The Bar/Lounge at Number Sixteen

"Sister to the Soho and the Covent Garden, the 42-bedroom white stucco Victorian town house has benefited from just as much of genius designer Kit Kemp's attention; hence the cool, contemporary chocolate and cream stripes in the bedrooms, plus a suite of glamorous drawing rooms with well-stocked honor bars just as at the pricier siblings"

"Guests have access to an honesty bar in the library"

"Public areas include an airy drawing room with floor-to-ceiling windows, a chic library-themed lounge and an elegant conservatory overlooking the garden"

"Indeed, if there wasn't so much to do outside – the Natural History Museum, V&A and Science Museum are two minutes' walk – this would make a gorgeous setting for a cosy night in: a DVD library and a beast of a minibar: Dormen's snacks of spicy peanuts and Belgian chocolate-coated raisins, Fiji water (is this allowed anymore? It does have a pretty bottle"

"Small gatherings can commandeer the lounge or garden for special functions"