L'oscar London & L'oscar Restaurant

L'oscar London & L'oscar Restaurant

Overview

L'oscar occupies a striking former church between Bloomsbury and Covent Garden. Its small number of highly individual rooms and lavishly detailed restaurant make the building itself part of the getaway.

Few London hotels make the dining room and bedroom interiors feel so much like part of the same theatrical occasion.

Eat

The L'oscar Restaurant is open across the day for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Mirrored ceilings, gilded panels, original art and an illuminated onyx bar make the room unmistakably theatrical. It is a place to linger over a meal, while the separate Baptist Bar and private rooms offer other ways to spend an evening in the historic building.

The glowing onyx bar and mirrored ceiling give L'oscar Restaurant a very different mood from an ordinary all-day hotel café. Breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner use that room in different ways; the Baptist Bar offers another stop for drinks. If the building's atmosphere is the reason to visit, arrange enough time to enjoy both spaces instead of booking a rushed pre-theatre table.

Sleep

There are 39 individually styled bedrooms and suites. Designer Jacques Garcia has worked with high ceilings, original detail and large windows, so the rooms have far more personality than a standard city hotel. Categories run from Superior rooms to expansive suites; choose according to the space you need and the kind of occasion, and check the breakfast basis of your rate.

A 39-room hotel cannot provide identical rooms in a converted building. Ceiling height, window size and decorative detail are part of the appeal, while a larger suite gives a more comfortable place to linger. Choose a category that matches the occasion and confirm breakfast rather than assuming a luxury rate includes it.

Retreat

The hotel is well placed for the British Museum, Covent Garden and London's theatres. Its appeal lies in the interiors, bars and dining rather than a large spa or pool. A slow morning in the hotel followed by a walk through Bloomsbury makes a particularly easy weekend rhythm.

Bloomsbury and Covent Garden lend themselves to a compact cultural itinerary: museum in the afternoon, dinner at the hotel and a performance or bar afterwards. The interiors create a sense of retreat even without a spa. It suits guests who value design and a distinctive meal over a pool.