LONDON LIFE
IS THIS LONDON'S SMARTEST HOTEL CHOICE?
The Lost Poet, 6, Portobello Road, W11
A wave of brand-new, stylish and affordable (yes, really) hotels is crashing down on London-in time for a summer-holiday staycation and the August bank holiday. Multi-generational travellers and groups will love The Lost Poet, a four-bedroom, guesthouse-style hotel at the Notting Hill Gate end of Portobello Road that's available on an exclusive-use basis. An automated check-in and check-out system means you can come and go as you please and breakfast is included—choose between Naughty (Ottolenghi pastries and lashings of salty butter) and Nice (chia seed pudding with yoghurt and compote)—and left outside your door every morning.). Meanwhile, in Belgravia, The Lime Tree hotel has emerged from lockdown with a smart new look. Book room 42, which has huge, floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook Ebury and Elizabeth Streets. There's also a new restaurant, The Buttery (for breakfast and lunch), and a kitchen garden—home to Alan, a friendly robin. From £95 per night ()
