Hotels in SW3

The Chelsea district of SW3 includes Brompton and part of Knightsbridge as well as plush Chelsea. The area's two long high streets, the Kings Road and the Fulham Road, run parallel to the river, and nowhere in the neighbourhood are you ever more than a few minutes' walk from a world-class restaurant, an exciting little boutique, or an antique shop, with hotels more concentrated up towards fashionable Sloane Square. The artists of the 19th century and the pop singers of the 1960s made their homes here, and there are still a few remnants of the area's Bohemian past. Though the art galleries tend to sell tasteful landscapes, and the cafes no longer host all-night parties, the doyenne of contemporary British art Charles Saatchi chose Chelsea to be the home of his latest gallery, and Vivien Westwood's punk boutique is still open on Kings Road. More