London, United Kingdom

Ham Yard Hotel

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The takeaway

Choose Ham Yard for Kit Kemp’s vivid Soho design and the rare city-hotel combination of West End access, a rooftop garden and vintage bowling.

About the hotel

In Soho, between a tree-lined pedestrian courtyard and the busy streets of London’s West End, Ham Yard combines 91 individually designed bedrooms and suites with 24 separately listed residences for longer stays. Kit Kemp’s expressive interiors give the hotel a strong sense of place, while its rooftop garden, restaurant, theatre and vintage bowling alley make the property more than a base for sightseeing. Mayfair, Theatreland and central shopping streets are within easy reach.

Choose it if

You want Soho and West End theatres, shops and restaurants close at hand; Piccadilly Circus is a short walk away.
You value distinctive, individually designed rooms and shared spaces rather than a restrained, uniform hotel interior.
You would use the rooftop garden, hotel restaurant or on-site bowling alley as part of a city stay.

Skip it if

You need on-site parking: the hotel says it does not have any.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests describe a stay at Ham Yard as lovely, and another guest praises the rooms. That guest found its atmosphere different from the Soho Hotel, which they considered cozier.

Discussion is limited; these accounts offer a glimpse rather than a broad verdict.

“We did three nights at the Ham Yard and it was lovely.”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · May 25, 2026

“I stayed at Ham Yard a couple of weeks ago - great rooms but different atmosphere. Soho Hotel is much cozier.”

r/chubbytravel ↗ · Apr 27, 2025

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