The minute I walk through the door of my £3.5m Chelsea penthouse, I feel very much at home. The white piano, the Oriental-style gold wall-screens, the silver lobster on the dining room table, the rooftop views over the houses of people poorer than myself - these are me to a T.

But the Independent's Christopher Middleton never really finds out whether it's him to a T, although he does spend a night at 35 Benham House in the King's Chelsea development (on the King's Road). It's a kind of try-before-you-don't-buy experiment. But being a journalist (or perhaps the bed was just so damn comfy) he finds all his neighbours have gone to work by the time he gets up, and he spends his day wishing the show flat's bread was edible and the TV tuned in. Seriously, though... it reads like a bit of a wasted opportunity. Those of us who can't afford to live in these kind of pads tell ourselves they're soulless and lacking in community spirit. But, apparently, the gym is packed from 6-8am. Pity he didn't get up a bit earlier. I wonder what a packed 6am gym is like when it's attached to King's Chelsea? Competitive iron pumping? Friendly financial markets gossip? Anybody out there know, and want to spill the beans?