The best hotels near Holland Park

From the chain behind Ibis and Novotel, London’s first Dorsett hotel is a handsome beast. Eight storeys of rooms have been created behind the façade of a 1920s cinema right on Shepherd’s Bush, albeit a good 25 minute walk (or quick bus) from Holland Park. Art Deco features have been retained, but this is a sleek, modern place, with many eager nods to Asian travellers, not least Shikumen, the Chinese restaurant that supplements an all-day brasserie and handsome lobby bar.

Also located in Shepherd’s Bush, K West claims to be the coolest hotel in west London – and it’s probably right, notwithstanding a mostly business clientele. It’s an easy 20 minute stroll to Holland Park, but feels like a different London, with severe glass-box architecture and catwalk rock’n’roll decor. There are good facilities too, including a small gym and extensive spa, which not only has a whirlpool bath, steam room and sauna, but a snow room too.

Rather smart, the Rockwell – and just a 15 minute walk from Holland Park. The premises are listed, so the 40 rooms are all different (from garden rooms with little patios on the ground floor up to a couple of singles with skylights), but wood and glowing colour accents warm up the appealing decor. There’s a power shower, Starck fittings and bespoke cabinets in all the bathrooms, and triple-glazing ensuring you never notice the noisy road just outside.

OK, not everywhere you might stay is a distance from Holland Park: this fancy-pants hostel is actually inside the park – with one of its three buildings forming part of the original, Grade I-listed, Blitz-wrecked Jacobean palace. There’s a lovely courtyard garden (just in case the surrounding park isn’t enough for you) and the 368-bed capacity is filled out with a handful of private rooms, including a family room with rooftop terrace. For the price: superb.

On a private square in Earl’s Court 15 minutes walk from Holland Park, Twenty Nevern is smart for the price, a Victorian townhouse with Middle Eastern exotica to freshen up the decor. The well-equipped rooms (TVs, docking stations, wifi) are rather squeezed into the property, and vary hugely in size and layout – all the way up to the Pasha, Scheherazade and Ottoman Suites, some with access to a rear courtyard. There’s an appealing hotel lounge too.