Hazlitt's

Verdict

Hazlitt's is one of Soho's most characterful small hotels, and for first-timers, the address alone tells you something useful: 6 Frith Street puts you within a short walk of Soho's restaurants, bars, and the West End's theatres. If you want a boutique London base with personality — antique furniture, narrow Georgian staircases, no gym, no spa, no corporate polish — this is worth booking. If you need those amenities, look elsewhere.

The Experience

Hazlitt's occupies three Georgian townhouses built in 1718, and the rooms reflect that: four-poster beds, roll-leading baths, and period details you won't find at a modern Soho hotel. For first-timers, the key thing to know is that the building's age is both the draw and the trade-off. Rooms vary significantly in size and layout. The larger suites, typically in the higher room tiers, give you proportionately more space and tend to have the most distinctive period features, including the more substantial baths and better natural light. If you're considering Hazlitt's, booking a suite rather than a standard room makes a meaningful difference to the experience you get, and is likely where the value is concentrated given the hotel's character-led positioning.

There is no restaurant on-site, which is a practical point worth knowing before you arrive. Soho is well-provisioned for dining, and being on Frith Street means you're within easy reach of a wide range of options. Browse our full London restaurants guide to plan ahead. Likewise, for drinks, our full London bars guide covers the neighbourhood thoroughly.

Booking Hazlitt's is direct, rated easy relative to comparable London boutique hotels. That said, the hotel has a small room count, so if you're targeting a specific room category or planning around a high-demand period (Christmas, summer, major London events), book at least four to six weeks out. Last-minute availability does exist, but you'll lose the ability to select room type. Our full London hotels guide covers the wider field if you're still deciding between properties.

For context on what else London's boutique and luxury hotel market offers, properties like NoMad London and 11 Cadogan Gardens occupy a similar independent-hotel register, while Claridge's and The Connaught sit further up the service-and-amenity scale. For countryside alternatives when London isn't the destination, Lime Wood in Lyndhurst, The Newt in Somerset, and Gleneagles in Auchterarder are worth comparing. Internationally, Aman New York and Amangiri in Canyon Point offer a sense of how Hazlitt's character-first approach compares at global scale.