Fifteen brunettes, sorted by the line that brings each one to W2

Laura and Vanessa both live a few minutes from the station. Laura, green eyed with light brown hair lifted by the summer, rides and skis and can take same day requests from midday. Vanessa, 173 cm with a sandy balayage, is easiest to book midweek and collects fragrances and phrasebooks with the same enthusiasm.

Three companions set out from Soho. Jasmin, petite with straight chestnut hair, boards the Elizabeth line and is at Paddington around five minutes later, which is why a start after nine suits her. Tiffany, chocolate brown and quick to spot a detail, takes the Central line to Lancaster Gate in about fifteen minutes and likes midweek evenings straight after office hours. Molly, dark brown waves and a big laugh, reaches Marble Arch in about fifteen minutes and begins at ten at night.

Liana, a reader of French novels with neat chestnut hair, is two Bakerloo stops from the platforms and seldom more than twenty minutes from a lobby. Rosa, chestnut curls and a Sunday to Thursday diary, reaches Bayswater from Marylebone in about fifteen. Samanta, sleek dark brown at 174 cm, takes a quick cab from Mayfair and likes dinner plans fixed by three in the afternoon.

Bianka has light brown lengths with sunny ends and firm opinions on Italian cooking, and she asks for a day's notice before dinner. Sonya, hazel eyed and calm, crosses the park in roughly fifteen minutes and books between five and ten in the evening. Margo, very straight dark brown hair and a quiet air of mystery, is best planned a week ahead for an overnight.

Michelle, tall and talkative, is about twenty minutes by cab from Chelsea and tends to confirm fast. Stacy, the tallest brunette at 176 cm, usually arrives within half an hour and welcomes a short notice request. Lucy, curly haired and an amateur astronomer, needs about twenty five minutes from Pimlico. Tina, espresso brown and hard to fluster, allows around twenty five from Covent Garden and often manages the same evening.

Six of the fifteen are also on the petite list and six on slim and slender, with Lucy on both. For a night out along Portobello and Queensway, the desk most often suggests Jasmin, Stacy or Tina, since all three enjoy a late bar with good music.

First, what time do you want her at the door? That alone removes several names, because Molly starts late, Sonya finishes by ten and Tiffany keeps to midweek. Second, is dinner part of it? If so, Bianka, Samanta and Rosa rise to the top. Third, how much notice can you give? Margo and Liana like time to plan, while Stacy, Michelle and Tina are the likeliest yes for tonight. Whatever the answers, one hour starts at £250 and the rates page shows every step after that.