B & B Belgravia

I understand lodging in London is expensive and this B & B in the very nice Belgravia neighborhood, close to Buckingham Palace and lots of nice walking venues and restaurants comes at a good price point. The highlights are the adequate breakfast, cooked to order by friendly staff, and the location.
BUT, the room we were in (#13) was pretty funky. Very large windows, with poorly fitting shades, facing the loud busy street with a nearby streetlight blaring in all night long. We had to use hangers to be able to have the windows stay open for ventilation with the shades down. One shade was badly deformed, hardly blocked incoming light at all, and could not be raised completely. One light fixture above the sink was broken, the other was missing a bulb. There was a drip coming out of the light fixture in the shower. And the sliding glass door to the toilet provided little privacy as it did not close completely or even stay in the most closed position it allowed. There is inadequate space to hang towels and the shower has no surface on which to place soap and shampoo except the floor.
I told all of this to the manager, and the light fixtures were fixed after two days and the shade was marginally straightened.
Maybe the other rooms are better. I hope so.

I love this little bed and breakfast. It’s well situated a block or so from a subway stop in an upmarket residential part of London and you get to pretend you live there.
With its modern Ikea-​meets-​Design Within Reach décor, you never feel like you’re at some lame mid-​tier chain hotel or your grandparent’s spare bedroom.
Breakfast is generous and professionally staffed. No itchy small talk. No weird family recipes you feel pressured to try. Everything is pretty standard and comfortingly impersonal without being unfriendly. Hot items (eggs, breakfast meats, etc.) as well as cold items (cereal, fruit, croissants, muffins) are available. Various juices and milks (even soy milk) are also available. And, if you have really unique dietary concerns, you can call ahead and they will make sure they have what you need when you arrive.
Do you like espresso based drinks? They have a commercial grade automatic espresso maker in the lobby that pumps the stuff out in whatever form you’d like (lattes, cappucinos, etc.) 24 – 7. Gratis.
They also have free WiFi.
Although there is no elevator, because it’s a residential walk-​up, who cares? If you pack light or have your husband haul your suitcases up the stairs, it is no problem.
Great price point. Great value. I would say this bed and breakfast is best in class.
A word of warning. Don’t forget you’re in London and accidentally plug your Sonicare toothbrush in without borrowing an adapter.