That’s where I tend to stay; so I should hang out in the bar at somewhere on Park Lane and see who’s sitting solo and looks keen to talk?
You want a busy large upmarket bar
Usually tacked on to a pukka hotel
Look for an elegant fittie on her jack at the bar [when you wouldnt expect her to be]
Who is paying attention to the room & will likely be sitting where she can survey who's coming & going etc & catch people's eyes
She'll be at the bar rather than a table so if you get the look / 'come on' its easy to engage in convo *
Order a drink from next to where she is, "would you like one too ? blah blah"
Hopefully thunderbirds are go
Harvey Niks Knightsbridge 5th floor bar worth a visit suppoosedly, i havent been
Novichok ooops Novikov in Mayfair deffo ruskie roger moores especially later in the evening, 300+ the hour
I do like it abroad as you mention where you do have to make some effort, however the odds are heavily stacked on your side
Here more difficult, however there is the fun of the chase & not knowing in advance whats can materialise
Edit: * and if you dont get to cross eyes with her you can also meander over & do the same drinks etc