Charlotte Street Hotel

Character and identity

Set on its eponymous street in Soho, Charlotte Street Hotel reads more like a Bloomsbury townhouse than a hotel, all vibrant Kit Kemp fabrics, layered textures and well-worn Oriental rugs across 52 individually decorated rooms over five floors. The ground floor opens into Oscar, an all-day restaurant and bar that pulls in media and creative locals from breakfast through dinner. Upstairs, a first-floor drawing room holds an honesty bar, leather club chairs and a log fire. The signature flourish is a 67-seat underground screening room with red leather seats, anchoring a film-club programme on Fridays and Sundays.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What you're buying is a Soho address with Kit Kemp's distinctive design and a genuinely fun film programme, not space or seclusion. Book it if you want to be in the thick of central London with a stylish base to return to; size up to a deluxe room or suite if the snugness of the entry categories concerns you, and time a stay around a Sunday film club.