The Hoxton, Shoreditch

About The Hoxton, Shoreditch

The Hoxton on Great Eastern Street was the first of the group and remains the one that set the pattern: a big open lobby that functions as a public living room and workspace, a bar that fills with people who are not staying at the hotel, and bedrooms priced by size rather than by view. It was fully refurbished in 2025, so the fittings are current, with parquet floors and industrial detailing running through the 210 rooms.

Rooms are graded from Shoebox upwards through Snug, Cosy and Roomy. The Shoebox is genuinely small and priced accordingly; Cosy is the sensible choice for two people staying more than a night. All of them have decent beds, good showers, and a hanging breakfast bag left on the door in the morning with granola, yoghurt, fruit and juice, which is included in the rate. There is no minibar charge for the water and there is no resort fee, which in central London is worth something.

Two restaurants sit in the building. Il Bambini Club does seasonal pizza, fresh pasta and cocktails at ground level, and Llama Inn is a Peruvian rooftop restaurant with a terrace looking over the City towers. Both are popular with locals, which keeps the place from feeling like a hotel bubble.

Shoreditch is the draw. Brick Lane, Spitalfields Market, Columbia Road flower market on Sundays and the Old Street bars are all within walking distance, and Liverpool Street and Old Street stations put the rest of London within twenty minutes. It is lively rather than restful, and better suited to a weekend of eating and drinking than to a quiet break.