TWENTY NEVERN SQUARE

Budget West London townhouse with a Euro-Asian flavour.

SET ON A LEAFY Earl's Court square, Twenty Nevern Square is done out  in fetching Euro-Asian style. A private home converted into a smart  but budget-conscious hotel in west London, it's designed to be easy on the eye.

Bedrooms with polished wood floors, Indonesian furniture and silk cushions have a definite touch of Raffles about them. While rooms are not large, bathrooms are marbled and there's clever use of space, with a wide-screen TV and CD player concealed in the armoire.

Twenty Nevern Square's bigger signature rooms make the perfect big-city escape. The Terrace room is a private sanctuary in teal and rust tones with mahogany sleigh beds and a private terrace for breakfast à deux. The Rococo room revels in excess, while the Pasha suite rustles in acres of  silk and  boasts its own intimate terrace overlooking the square. Four poster bedrooms blend luxe with a laid-back Orient feel.

Bowls of shiny apples

The hotel's Ottoman suite takes the biscuit if you're ready to splash out. Huge floor-to-ceiling windows looking over the garden square, a free-standing clawfoot bath, glass-fronted bathroom, yawning 42 inch plasma TV and sumptuous cream and blue decor mark it out as a place to simply pull down the shutters.

Generous breakfasts complete with fresh tropical fruits start the day here and bowls of shiny apples are everywhere should you get peckish later. Night owls can order the hotel’s famous picnic trays for celebrating in bed or on a private terrace.

You're just a sprint on the tube here from the shopaholic’s hunting grounds of Sloane Street and Harvey Nicks, and a 30-minute ride from the West End. The many late-night bars of  Earl's Court are just a stroll away.


Twenty Nevern Square was reviewed for Room for Romance by Mike North

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Dining in
Breakfast and drinks are served in the ground floor cafe area.


Breakfast
Full breakfast is served until 9.30am (weekdays) and 10.30am (weekends).

Room service
Available 24 hours a day





See & Do
There’s more than enough to keep you occupied here. Earls Court Exhibition Centre and Olympia are both on your doorstep, so you could take in one of the blockbuster shows or events there. You’re not far from the shops and bars of Kensington High Street, Kensington Gardens, and Fulham and Chelsea football clubs.

Spa
Guests can use the nearby Soho Gym for GBP 5 a day.

Diary Dates

March
Window-shop for your dream abode at the Ideal Home Show at nearby Olympia.

June
Guzzle strawberries and watch some of the tennis greats in action at Wimbledon or – even closer – warming up at the Hurlingham Club.

GETTING THERE

Location
Twenty Nevern Square, London SW5 9PD

Parking
Car spaces (bookable in advance) are charged at GBP 20 a day.

Trains
Underground: Earls Court (three minutes) or West Brompton (seven minutes).

Taxis
Approx GBP 37 from Heathrow Airport.

Airport
Heathrow – 30-60 minutes by road (depending on traffic) or 55 minutes by tube.



ESSENTIAL INFO

Rates guide
GBP 90 - 250

Open/closed
Open all year

Minimum night stay?
No

Check-in
2pm

Check-out
11am

Children
Welcome

Pets
No

Air conditioning
Not available as standard – but portable air conditioning units are available.

Wedding license?
No – but wedding parties of up to 40 can be accommodated if the nuptials are held nearby.