Monica Barrington, partner in Uptown Reservations, says:

'We are unique in offering bed and breakfast in private homes in central London - Chelsea, Belgravia, Knightsbridge, Kensington and the West End.

Our hosts and their homes are personally selected for our bed and breakfast service with the discerning visitor in mind, providing an experience unequalled in a central London hotel at any price, yet costing less than most.

Our 80 hosts offer

• En-suite facilities or private bathrooms for your exclusive use
• A substantial Continental breakfast
• Sometimes a private sitting room and access to private gardens
• Help with the latest information on getting the best from your stay in our capital

You may be staying with an artist, an actor or diplomat, a business-man or even a lord!
You can be as private as you like, or as sociable...

But if you'd like more independence, perhaps needing space for business meetings or travelling with a larger family, we have a range of self-catering apartments in these prime areas too.