Blakes Hotel

These Anouska Hempel-designed 22–25sq m rooms have opulent furnishings, some with gilded and carved swan bedsteads, some with dove-grey walls and intricate friezes, or script-emblazoned wallpaper. There's a queen-size bed, vintage botany prints hung on the walls and a mid-size bathroom, which comes with a shower over the bath tub (one has a freestanding bath tub in the bedroom under the eaves. Rooms have a Bang & Olufsen TV and iPod dock, Biedermer-style desk and free WiFi.

These lavish Anouska Hempel-designed rooms (25–35sq m) are spacious and richly decorated, with a seating area and European king-size bed. Some have French gilded antique swan beds, others have four-posters, and all are filled with antique Biedermeier furnishings. Colour schemes vary; there's a pale-grey Venetian room with with stencilled floors and gold accents; a theatrical room dressed in Napoleonic gold and black, with Versailles-inspired prints; and a room with a La Carmona bed, saffron- and rust-coloured walls and prints of corralled Japanese Shuijo horses on the walls. Rooms have a Bang & Olufsen TV and iPod dock, desk and free WiFi.

These sleek 18sq m rooms are individually designed; each has a double bed and an ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower. There’s also a writing desk, WiFi, a Bang & Olufsen TV with Sky satellite, Bang & Olufsen iPod dock and a Nespresso machine.

These decadently dressed suites are very spacious (40–50sq m), with high ceilings and a separate, elegant seating area. Designed by Anouska Hempel, suites have a mixture of European king-size beds and four-posters. The One-Bedroom Suite (402) is modern, minimalist and monochrome, with contemporary furnishings, architectural etchings hanging over the bed, and a white-marble ensuite with twin sinks, a bath tub and shower. The copper and black Biedermeier Suite (209) has antique furnishings and prints in the bedroom and living room, including a hand-carved four-poster bed, and the Hastens Suite (309) is more masculine in tone, with a charcoal and grey colour scheme, antique furnishings and a bathroom decked out in 17th-century National Trust prints. The dove-grey Dorien Grey Suite (409) is so handsome you'll wonder if there's a decrepit-looking painting of it stashed in Blakes' attic.

These cosy rooms are designed for the solo traveller. Each 14-15sq m room is individually designed and has a single bed and a marble ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower. There’s also a writing desk, WiFi, a Bang & Olufsen TV with Sky satellite, Bang & Olufsen iPod dock and a Nespresso machine.

Signature Suites – designed by Anouska Hempel – are open-plan and roughly 45sq m in size; each has a European king-size bed, a Bang & Olufsen TV and phone, iPod dock and free WiFi. The Corfu Suite (505) is white on white, with a veil-swathed four-poster, mother of pearl-inlaid furnishings, a white floor, high ceiling and trompe-l'œil paintings on the walls. Ideal for honeymoons, it even has its own front door, leading to the courtyard. The Prague Suite (103) has a four-poster draped with pewter silks, enriched with intricate gold stencilling. Literary Smiths will love the Library Suite (009), which is styled like a gentlemens’ club, with bookshelves lining the walls, antique furnishings, luxe fabrics and a moody colour scheme. The Venetian Suite (003) is decorated in shades of grey, with an elaborate four-poster, inlaid with Murano glass panels. The bathroom is spacious and there are French doors leading to a small terrace. And the theatric red and gold Cardinal Suite (109) has a lavish four-poster bed, and a large ensuite with an antique bath tub.