The Soho Hotel, LondonThe Soho Hotel in London, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 4.3 ± 0.2 (solid evidence, 4 of 4 platforms), ranked 8 of 785 hotels we score in London. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.5 before correction: Booking.com 4.5, Tripadvisor 5.0, Google 4.0, Agoda 4.5. Rooms from about $707 a night (cached, not a live quote).The Soho Hotel is a five-star boutique property from the Firmdale group, opened in 2004 and renovated in 2015, standing on a quiet street in London's Soho district. Its 96 bedrooms and suites are individually designed, with floor-to-ceiling warehouse-style windows, and the hotel offers a gym, spa treatments, an on-site restaurant and bar, a private screening room, and family-friendly rooms. Oxford Street, Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus are all within walking distance, so it suits travellers who want to be in the middle of the West End's theatres, shops and nightlife. Rates start at around $707 a night, which puts it firmly in the luxury bracket and beyond many budgets.What stands out

Individually designed rooms with large windows

Quiet street in central Soho

Gym, spa and screening room on site

Walking distance to West End attractions

Watch out for

Nightly rates start above $700

Soho location can be lively at night

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