West End escorts across W1 and WC2, from the interval to the last drink
The West End is the part of London that keeps its lights on out of habit. Shaftesbury Avenue fills and empties twice in an evening, the Haymarket queues form under the porticos, Regent Street curves away in one long lit sweep, and at the bottom of it all the fountains of Trafalgar Square carry on without an audience. W1 and WC2 hold the theatres, the cinemas, the late kitchens and most of the hotel rooms a visitor actually wants.
This page is the umbrella above the smaller doors: the whole quarter from Regent Street to Northumberland Avenue, written for the evening that starts at a curtain or a table and ends in a room. Hotels, stations, timing around a show and the names who are closest when the applause stops are all below. Figures live on the rates page, and the copy and send message waits on the booking page.
Stations, on foot
- Piccadilly CircusBakerloo, Piccadilly2′walk
- Leicester SquareNorthern, Piccadilly3′walk
- Covent GardenPiccadilly6′walk
Walking times run from the station exit into West End. She comes straight to your door, whatever the hour.
Your address
- HotelsW1 · WC2 · room visits
- ApartmentsServiced and short stay
- ResidencesPrivate homes
- Any hourDay, late or overnight
Outcall only. Tell the host where you are staying and any arrival notes for the front desk.
On the list for West End
Any lady on the list can be with you in West End. Open a card for her file and a message with her name in it.
Angelika
Bianka
Cindy
Danielle
Jasmin
Karolina
Laura
Lea
Liana
Lucy
Luna
Margo
Michelle
Milena
Molly
Nancy
Nora
Patricia
Rosa
Roxi
Samanta
Sonya
Stacy
Thea
Tiffany
Tina
Vanessa
Violetta
Where the quarter begins and ends
No two Londoners draw the same border. For the house it runs from the Quadrant of Regent Street east over Shaftesbury Avenue, down the Haymarket to Pall Mall, along the Strand as far as the Aldwych, and back up Charing Cross Road. Inside that shape sit around forty theatres, the big cinemas, the auction rooms, the National Gallery steps and a dozen hotels with doormen who have seen every possible hour of arrival.
The quarter keeps two clocks. Before eight it belongs to people hurrying to a seat, and the pre theatre menus turn tables at speed. After eleven it belongs to whoever is left: the bars refill, the Chinatown kitchens take their late orders, and the side streets go quiet far faster than visitors expect. A lady who knows the district can put an evening on either clock.
Rooms in the middle of the lights
Hotel Café Royal sits on the curve of Regent Street with the old gilded room downstairs for a drink before anything else. The Londoner faces Leicester Square, deep and polished, with a green roof above and a cinema of its own below. W London, on the Wardour Street corner, is the darkest lobby in the quarter and the least remarkable place to cross. The Savoy stands at the end of the Strand where the cars still turn in on the right. St Martins Lane keeps its lobby behind coloured glass a minute from the Coliseum, and Sofitel London St James occupies a former banking hall on Waterloo Place.
We name them as landmarks, never as associates. No hotel in W1 or WC2 has an agreement with the house, and the arrangement is the same in each: your visitor arrives, asks for nothing at the desk and walks to the lift. Serviced apartments off the Aldwych and private flats above Charing Cross Road are visited on identical terms.
Two minutes to the Circus, three to the Square
Piccadilly Circus is the closest station to the middle of the district, about 2 minutes on foot, with the Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines. Leicester Square is roughly 3 minutes away on the Northern and Piccadilly lines, and Covent Garden station, Piccadilly line only, is about 6 minutes east through the lanes.
Between ten and eleven those platforms are the busiest in London, which is why ladies often finish the last stretch on foot. It is quicker than a cab on Shaftesbury Avenue at that hour and quieter at the hotel entrance, where no car needs to sit waiting with its engine running.
Booking around a curtain time
Two shapes cover almost every request. The first includes the performance: tell the host the theatre and the time the curtain goes up, book a few hours ahead, and she meets you in the foyer or the bar next door, dressed for the stalls. The four hour dinner date at £900 holds a table, a show and a drink afterwards without anybody watching the time.
The second starts when the show ends. Message during the day or in the interval, name your hotel and an hour, and the reply comes back inside 10 to 15 minutes. After written confirmation she is usually with you inside the hour, which is roughly the time it takes to leave an auditorium, find your coat and walk back. Two hours at £500 or three at £700 suit that half of the evening.
The checks are the same whichever shape you choose: full name, hotel and room confirmed once over WhatsApp or Telegram, a quarter of the fee by bank transfer to hold a standard booking, half for an overnight or an event with the travel share of it non refundable. Travel across Zones 1 and 2 is inside the figure, so nothing is added for the ride.
A theatre night, timed to the minute
18:15, oysters and a glass at J Sheekey in St Martin's Court, where the panelled rooms have been feeding theatre crowds for longer than anyone can remember. 19:30, curtain up, with the interval drinks ordered in advance so neither of you queues. 22:10, out into the crowd on the Avenue and a short walk to the American Bar at The Savoy, where the pianist plays until late. 23:30, the room, the window and the second act argued out properly.
Or shift the whole thing later. Supper at the Delaunay on the Aldwych, a nightcap where you are staying, one hour from £250 if all you want is the quiet end of the evening. Booked as an overnight at £1,800 the same night simply keeps going until breakfast.
Who is closest when the applause stops
Nobody on the list lives on Shaftesbury Avenue itself, but several are minutes away. From Soho, Jasmin after nine, Molly from ten onwards and Tiffany on a midweek evening are the fastest doors to open. From Covent Garden, Karolina knows the Coliseum programme by heart, Nancy is warm company for a late supper, and Tina dresses better than most of the stalls.
For a booking that includes the performance, Samanta plays the violin and listens to a score properly, while Luna reads new plays and will have an opinion by the interval. Both come in from Mayfair, a short ride away. The rest of the guest list covers the quarter on the same terms.
The quarter, door by door
Each corner of the West End has its own page. Soho is the village in the middle, Chinatown the late kitchens below it, Leicester Square the cinemas, Piccadilly Circus the crossing, Carnaby the courtyards to the west and Charing Cross the foot of the whole district. North of Oxford Street, Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road mark the boundary where the quarter hands over to the shops.
West End, asked at the door
Short, plain answers. Anything else, the host takes by message at any hour.
Yes. Give the host a few hours notice, name the theatre and the curtain time, and she will meet you in the foyer or the bar beside it. The booking starts at the hour you agree to meet, so the interval and the walk back are part of it.
Usually inside the hour of written confirmation, and quicker when the lady you chose is already in W1. Between ten and eleven the roads around Shaftesbury Avenue are at their worst, and the host will give you an honest time rather than a flattering one.
Hotel Café Royal, The Londoner, W London, The Savoy, St Martins Lane and Sofitel London St James among many others, plus serviced flats and private addresses. None of them is a partner of the house; she simply arrives as your guest.
Four hours at £900 covers a table, a performance and a drink afterwards. Three hours is £700 and two hours £500, with an hour from £250 for the quiet end of the night. Travel in Zones 1 and 2 is already included.
No. A host reads messages at every hour, and the small hours run on exactly the same terms as the early evening. Tell us the hotel and the room, and the answer comes back in minutes.
Other doors
The same card opens every one of them. Choose a neighbourhood for its hotels, stations and answers.
Soho
Arrivals at The Soho Hotel and Ham Yard Hotel, and private addresses close by.
Leicester Square
Leicester Square sits 1 minute away on foot.
Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus sits 1 minute away on foot.
Chinatown
Leicester Square sits 2 minutes away on foot.
Carnaby
Oxford Circus sits 3 minutes away on foot.
Charing Cross
Charing Cross sits 1 minute away on foot.
Oxford Circus
Arrivals at The Langham, and private addresses close by.
Fitzrovia
Goodge Street sits 3 minutes away on foot.
Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road sits 1 minute away on foot.
W1D
The W1D map: its districts, streets and doors in one place.
West End, after dark
Tell the host where you are staying in West End and when. The rest is arranged quietly.