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Nothing could have illustrated more aptly Picture Show premiered in the 70s), and The
that we clearly lacked the dough, as it were, to Sloane Club itself, The Apartments provide a
settle in this exclusive enclave. But today, here luxurious alternative to a five-star hotel.
we are, strutting down Chelsea’s fabled streets These 18 serviced accommodations, ranging
to our apartment. from 398 to 1,098 square feet, don’t quite
Or rather…to The Apartments by The Sloane stretch to bowing butlers or curtsying courtiers,
Club, the private members’ club founded by despite the club’s royal roots. But they do offer
Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Helena, in visitors an innovative way to experience London
1922. Housed in late 19th century terraced like a local—a very wealthy local with a 24-hour
mansions on Sloane Gardens, a stone’s throw concierge and in-room spa services.
from Sloane Square Underground Station, The Our one-bedroom “home” (for two glorious
Royal Court Theatre (where The Rocky Horror nights, anyway) encompasses the entire ground

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