There’s romance and genteel decadence to be found in these three finely refurbished Georgian houses – Peter McKay and Douglas Blain’s ‘stunningly original’ hotel.

In the buzz and hustle of trendy Clerkenwell, step back in time and enjoy a slice of Georgian London – though with air conditioning, Wi-Fi and better-than-decent bathrooms.

Arrive to the ‘warmest of welcomes’ at this ‘bustling’ pub- and restaurant-with-rooms, whose elegantly weathered interiors and airy, high-ceilinged rooms attract a well-heeled crowd in this upmarket neighbourhood.

On a narrow street lined with independent shops and restaurants, this voguish pub-with-rooms is equal parts bustle (downstairs in the busy pub) and calm (upstairs in the ‘thoughtfully furnished' bedrooms).

‘We’ve been raving about it to everyone!’ A Guide reader this year extolled this ‘brilliantly quirky hotel’ in a Georgian townhouse across the cobbled square from the original Zetter.

A smart red-and-white awning fronts this ‘youthful, modern’ hotel on a quiet street of Regency terraces.

In a quiet corner of tony Mayfair, this luxury hotel (part of the Maybourne group) ‘far surpasses expectations’.

For all the bustle of surrounding Covent Garden, this ‘simple, well-located’ small hotel down the lane from the Royal Opera House is ‘remarkably quiet’.

Live like a local at this discreet home away from home.

In buzzy Bermondsey, this privately owned hotel has good-value accommodation near art galleries, the Fashion and Textile Museum and an arthouse cinema.

‘Budget’ is far from ‘boring’ at this style-led, ‘excellent-value’ hotel within easy access of the city’s financial and cultural quarters.

With gilt-framed paintings, a panelled dining room and ‘quiet corners and pretty public spaces to sit and chat in’, the Miller family’s hotel steeps in an ‘old-worldly Edwardian club atmosphere’ in the ‘restless heart of the town’.

‘For the quality of service, elegance and comfort, this fine hotel sits among the top rank,’ writes an admirer of London’s last grand Edwardian-era hotel, family run for more than a century.

Guests bestow ‘top marks for the perfect mattress’ at this chic hotel on a west London street of white stucco town houses.

Take tea on the sunny roof terrace above a quiet residential street at this ‘luxurious, inviting hotel’ – or, better yet, have an espresso and imagine you’re in Italy.

‘We love the feel of the place,’ writes a Guide reader in 2017 of this lively pub-with-rooms in a ‘magnificent location’ between Richmond Park and Kew Gardens.

Heralded as the ultimate in cool when it opened in 2004, this modish hotel, in a converted Victorian warehouse, remains ‘on good form’.

Decked out in an opulent, eccentric style befitting the one-time home of Edward Lear, this seven-storey Georgian pile is ‘an interesting place’ with a ‘warm, inclusive atmosphere’ and more than a touch of character.

Hyde Park is minutes from this handsome 1860s town house hotel – assuming you don’t dally at the many designer boutiques along the way, that is.

A flair for the dramatic is evident at this smart hotel, a high-step and a shuffle away from London’s longest-running theatre shows and West End debuts.

On a garden square near the Sherlock Holmes Museum and Regent's Park, this discreet town house hotel shares the well-considered design of its siblings in the Firmdale Hotels group.

A favourite with Americans since at least the Second World War, when it hosted Allied officers and acted as a bomb shelter, this quintessential English town house hotel has a long and intriguing history.

A flurry of colour and fine art define this cheerfully decorated hotel within sauntering distance of Soho and the West End theatres.

Close to some of London’s most-visited landmarks, this historic Portland stone–built former county hall now provides good-value accommodation as part of the Premier Inn hotel chain.