Egerton Terrace is a quiet Knightsbridge street, and The Egerton House Hotel uses that quiet setting to its advantage. With only 28 rooms, the property feels closer to a private townhouse than a full-scale hotel, combining traditional English decoration, antiques, artwork and rich fabrics across individually styled bedrooms and suites. Afternoon tea is served in the Drawing Room; the intimate bar is particularly associated with martinis. Harrods and Brompton Road are nearby, but the surrounding street remains comparatively calm. The hotel’s identity rests less on large facilities than on its compact public rooms, personal scale and discreet façade behind the Victoria and Albert Museum.