Two combined Regency town houses form this gorgeous 38-room Firmdale Hotel overlooking leafy Dorset Sq, where Lord's Old Ground was laid in 1787 (which explains the cricket memorabilia in glass cases in the lobby and cricket-ball doorknobs). Bright and breezy guest rooms are snazzily attired with modern, eye-catching fabrics and snappy designs. Wonderful service.
Room 15 on the ground floor has its own little patio giving on to Gloucester Pl. The in-house restaurant, the Potting Shed (mains £16.50 to £24.50), is a cut above.
