The museums close at six, and west London changes character soon afterwards. The bars along the King's Road fill, the basement jazz rooms begin tuning up, and Notting Hill's cocktail bars lower their lights. A night out with a companion means sharing all of it with someone who knows which door to try next, and who can tell when an evening wants one more stop and when it wants none.
Three hours at £700 suit most nights out, with four hours at £900 for a longer route that takes in dinner. One quarter of the fee, moved by bank transfer, holds the evening as with any standard booking. The bar tab and any tickets belong to the evening you share, separate from her fee, which covers time and companionship only. The full ladder is published on the rates page.
05 companions suited
Arranged by message, confirmed in writing
A good night out here rarely stays in one postcode. It might open with a cocktail under the glass roof at Bluebird in Chelsea, move on to the candlelit tables of the Troubadour on Old Brompton Road, and finish in a low-lit bar off Portobello Road in Notting Hill. Taxis between them take minutes at that hour. The desk can propose a route, or you can hand her your own plan and let her adjust it as the night unfolds.
West London is quietly excellent for live music. The 606 Club on Lots Road keeps its tables close to the stage and its sets late, exactly as a jazz basement should. The Troubadour in Earls Court has sent more than one famous voice on from its small stage. From July into September the Proms run almost nightly at the Royal Albert Hall, and a late Prom is one of the most graceful ways to begin an evening in SW7 before the bars take over.
Beyond the music rooms, the district keeps a bar for most states of mind. On the King's Road, the Cadogan Arms suits a first drink among dark wood. Trailer Happiness, below street level on Portobello Road, is devoted to rum, and The Distillery a few doors along pours gin made under its own roof. Hotel bars count too: Blakes on Roland Gardens is dim and theatrical, ideal for a last glass once the streets have gone quiet.
Nights out go best with a loose plan and a firm finishing time. Give the desk a starting point and a finishing time; everything in between can move. She watches the clock for both of you, suggests water between rounds without making a point of it, and will steer towards a quieter bar if the conversation deserves one. If a venue is full or the band disappoints, there is always another two streets away.
Let the desk know the smartest place on the route. A Chelsea cocktail bar and a jazz club share a dress code of smart and dark, and she will match yours so that neither of you feels out of place at any door. Some late venues expect reservations at weekends, so a table booked in your name for the first stop keeps the night from beginning in a queue.
Plenty of nights out finish where they started, with a nightcap in your hotel bar before the booked time closes. Others end at the last venue, with a taxi called for each of you. Either is fine; say which you would prefer, and she will plan the final hour around it rather than letting the evening simply run out.
Angelika reserves the right table at the 606 Club and happily stays for the final set. Molly can name a classic car at twenty paces and always has the next bar in mind. Stacy will track down a late comedy night if one exists anywhere within a taxi ride. Roxi loves the Troubadour's candlelight because the music never drowns the talk, and Tina knows the Portobello Road bars by their gin. Molly, Stacy and Tina are all listed among the brunettes.
You do, as on any evening out together. Her fee covers her time and company; the bar bill sits apart from it.
Yes, and many do, with a nightcap in the hotel bar or your room before the booking ends at the agreed time.
No. The desk keeps no closing hour, so the night lasts as long as the booking you chose. If it may continue until morning, an overnight suits better.
Often, particularly with companions who welcome late messages. Write with the starting point and time, and the desk will say who is free within 10 to 15 minutes.
Write once on WhatsApp or Telegram with the time and the address. A person on the desk answers within 10 to 15 minutes, day or night, and a verified companion is usually with you inside the hour.
