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This recently refurbished Georgian town house is now a pleasant small hotel. It has a garden at the back and all rooms areensuite .

This friendly family-run hotel is conveniently located a short walking distance from the British Museum, Oxford Street and the West End. 24- hour internet facilities and a walled summer rose garden.

Creaking slowly into the 21st century, this Edwardian institution has a lost-world charm to its individual rooms. The Parrot Club provides a retreat for women guests.

One of five large, good-value Bloomsbury hotels run by Imperial London Hotels, the Bedford’s advantage is a good restaurant and a sunny lounge and garden.

A Victorian delight, with sumptuous cushions and drapes, bamboo and bird cages, each room is individually styled with exotica from all over the world. The Chinese Room bar and restaurant in the basement continues the theme with low seating and cushions.

Since 1837, when this Mayfair hotel was founded by James Brown, valet to Lord Byron, to accommodate country society staying in London for the Season, it has mellowed with grace and style. It is clubby without being exclusive, old with modern conveniences.

This family-run hotel near Marble Arch is well suited for a short shopping and sightseeing stopover. Blue awnings outside add a jaunty continental touch, but inside the atmosphere is civilized and old-fashioned.

One of the most tasteful and comfortable hotels in London, where leather armchairs and antiques mix with contemporary works of art, and log fires burn in the drawing room and library. The bustling Oscar bar and brasserie attract Charlotte Street diners.

Just off Whitechapel High Street, at the bottom of Brick Lane, this hotel is ideal for business travellers who wish to be close to the City.