Hotel 41

What the classifiers highlight

On Buckingham Palace Road, six minutes' walk from the changing of the guard, this 28-room townhouse hotel runs on a black-and-white scheme with brass fixtures and checkerboard tile underfoot. Forbes notes the Savoir beds, Bose docks and Penhaligon's-stocked marble bathrooms, plus a champagne trolley at check-in and a guest pantry open to raid after hours.