About Earls Court Earl's Court for a long time was known as a mecca for London’s huge transient Antipodean population as well as being a well known area of gay culture. Whilst in the past it was somewhat down-at –heel, gentrification has propelled prices for its Victorian houses and grand mansion flats into the stratosphere. The delight of Earl’s Court is that it feels very urbane and cosmopolitan without having lost any of its residential charm. The area is popular with tourists from all over the world as it is populated with a wide variety of hotels – from guesthouses to large chain hotels to smart designer boutique hotels – that charge a fraction of West End prices.