ceiling painting of a country scene with dark clouds and a sunny sky. 
After a cheeky mid-afternoon cocktail at the hotel's 24-metre long onyx bar (the  zen courtyard garden is a little too chilly),  it's off to the nails inc  concession in Debenhams' Oxford Street store for an express manicure and a blissful  mini-hand massage.  We then manage to squeeze in a quick steam in Sanderson's other-worldly spa, before  rushing off to claim our seats at British comedy The 39 Steps -  based on the famous spy novel and Alfred Hitchcock film,  it is a hilarious old-school romp where four actors play 139 roles. 
Day  two and  our first appointment after a pleasingly healthy-but-not-boring breakfast is at the classy Langham Hotel,  only a short walk away. 
The philosophy behind its Chuan Spa  is re-balancing body and soul, and the Harmony full-body oil massage does induce a state of advanced relaxation. Emerging in a somewhat trance-like state from the spa, we brave the crowds on Regent Street and head for Tibits, a sleek and colourful vegetarian/vegan caf?in London that thankfully doesn't ram its healthful message down one's throat. 
A blowout dinner is set for tonight, so  we need a  new scent and fantastic hair. For the former,  we head to British niche perfumer Penhaligon's  (founded  in 1870), where a fragrance profiling reveals that Zizonia,  a scent originally created in the '30s whose head notes of orange, bergamot and coriander recall long holidays  spent in Italy as a child, is the one for us. 
Our next stop is  Topshop's flagship store on Oxford Street. If the word blow dry does not set your world alight, think again.  Hershesons' Blow Dry Bar, in the fashion mecca's basement, offers styles ranging from a super sleek '50s chignon  to a rock chick ragabilly look. A tressed hairdo makes us feel like a million dollars. 
And that's just as well, because we have decided to dine at Paramount -  a restaurant and bar designed by Brit creative supremo Tom Dixon,   it occupies the top three floors  of Centre Point, one of the city's most iconic buildings.  The food is memorable, but the 360-degree vistas even more so. After dinner, we quaff champagne on the top-floor viewing gallery,  where floor-to-ceiling windows provide an electrifying - if vertigo-inducing - panorama of the humming city below. 
Our last night in the West End  starts with a fashion advice session at  British department store John Lewis. After enquiring about favourite styles, labels and colours,  the adviser disappears to select some outfits while  we lounge on a sofa. Half an hour later, we've  established that  Boho-chic  is not the optimal look, but that structured dresses are.   
The mood to shop has taken over, so  we visit  two favourite London department stores, Selfridges and Liberty. The former houses the largest shoe department in the world (with more than 5,000 different styles, many displayed on hand-carved alabaster plinths), and the latter some of the city's most fashion-forward clothing, as well as  the new and exclusive Manolo Blahnik  shoe store. Liberty's ground-floor beauty department is second to none in terms of hard-to-find cult brands, exclusives and one-off products. 
After a late lunch in Fortnum  & Mason's elegant Gallery Restaurant, we're booked in for a 'flagging shopper' treatment in one of its ultra-luxurious Beauty ?la Carte room upstairs.  Bodies revived with a heady blend of citrus oils by Aromatherapy Associates,  we float back to the Sanderson on a radiant cloud. 
Our last meal of the luxurious stay is at the hotel's ever-buzzing restaurant Suka, where  tapas-style Malaysian dishes arrive thick and fast. We declare their sotong goreng (crispy squid) seminal, and the ikan bakar (sea bass baked in banana leaf) the best  sea bass we have ever had. 
It's only been three days and we may not be the Sanderson's standard clientele of visiting fashionistas,  film producers or city bankers, but we are starting to feel remarkably at home in this  indulgent part of town.
PAMPER PLAN
Sanderson Hotel
sandersonlondon.com 
Standard rooms start at GBP199, doubles start at GBP259. Its 24-metre long bar (right) is a must see. 
nails inc
nailsinc.com  
A 15-minute special  manicure costs GBP28.
Chuan Spa
chuanspa.com   
A Chuan Harmony  massage starts at GBP90 and lasts 60 or 90 minutes.  
John Lewis
johnlewis.co.uk. 
Its free fashion advice service lasts two hours.   
Hershesons (right)
hershesons.com  
Choose from 10 styles created in 30 minutes.  GBP24 per style. 
Fortnum & Mason
fortnumandmason.com 
The Gallery Restaurant for afternoon tea; the flagging shopper treatment at its bneauty salon (right) costs GBP50 for 50 minutes.  
Paramount
paramount.uk.net 
Floor 31 can be hired for private events,  32 houses the restaurant and bar, and  33 is the viewing gallery. 
Liberty
liberty.co.uk
Exclusive  brands include Anne Semonin and Blood Concept. 
Penhaligon's
penhaligons.com  
Fragrance profiles are available  free of charge.  
Tibits
tibits.co.uk  
Open late, the restaurant weighs your meals to keep your figure sleek.



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