Closed down because of ill health at end of September 2018. Gerry and Ann Price ‘set the standard’ at their ‘well-run’ pub/restaurant-with-rooms, where the ‘hands-on owners’ foster a hub-of-the-village atmosphere. Closed down because of ill health at end of September 2018.

Famous politicians and luminaries have pow-wowed and partied in this country pile, once the rural retreat of press baron Lord Beaverbrook.

An idyllic spot on and off the water, this Thames-side hotel and spa is ‘so very relaxing’.

Tourists should ‘forget fancy London hotels’, say readers, and instead head out to Ruth and Samantha Trinder’s hotel close to Richmond Park, with tranquil riverside garden and terrace.

‘Convenient for Heathrow,’ wrote readers flying from Australia. They so ‘loved the feel’ of this gastropub with rooms half a mile from Richmond Park that they were planning a return visit.

In the 13th century, a hostelry on this spot provided sleep and sustenance for monks on pilgrimage to Canterbury. These days, Daniel and Hannah Hall continue the tradition of hospitality in their ‘lovely’ 16th-century country inn.

Off the tourist trail, this brick-and-tile Victorian pub (Young & Co’s Brewery), in a gentrified slice of South London, is popular with locals.

Modern flourishes blend with history and tradition at this 'wonderfully atmospheric' old builfing.

Uncluttered modern bedrooms plus a good location make easy sums at this august former boys’ school, now a smart hotel near the Olympia conference centre.

One of the Nadler Hotels group, this modernised Edwardian property attracts travellers seeking a stylish stay without breaking the bank.

Close to the designer names of Fulham Road and museums of South Kensington, this ‘conveniently situated’ accommodation is a ‘home-away-from-home’ with ‘helpful, courteous staff’.

A trove of museums and galleries are a stone’s throw from this characterful Victorian hotel.

It may have put its years of rock’n’roll excess behind it, but this hotel on ‘an elegant street in Notting Hill’ has lost none of its eclectic charm.

Celebrating its eclectic locality, this vibrant hotel occupies a row of five white stucco Victorian houses.

In chic yet quirky Notting Hill, visitors can live like a local at this eclectic Victorian house.

A step across the threshold transports visitors from London’s busy centre to the luxury of an Italian palazzo.

Once a Beatles haunt, where the Fab Four would come together, this ‘charming neighbourhood’ has close ties to an ‘ideally located hotel’ with a pleasing atmosphere.

‘An informal alternative’ to Pimlico’s pricey traditional hotels, The Orange is more like staying above a local pub – albeit a classy, artfully distressed local with an upmarket clientele.

All is serene at this handsome 1860s town house hotel (Firmdale Group) just minutes from Hyde Park.

Location, location, location: the small but perfectly formed Levin is just a credit card toss from Harrods, close to the designer stores and cultural hubs of Knightsbridge and a stroll from the green lungs of Hyde Park.

With its classic red brick facade, smartly suited doormen and Knightsbridge location, the hotel has offered the same ‘splendid’ intimate hospitality for almost half a century.

Bright modernity filters through this smart, surprisingly affordable Belgravia B&B run by Charlotte and Matt Goodsall.

In an area of white stucco terraces, a Victorian former pub relives as a hip hotel for people who know what is good and know what they like.