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Hotels with parking in Soho, London

Katarina Novak

Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

Updated 1 August 2026 · 12 London hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in London, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, all five scoring 4.6.

Ham Yard Hotel is the one I would book myself.

Ham Yard Hotel

Highest rated of the five

Ham Yard Hotel

★★★★★4.6 from 3,443 reviews

Ham Yard Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 3,443 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 5 star property, found under Mayfair and around $1064 a night on the dates we checked.

12 hotels in London qualified for this list and five made it. The Londoner is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road

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All five, ranked

  1. Ham Yard Hotel1

    Ham Yard Hotel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 3,443 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  2. The Londoner2

    The Londoner

    ★★★★★4.6 from 2,397 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  3. Hotel Café Royal3

    Hotel Café Royal

    ★★★★★4.6 from 2,184 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte hotel4

    Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte hotel

    ★★★★★4.6 from 1,645 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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  5. Broadwick Soho5

    Broadwick Soho

    ★★★★★4.7 from 272 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly

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How this list was put together

12 London hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Katarina Novak

Katarina Novak Britain and Ireland

Works long ward rotations, then blocks four days off and disappears. Specialises in short trips done well, mostly cities within three hours' flight. Twenty-two logged so far.

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