Having hosted everyone from Chaplin to Churchill, this ‘superbly refurbished’ Italianate mansion seduces visitors with the prospect of ‘luxurious country house living’.

Rebuilt and reinvented by Bassam Shlewet, this small hotel brings ‘great service’, chic style and impressive cuisine to a picturesque stretch of the Thames Path.

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.

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.

Horticulture and history rub shoulders at Mindi McLean's B&B – her refurbished 200-year-old barn is just a few minutes’ drive from RHS Wisley.

‘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.

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.

‘Food-focussed readers will be happy’ at this red brick Chilterns restaurant-with-rooms that offers a ‘distinctive cooking style’.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

‘Extremely nice staff’ create a ‘comfortable, homely atmosphere’ at this elegant town house hotel on the way to Hyde Park.

A ticket toss from the station, three meticulously restored Victorian townhouses in a Paddington side-street have been reinvented as ‘an affordable boutique hotel’.

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

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

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

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.

This distinctive hotel close to Marble Arch and Hyde Park retains a bijou feel, despite sprawling across seven Georgian town houses and two mews homes.