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The Hoxton, Holborn
Hotel lobby · Holborn, London, United Kingdom
Laptop etiquette
- Laptops welcome · 7
Extremely popular with remote workers; it becomes very crowded and lively throughout the day.
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The signals
Iffy for calls
Fast and steady — just not the quietest spot for a call.
Average of 7 speed tests filed here — every dot is one test, the green mark is the average.
7 reports · spread 3–5
1 = Patchy · 5 = Rock-solid
7 reports · spread 2–4
1 = Bustling · 5 = Silent
7 reports · spread 2–4
1 = No sockets · 5 = Sockets everywhere
7 reports · spread 3–5
1 = Cramped · 5 = Loungey
7 reports · all within a point
1 = Dim · 5 = Bright
How it compares in London
- Wi-Fi57 Mbps
Faster than 4 of 8 measured spots in London
- Quiet3.3/5
Quieter than 3 of 8 measured spots in London
Ranked against every London spot we’ve measured — a map pin can’t tell you that.
Best time to go
Quietest in the evening — noise 2.0/5 from 1 report.
Most people report working here in the afternoon — 3 of 7 reports.
Bars are how many reports came from each window, not a live busyness feed.
RWA write-up
A hotel lobby in Holborn, London, averaging 57 Mbps across 7 speed tests, laptops welcome, rated 3.3/5 for quiet. 7 people have filed 7 reports here, and every number on this page is computed from them.
What people mention
Where it is
Holborn, London, United Kingdom
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Community reports
Newest 24 Jul 2026 · oldest 7 Jan 2026
These are all launch-dataset reports — every one carries a “Demo dataset” tag. Real check-ins land alongside them and count the same.
Worked the afternoon ·
Best I have found it - 76 down, a free armchair by the window, and nobody asking whether I was staying the night.
- Wifi holds up
- 5.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 3.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 4.0/5
Worked the morning ·
45 down and very stable, but every low table was taken by breakfast meetings by half nine.
- Wifi holds up
- 5.0/5
- Quiet
- 4.0/5
- Plugs
- 4.0/5
- Seating
- 3.0/5
- Light
- 4.0/5
Worked over lunch ·
The deep sofas near the window are the best seats in the building. Wifi drifts a bit at lunch but recovers.
- Wifi holds up
- 3.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 3.0/5
- Seating
- 5.0/5
- Light
- 3.0/5
Worked the afternoon ·
Calm mid-afternoon between the lunch and after-work crowds. Connection is only middling but it did the job.
- Wifi holds up
- 3.0/5
- Quiet
- 4.0/5
- Plugs
- 3.0/5
- Seating
- 3.0/5
- Light
- 4.0/5
Worked the morning ·
Comfortable and light in the morning, but sockets are almost non-existent so watch your battery.
- Wifi holds up
- 4.0/5
- Quiet
- 3.0/5
- Plugs
- 2.0/5
- Seating
- 4.0/5
- Light
- 3.0/5
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