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With white walls and clean-lined furniture, Ladbroke Gardens is tastefully arranged. Full-length windows offer views across west London’s leafy streets, and the neat rooms are artfully slotted together. The kitchen stands behind a dividing wall, with a breakfast bar overlooking the dining table.
Sights set
Your host is a doctor from Brazil, and his wife is an antiques dealer from Hong Kong. As avid antique collectors too, they love this part of town for Portobello’s legendary market.

Centre stage
The master bedroom is all soft hues and heavy curtains, and the bathroom just beyond gleams with white subway tiles. And here there’s plenty to keep you entertained – the tall bookshelves are well-stocked, and there’s a retro writing desk too. But with Notting Hill’s boutiques and cafés just a stroll way, you’ll probably wish to head beyond the doorstep. From Portobello Road’s antiques to Ladbroke Grove’s stylish eateries, you’ve plenty of choice.