The best hotels in Earl’s Court

This four-star hotel is proof that affordable accommodation needn’t be sterile. A stay here won’t harm your bank balance, but you get much more character for your pennies than you would at a standard budget chain. The contemporary hotel has a chic, east-meets-west vibe, with hand-carved Asian furniture, richly coloured fabrics and lush marble bathrooms. There’s also private gated parking and some rare outside space: a sunny, secluded garden for guests.

Hotel Xenia’s 99 guest rooms come at a fairly reasonable rate for its central location, just a short walk from Earl’s Court underground station. The hotel’s communal areas are bright, bold and colourful, while the rooms themselves are more reserved. A number are a little - as the hotel likes to put it - ‘petite’, but some come with their own private terraces and suites are available. As well as boasting an Italian restaurant and cocktail bar on-site, there’s also a lounge, kitted out with pool and ping pong tables, plus piles of board games.

A four-star hotel just a few minutes walk from Earl’s Court underground station, The Rockwell is an understated, chic option. There are 40 elegant boutique rooms, some with their own private terraces, all decorated in soft fabrics and floral prints. The Rockwell has its own restaurant, serving cocktails, all-day brunch and British cuisine. There’s also a large south-facing garden for guests to relax in.

A red-brick Victorian townhouse is the setting for Hotel Indigo’s Earl’s Court location, as well as restaurant Theo’s Simple Italian, a well presented and affordable all-day deli and eatery from celebrity chef Theo Randall where you’re guaranteed a solid pasta dish. Upstairs, there are 100 individually designed modern hotel rooms, with bold colour accents, quirky feature walls and luxury bathrooms.

The rooms in this Victorian townhouse and annexe, all decked out in modern-colonial style, have a lot going for them. Exotic and antique furnishings are everywhere, with the beds the stars of the show, from elaborately carved four-posters to Egyptian sleigh styles. Marble bathrooms, free wifi and breakfast, iPod docks, a courtyard garden with seating, and rooms with fireplaces and balconies add to the appeal; try to wangle one that looks out onto the pretty eponymous square.