Beaverbrook Town House

Character and identity

Two restored Georgian townhouses halfway up Sloane Street, opposite Cadogan Gardens, house this 14-suite Chelsea outpost of the Surrey Beaverbrook. Interiors by Nicola Harding push the country house's familiar fabrics into bolder, more urban territory: fringed velvet sofas, ikat lampshades, vintage Penny Worrall cushions, bathrooms tiled in lime, apple and bottle blue. Each suite is named after a London theatre, with framed playbills on the walls. The Fuji Grill turns out serious sushi and a 20-course omakase, while Sir Frank's, an arsenic-green Art Deco bar, pulls in the local Chelsea set pre-Royal Court. Service is warm without hovering.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The draw here is a genuine neighbourhood hang-out wrapped around a destination Japanese kitchen, all at townhouse scale. Book if you want Chelsea on your doorstep and dinner you'd cross town for; skip if you need resort-style facilities. Splash on one of the larger suites with a four-poster, and lock in an omakase counter seat when you reserve.