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The Orange Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

The Lemon Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Kiwi Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Grape Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The dining room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The garden at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Fruit Guest House B&B in London, Fruit Guest House, London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

An inexpensive and cheery little B&B near Paddington

The Lemon Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

The Kiwi Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

The Grape Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

The dining room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

The garden at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London

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The Lemon Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Kiwi Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Grape Room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The dining room at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The garden at the Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

The Fruit Guest House B&B in London (Photo courtesy of the hotel)

Don't let the drab setting in a modern housing estate northwest of Paddington Station fool you.

The four rooms at this little B&B—Lemon, Orange, Grape, and Kiwi—are bright and cheery, and overlook the trees of an internal garden.

Orange sleeps two, with a private ensuite bathroom and flatscreen TV.

Grape sleeps three with a private ensuite bathroom, flatscreen TV, and balcony overlooking the garden.

Lemon and Kiwi are the cheaper rooms. Both sleep two, with an external bathroom shared with the owner (though note: the shower bathroom is downstairs).

The continental breakfast is self-serve but ample, the WiFi is free, and Uros and his mum couldn't be nicer.

It's walking distance from Hyde Park.

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