A luxury yacht hotel is coming to the UK for the first time to berth outside London's ExCel centre.

Currently in Finland, The Sunborn Yacht Hotel is due to arrive in the UK in April, and will be berthed at the Royal Victoria Dock for 20 years.

Built with the business traveller in mind, the hotel has 104 suites, with the majority offering waterfront balconies and some with saunas. Other facilities include a 100-cover restaurant on the top deck, a lobby bar, an outdoor lounge bar, conference rooms, an auditorium and a meeting room with a sauna and terrace.

The Sunborn will form part of a selection of hotels currently being built on the ExCel site, providing more than 1,000 additional hotel rooms for the conference and exhibition venue.

Popular brands under construction include the Holiday Inn, Novotel, Ibis and Travel Inn, which are due to open in 2002. Details: +44 (0)870 040 4100 or www.sunbornhotels.com