Why overcomplicate things? A stay at North Audley Street 3 is just so simple. Perfectly attuned to its purpose, all is light and bright, minimalist and modern. There’s an easy sophistication to the high ceilings and period features, an unfussy luxury to the vintage-style chairs, roll-top bath and immaculate bedroom. Perhaps you’ll pour a glass in the dusky kitchen, perhaps you’ll lounge on the squidgy couch, or perhaps you’ll admire the architecture through the window. Which reminds us. What could be simpler than living plum in the middle of town, with everything from Selfridges to The Serpentine within a languid stroll?

Easy going

Your host is a finance professional turned entrepreneur. Originally from Trinidad, he’s lived in London ten years and just loves this central, yet calm, location.

A picnic

Whether you’ve been shopping at Oxford Street or strolling wistfully through the park, this home is a welcome hideaway. So, jump upstairs and embrace the sitting room’s easy elegance. You’ve period armchairs, a tufted sofa in tasty green, and a table for four that gazes onto the bustle downstairs. Flick on the wall-mounted TV and cosy down, or hop over to the kitchen to get cooking. With its deep brown surfaces and slick granite worktops, you’re sure to dish up something sophisticated for tea.

Slumber is simple in the elegant bedroom, and not only because of our crisp, luxury linen. Calming in white, you’ve more period features, twin bedside lamps and a reassuringly ample wardrobe. But before you turn in, or head out, put our White Company toiletries to good use with a soak in the ensuite’s delectable roll-top bath.

Plain sailing

You’re tucked just off Oxford Street, while Selfridges is so close you’ll see it as soon as you step outside. Lope around Hyde Park, dine in Covent Garden or sink a pint or two in the pubs of Soho. If you’re artily inclined, you’ve the Wallace Collection, the National Gallery and the popular playhouses of theatreland. It’s just a case of fitting everything in…