Hotel Xenia, Autograph Collection by Marriott

A 15-minute stroll from the Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hotel Xenia, Autograph Collection is a boutique hotel with a 24-hour front desk, free WiFi, 2 bars and Italian cuisine. The air-conditioned bedrooms all have an en suite shower room with free L’Occitane toiletries. They also come with a 32-inch flat-screen TV with Freeview channels. La Terraza restaurant serves healthy Italian cuisine in stylish surroundings. The 2 bars, 1 with a terrace, have an exciting cocktail menu and a pretty herb garden where guests can relax with a drink. Set in South Kensington, Hotel Xenia, Autograph Collection is just over 10 minutes’ walk from the upmarket shopping area of Knightsbridge.