L'oscar is a boutique hotel at 2-6 Southampton Row in Holborn, set in the Grade II listed former headquarters of the Baptist Church. Its event spaces have original Arts and Crafts features: the first-floor Committee Room with a 1903 Royal Doulton fireplace, the oak-panelled Library with rare books and Venetian masks, and the Baptist, a restored 1856 octagonal chapel with a glass-topped dome, upstairs dining and a downstairs bar. They host private dinners, drinks receptions, meetings, weddings and civil partnerships, with the Baptist taking up to 180 standing across both floors.
L'oscar is a boutique hotel at 2-6 Southampton Row in Holborn, set in the Grade II listed former headquarters of the Baptist Church. Its event spaces have original Arts and Crafts features: the first-floor Committee Room with a 1903 Royal Doulton fireplace, the oak-panelled Library with rare books and Venetian masks, and the Baptist, a restored 1856 octagonal chapel with a glass-topped dome, upstairs dining and a downstairs bar. They host private dinners, drinks receptions, meetings, weddings and civil partnerships, with the Baptist taking up to 180 standing across both floors.
Featured space
The Library Room
✦ Matched space
The Library is a second-floor room of oak panels, glass cabinets of rare books and theatrical Venetian masks beneath arched windows and a decorated ceiling. It seats 70 for a banquet, 80 theatre-style or for a standing reception, and has AV, natural daylight and air conditioning.
Space photos
Seated70
Standing80
PrivacyPrivate
Price guideMinimum spend from £2,500
Other spaces
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The Committee Room is on the first floor, with an original 1903 Royal Doulton fireplace, oak panelling and a long oak dining table. It seats 26 for lunch, dinner or a boardroom meeting and takes 40 for a standing reception.
Seated
26
Standing
40
Privacy
Private
Price guide
Minimum spend from £2,000
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The Baptist Bar is the ground floor of the restored 1856 octagonal chapel, with a full bar, timber columns and a discreet side entrance. It is fully accessible and takes up to 100 for a standing reception or 35 to 50 restaurant-style, as a semi-private space or combined with the Dome for exclusive hire.
Seated
35
Standing
100
Privacy
Private
Price guide
Minimum spend from £4,000
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The Baptist Dome is the upper floor of the octagonal chapel, beneath its glass-topped dome and overlooking the bar below from a balcony. It seats 40 to 70 for lunch or dinner and takes 80 standing, with its own bar area.
Seated
70
Standing
80
Privacy
Private
Price guide
Minimum spend from £4,000
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Taking both floors of the Baptist gives exclusive use of the restored 1856 chapel: the glass-domed upstairs dining room and the downstairs bar, for up to 70 seated or 180 standing.