London

Rooms are good value, breakfast is taken overlooking the garden and there's superb veggie food next door - a Sawday's Community Champion

Elegant Victorian townhouse just between Kings road and Fulham Road. Chatty breakfasts with a friendly host - Suzie has the latest info on all things arty

An old pub with a new lease of life: smart buzzy eatery downstairs and two bright, spacious apartments upstairs - just minutes from the Heath

A traditional pub in the heart of the city with a great buzz inside and higgledy-piggledy stairs to lovely bedrooms with sash windows

Beautifully connected, engagingly old-fashioned London pad, with a garden. Head out for Vauxhall Park, the Tate, Westminster...

A very pretty old coach house in a south London garden - perfect for a couple or a family. Friendly owners live across the courtyard

A blissfully quiet and welcoming New Cross home. English and oriental blend - including breakfast! Rooms are airy, richly decorated and fun

A Victorian house in a terrace and a grand base (with a super art collection) for exploring this part of London, just off Brixton Hill

A small, trendy hotel, very much of its time, with oodles of style, stunning bedrooms and fantastic staff

Once a coach house, now a funky split-level pad, a short hop to central London. Stroll to the river, explore Chiswick house and gardens

Warm interiors, pretty bedrooms, happy staff and excellent breakfasts, all a short stroll from Buckingham Palace

Take up residence in central London, surrounded by good places to eat. You have your own vast open plan living space, light and lovely.

A great find if you want to be close to all the action but nicely tucked away. Friendly pub downstairs, cool bedrooms up, Soho 20 minutes

A cool pub with smart rooms, English ales and Thai-inspired food. Farringdon tube is round the corner and you can walk to the Barbican

A comfy home from home in a peaceful street with charming hosts and much to entertain on the doorstep and beyond

A pub with rooms in the epicentre of London on trendy Westbourne Grove, a ten-minute stroll from Notting Hill

An inviting B&B on a terraced Fulham street: greats hosts, a big, tranquil suite and continental breakfast in the courtyard on sunny days