I debated whether or not to write this review as I feel that I might let the cat out of the bag about this wonderful jewel in the crown...and I don't want to have to compete for a room in future ! This oasis in Sloane Square, with its sumptuously cozy reception rooms, gorgeous private garden, a check in involving being welcomed in, seated at a lovely desk and attended to as you ease in to your stay, and tea time, prosecco time and - best of all - nightly hot chocolate time is simply ideal. It was clear from those I met that most guests are return visitors and likely second generation of Draycott devotees. The bedroom I stayed in (the Redgrave, at the top of the house) was charming, comfortable and quiet. The entire experience was "wealthy and erudite great aunt invites you - her favourite niece - for a weekend up in London". The staff, of course, sent the experience over the top: while breakfast room, late afternoon porter and morning office teams were personable and friendly, Sherlun, Rana and John deserve a special note. These gentlemen, in their own unique ways, were clearly "wealthy great aunts' trusted and loyal retinue", who naturally anticipated your every need. Looking forward to my return.

Another lovely stay at the Draycott last month, our third in three years. We have tried other hotels in between time (including the recently opened Vintry and Mercer) but they are soulless. The Draycott is warm and friendly and so are the staff. I don't understand the previous comment about limited breakfast options. There are many classic English breakfast options on the menu. If you don't want a traditional breakfast don't stay in a traditional hotel, try a large soulless hotel with a big buffet. Our breakfasts were delicious and prepared with care (I am very fussy about my food) and the young waitress looking after us was engaging and efficient. Our room was our favourite yet and we will request this on our next stay. Some of the decor needs refreshing in the public areas. The stairs look particularly shabby but there is a painting program in place. My only comment for improvement is on some discrepancy in information given by the reservation staff. This hotel, at its usual rates, is above our budget. We are only able to stay here if we find a third party deal. When I rang in December 2018 to ask if there were any prices to match what we had paid the first year we stayed in 2017, the reservation lady I spoke to was very helpful and, after checking with her manager, she offered me the same price as a third party deal that was currently on which I had not spotted. This time, in December 2019, I rang reservations again but a different reservation lady told me that there were no currently no third party deals on (not true) and that the hotel never match any third party offers (also not true given my experience the previous year). She truly was obstructive, telling me how the prices of running a hotel were going up and she didn't even ask the dates we were looking to stay in January to see what price they could offer us until I pressed her. Needless to say we did not book directly with the hotel this time and booked through the third party that had an offer on. This is a shame as we do prefer to book directly with hotels when we can. Nonetheless we will return.

Stayed here for two nights this week. Lovely old building with lots of period features. We had a deluxe double which is one of their mid range rooms but it was big with period furniture, huge bed and decent en suite. Staff are very friendly and helpful. They are only doing room service for breakfast due to the breakfast room being small and COVID precautions but there is a huge choice of items and you can book a time slot to suit, up to 10am. Free afternoon tea at 4pm, free glass of fizz at 6pm and free hot chocolate at 9:30pm. Plenty of bars restaurants etc on nearby King’s Road. It’s not a cheap option but for London it’s reasonably priced and would definitely stay there again