The Z Hotel Piccadilly
by the TopOfHotel team
The Z Hotel Piccadilly is the most central hotel on this list — built for night owls who want Soho on their doorstep.
The Z Hotel Piccadilly is the most central hotel on this list — built for night owls who want Soho on their doorstep.
In-Depth Review
The Z Hotel Piccadilly is the most central branch of the Z Hotels chain in London — it sits on Orange Street, just a 2-minute walk from Piccadilly Circus. It scores 8.6/10 overall from guests who book it for the heart-of-Theatre-Land-and-Soho location.
Rooms and decor
The rooms are what you'd expect from Z Hotels — pod-style and designed to use every inch. You get a soft double bed, a flatscreen TV, free Wi-Fi and a modern walk-in shower. They're small by the chain's standard, but everything is laid out to work. The cheapest Inside rooms have no window at all, while Comfy rooms get a small one. Reviews suggest asking for a high floor away from the main road to keep the Soho noise down.
Food and amenities
There's no restaurant in the hotel, but there is complimentary wine and cheese every evening, a 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi throughout. You won't miss the kitchen — Soho and Chinatown wrap the hotel with thousands of restaurants of every nationality, and Chinatown is a 3-minute walk with food running until 2am.
Location and getting there
This is the draw. Piccadilly Circus Tube is a 2-minute walk on the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines, with Leicester Square 4 minutes away and Oxford Circus 6. More than 30 West End theatres around Piccadilly sit within a 10-minute walk. Trafalgar Square is 5 minutes off and Buckingham Palace about 12.
Things to know before booking
Soho is lively and loud into the early hours, so light sleepers should request an upper floor set back from the main road. The cheapest Inside rooms have no window — fine if you only sleep there, but specify at booking. And rooms are compact by design, with little room to spread out on a longer stay.
Our take
The Z Hotel Piccadilly suits solo travelers and night-owl couples who want the dead center of Theatre Land and Soho — out for a show, a pub crawl and back in bed within minutes. At around $100 a night in this neighborhood, it's a deal you simply won't find elsewhere.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- The most central location in London — you're right at Piccadilly Circus and on the edge of Soho, so almost nothing on a first-timer's list is more than a short walk away.
- Piccadilly Circus Tube is a 2-minute walk, served by both the Piccadilly and Bakerloo lines, with Leicester Square 4 minutes away and Oxford Circus 6.
- More than 30 West End theatres sit within a 10-minute walk, which makes catching an evening show and walking home afterwards effortless.
- Chinatown is 3 minutes away with food running until 2am, and Trafalgar Square is 5 minutes off — handy for late dinners and early sightseeing.
- Free cheese and wine every evening, free Wi-Fi and comfortable beds round out a stay that punches above its price.
- Soho is lively and noisy well into the early hours, so light sleepers should ask for an upper-floor room set back from the main road.
- The cheapest Inside rooms have no window at all — fine if you only need the room to sleep, but specify your preference at booking.
- Rooms are compact by design, like every Z Hotels branch, so there's little space to spread out luggage for a longer stay.
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Insider Tips
- Ask for a high floor away from the main road at booking — it's the single best move for dodging the Soho late-night noise.
- Skip the windowless Inside room only if a window matters to you; otherwise it's the cheapest way into this address, and you barely use the room by day.
- Walk 3 minutes to Chinatown for food that runs until 2am after a West End show rather than hunting for a late kitchen nearby.