L'oscar London is a hotel in a Grade II listed former Baptist church headquarters at 2-6 Southampton Row, near Covent Garden. It hosts private dinners, drinks receptions, meetings, weddings and civil partnerships in three historic spaces, with capacities from 26 to 180 guests. The interiors were restored and redesigned by the decorator Jacques Garcia.
Seminars and company events
For meetings, the Library on the second floor takes 80 in theatre style, 32 at a long boardroom table, 26 at a wide rectangular table, 24 in U-shape and 12 tables in classroom style. The Committee Room on the first floor is a boardroom for up to 26 with natural daylight and air conditioning. In the Baptist Bar on the ground floor, theatre layouts take 40 to 50 and a Y-shape 30. The Baptist Dome upstairs takes 40 to 50 in theatre style. Equipment across rooms includes a PA and surround sound system, Wi-Fi, a large TV screen or a screen on wheels, a handheld microphone, a lectern with built-in microphone, a flipchart and web conferencing. Menus are available on request.
Weddings and receptions
L'oscar is licensed by Camden Council to host wedding ceremonies and civil partnerships. The site names the Library and the Committee Room as ceremony settings, and the Library holds 70 at a banquet or 80 standing. The Baptist Bar and the Baptist Dome take larger receptions, with 100 and 80 standing guests. The Baptist spaces are available as a semi-private area or for exclusive hire when combined, and the site gives a combined capacity of up to 180. Wedding and entertainment brochures are on the site.
Rooms and capacities
The Committee Room: 76 sqm, up to 40 guests (26 seated, 40 standing). The Library: 96 sqm, up to 80 guests (theatre 80, cabaret 36, banquet 70, standing 80). The Baptist Bar: 122 sqm, up to 100 standing, with restaurant-style seating for 35 to 50 and a long table of 12 to 14. The Baptist Dome: 100 sqm, up to 80 standing and 40 to 70 seated. The Baptist as a whole is listed at 222 sqm and up to 180.
Accommodation
The hotel offers rooms in Superior and Deluxe categories, junior suites including one in the bell tower, and suites such as the Loft Suite, the Studio Suite, the Duplex Balcony Suite and the L'oscar Suite. The number of bedrooms is not stated on the pages read.
Catering
The L'oscar Restaurant has an illuminated onyx bar with a mirrored ceiling, and afternoon tea is served in the former church. Event menus are available on request.
History and setting
The building is a Baroque-style, Grade II listed former church that housed the Baptist Church headquarters. The Baptist space is a restored octagonal chapel from 1856, and the Committee Room has an original 1903 Royal Doulton fireplace. The Library has oak panels, rare books and Venetian masks. The Baptist Bar is fully accessible, with ramps and a discreet side entrance.
Getting there
The address is 2-6 Southampton Row, London WC1B 4AA, close to Covent Garden and Holborn.
