Daunt Books: Prettiest Bookshop in London?

This weekend, I stopped by Daunt Books in Marylebone. It's a specialist bookshop of the best kind - travel. Ground floor - Europe. Basement - Asia, Africa, Americas etc. Upstairs - second-hand / vintage travel books. Did I mention the place was also extremely pretty? There are roof windows that bring in some lovely light.

On the ground floor and in the basement, there are ratan chairs and tables ... most welcoming. If I was a bookshop owner who loved books and people who read books, I would provide such comfortable chairs too. The basement was especially quiet andI sat there flipping through books of photos from Indonesia, books about Balinese home decor and so on ... does anyone actually buy these "coffee table books"? If I was a bookshop owner who loved money, I would definitely not provide such comfortable chairs.

P.S. Sorry the photos are not that great, I always feel a little guitly taking pictures in such places because it ruins the atmosphere. So I did it quickly, hoping that no one would notice.

Now, back in my armchair at home, the far shores are still calling me. I keep thinking of tranquil beaches, rice fields, massages and volcanoes ... Bali? Lombok? Gili Islands? Throw a dart on the map and see what happens?

Update: On Monday at lunchtime, I went to a travel agency and booked a flight to Jakarta for June. It was Monday, my work mailbox was overflowing with toxic emails from my boss, and I was feeling pretty down. I laughed and giggled and smiled all the way back to the office. ("The essence of pleasure is spontaneity." - a quote by Germaine Greer)

Daunt Books, 83-84 Marylebone High St, W1 (020 7224 2295/http://www.dauntbooks.co.uk/) Baker St tube. Open Mon-Sat 9am-7.30pm, Sun 11am-6pm.