A smart red-and-white awning fronts this ‘youthful, modern’ hotel on a quiet street of Regency terraces. Arrive to ‘a cheerful greeting – a model of its kind’. Charlotte and Justin Salisbury, the owners, have created a space that is ‘quirky and full of character’, from the tin ceiling tiles in the basement cocktail bar to the individually designed bedrooms decorated with a shrewd mix of vintage pieces, auction finds, original art and recycled materials. ‘Our first-floor room had a metal-framed bed with good linen, and stools as bedside tables. A large sash window overlooked neighbouring houses. The details were well thought through: excellent lighting, a well-stocked minibar, bathrobes and slippers, a fine rain shower.’ (Two suites and a large bedroom have a roll-top bath.) The ground-floor Cambridge Street Kitchen serves food all day, perhaps lamb rump, aubergine purée, goat’s curd, salsa verde, cooked by Elliot Miller, the new chef. On Sundays, jostle with the locals at a popular weekend brunch. Art lovers, delight: you’re but a stroll to Tate Britain and the Saatchi Gallery.