

An intimate, artsy, boutique luxury option for anyone who wants to be in Central London—with a highly regarded Italian restaurant, too.

Since becoming a mother two years ago, With Nothing Underneath founder Pip Durell has rediscovered London at a slower, more observant pace: one marked by playgrounds, buggy-friendly cafés, ice cream stops and parks where toddlers can chase pigeons.

Six adjacent Georgian townhouses were joined together to create a beautiful, homey 68-room hotel with thoughtful details and a gorgeous garden.

Almost like a village in Mayfair, Mount Street has become a destination in itself. Yolanda spent the weekend moving between some of the area’s best addresses, stopping for oysters at Scotts, custom slippers at Arthur Sleep, dinner at Jamavar, and martinis and an overnight at the Connaught, finding little reason to leave the neighborhood.

Whether you’re after a private tour of the Sistine Chapel after hours, or an unassuming trattoria on the side of the autostrada serving life-affirming pranzo, Bellini Travel founder Emily FitzRoy can get you there.

Our friend Jules Perowne is the founder and CEO of Perowne International, a London-based PR-comms agency behind some of the most coveted names in hospitality—think Singita and Passalacqua, Gleneagles and the Oetker Collection.

Hotel prices keep climbing, and the Costa Meno—our shorthand for charming, atmospheric stays that are also affordable—has never felt more relevant. So we’ve distilled our roundups of hotels from around the world into one tightly edited list of the best thoughtfully priced hotels to plan a trip around.

Modern apartment-style hotel rooms in an extremely convenient location, perfect for longer stays in London.