The Z Hotel Soho

The Z Hotel Soho is a budget hotel on Moor Street, at the edge of Soho close to Cambridge Circus and the theatres of Shaftesbury Avenue. Part of the Z Hotels group, it is built around the idea of compact, well-designed rooms in central locations at prices well below most hotels in the area. The rooms are small, but they include the essentials, and the location puts much of the West End within walking distance.

Room types include the Z Single for one person, the Z Inside Double, which has no window, the Z Double and the Z Queen, along with a Z Accessible room with wheelchair access and an adapted shower. Rooms range from around 8 to 14 square metres. All rooms have an en-suite shower, crisp bed linen, air conditioning, a flat-screen television, tea and coffee and free Wi-Fi. Breakfast is offered, and the hotel's café serves food and drinks; members of the Z Hotels scheme receive benefits such as complimentary cheese and wine and discounts on food and drinks.

The Z Hotel Soho suits budget travellers, solo visitors, couples on a short city break and theatregoers who want to be close to the action without paying luxury prices. It is ideal if you plan to spend most of your time out exploring and need a clean, comfortable base. Families should check the room options carefully, as the rooms are compact and suited mainly to one or two people.

Bookings can be made through the official website, and members can request early check-in or late check-out subject to availability. If natural light matters to you, choose a room type other than the Inside Double. Staff can store luggage before check-in and after check-out, which is useful if you arrive early or leave late. Because the hotel sits in one of the busiest parts of the West End, the surrounding streets can be lively late into the night.

Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road Underground stations are a few minutes' walk away, and Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross are also within easy reach. Cambridge Circus, Chinatown, Covent Garden and the restaurants and bars of Soho are on the doorstep, and Soho Square and Ronnie Scott's are only a short stroll away.