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Accommodations
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 Some of the Portobello's rooms have become as legendary as the guests themselves. Take the room with the 'waterworks', for example, a suite with what can only be described as a 'Victorian bathing machine': a marvellously eccentric collection of copper pipes, taps and a massive sprinkler, all surgically attached to a turn-of-the-century claw-footed bath. |
 This is a remarkable enough piece in its own right, but picture it standing in the middle of the room on its own little island of black and white marble tiles, directly behind a massive round bed tucked into the bay window, and you begin to grasp why this room has become so famous.
Then there is the 'four-poster room', which contains an Elizabethan bed so large and high that you need a ladder to climb into it. |
 A canopy painted with clouds reinforces the giddy scale. And for those of you who like to hide in attics there are two fully fledged Moroccan chambers tucked under the roof. Moody, dark and dangerously seductive, their rich reds and layers of carpets and cushions evoke the atmosphere of a Berber tent. Unlike most establishments that cater to the elite, the Portobello Hotel recognises that 'elite' does not necessarily mean rich. The Japanese room has a lovely court yard and 2 of our best rooms The Round Bed and The Big Four Poster have balconies overlooking the lovely Stanley Gardens. |
 So in a democratic spirit, it also includes rooms that are realistically affordable. Single rooms, or 'cabin' rooms, do not exactly spoil the guest with space, but the design and decor is no less inventive. Equipped with an extravagantly tented campaign bed, a cabin looks like a place Napoleon might have bedded down for the night. |
| Accommodation Facilities Summary | | In all Accommodations: |  Internet Connection | Telephone | | Satellite/cable TV | In-Room Movies | | Mini-Bar | Tea/Coffee Making Facilities | | Room Service | Fridge | | Hairdryer | Alarm Clock | | Kettle | | | In Double Room Superior: | | Bathrobes | Slippers | | |
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