Hostels in London

Positiv:: Lage, Architektur, hippe Atmosphäre.

Negativ:: sparsamen Kissen

Positiv:: Very well located and nice staff at reception. The beds have their own curtain which i think it's very helpful to keep privacy. I had to pay an extra for breakfast but it ended up being very good for the price.

Negativ:: Check-out's a bit early.

Positiv:: Loaction perfect, If you have plan you to visit whole london places, take this one

Negativ:: Ok All the rest was good,

Positiv:: Alles. Top Hostel. Tolles Zimmer. Super nettes Personal. Sehr gute Underground Anbindung.

Negativ:: Es gibt absolut nichts zu beanstanden.

Positiv:: Lounge is good. The location is very convenient to eat, transportation and food shopping.

Negativ:: It's crowded and noise in the bedroom.

Positiv:: Staff was friendly most of the times Rooms were clean and quiet

Negativ:: Very small kitchen Bathroom is shared, and there is no privacy I was in the basement floor in August, very hot at night and no fans

Positiv:: Die Lage ist prima! Der Fußweg zur Underground-Station ist nicht sehr weit und die Stadtmitte erreicht man mit der Tube auch schnell. Für Alleinreisende, die London in ein paar Tagen besichtigen wollen, ist das große Mehrbettzimmer völlig in Ordnung. Viel Platz für die Sachen gab es zwar nicht, dafür war es, trotz der vielen Betten, sehr ruhig im Raum. Falls man im Hostel Frühstücken möchte, direkt bei der Buchung mit angeben, somit spart man sich ein etwas Geld - Buffet war gut!

Positiv:: Definitely one of the better managed dorm style lodgings in London. A true treat central location

Negativ:: Drains in sink and shower weren't draining well and a bit clogged. Room was too warm without the noisy floor fan circulating air

Positiv:: The location was great, and the staff were excellent. The receptionists were nice enough, and very professional. Breakfast was well worth the money, and the lounge was excellent to catch up to my day in the morning. Very pleasant.

Negativ:: To my great chagrin, the bed was just barely long enough for me to fit into (this seems to be a theme in the UK). The shower was absolutely tiny, but for the kind of shared rooms, having a shower is all I expected. There could have been a power socket in the room, but having one in the lounge was good enough.

Positiv:: Very clean, fantastic facilities and the staff are excellent. All round by far the best hostel in London!

Negativ:: N/A

Positiv:: Privacy. The bed is incredibly comfortable, very quiet at night even staying in a 14 people dorm.

Negativ:: The washer was not working very well, after spinning the clothes were still wet, dripping! It needs to get repaired.

Positiv:: I had a great (first time) experience staying in a hostel. I overslept and overstayed, yet the staff was very kind to wave a late check out fee. The receptionist Ou was super friendly and just cool! Thank you! Forgot to mention, the lobby and chill areas are awesome!

Positiv:: Thank you for all the assistance from the staff. They treated me as their friends and it was the best guest house.

Negativ:: Nothing~

Negativ:: Es war insgesamt sehr dreckig. Schimmel im Bad. Die Wasserhähne waren absolut ekelig. Bettlaken sehr abgenutzt.

Positiv:: We could check in early and leave our bags in the luggage room untill our rom was ready. We had a private room for 4 people which had its own bathroom wich was great. The kitchen was great with all the stuff you'd need to cook yourself a meal and eat it.

Negativ:: Wi-fi only works in the reception area.

Positiv:: My rOom looked over street (restaurant, motocycle) which is very noisy, it's Time to invest un conditional air

Negativ:: Ni air conditional

Positiv:: Great location and easy check in/check out!

Negativ:: The room was very hot and there was no air conditioning. It was hard to sleep in the room because I was sweating from the temperature.

Positiv:: Friendly staff

Negativ:: Elevators weren’t working & very hard to carry my suitcase up 3 flights of stairs!

Positiv:: Frühstück gut, kompetentes Personal, gute Lage - 8min zur nächsten U-Bahn.

Negativ:: Leider war der Lift ausser Betrieb (wir waren im 5. Stock) im Zimmer war es viel zu warm ohne Möglichkeit zum Lüften.

Positiv:: -Staff was great, both on check-in and at the bar. -Location of the hostel is great, very central yet in a quiet area. -Overall atmosphere in hostel was good.

Negativ:: -Room however was not that nice in summer, there's no climate control and it always was hotter inside than outside the room, making it hard to sleep. -No WiFi in room

Positiv:: Great location, staff all very helpful.

Negativ:: The mattress felt a bit thin and the lift wasn’t working.

Positiv:: Clean basic room, good location, very friendly staff, nice ambience in the common area

Negativ:: room was on the top floor and it was too hot. window could only be open a little and it wasn't enough to let cool air inside the room

Positiv:: The staff where very helpful and the beds were comfy but the lack of air conditioning was a problem given the heat wave. Fortunatly threre is a branch of rymans that isn't too far and sells usb plug in mini fans. I bought one and tied it to the underside of the bed above me. Problem solved!! The lift was broken. BUT the staff very kindly carried my luggage to my floor for me. (I have a back problem)

Negativ:: bit too far from the city and tricky to find.

Positiv:: neat and clean, staff needs to be considerate towards guests

Negativ:: staff attitude for requests of guests

Positiv:: the location is very good, the stuff are nice, unless it is a little bit hot inside the room due to the hot weather.

Negativ:: there is no hanger, after I wash the clothes, there is no place to put them

Positiv:: Great place to stay

Negativ:: Nth such

Positiv:: Convenient. Very nice and dedicated staff: they do their best to help you out, they are the best!!

Negativ:: I had to move after the first night cause there were many young people to settle together by the time I was there. It's a pity cause I really liked the first room I stayed in; it was a 4 beds female dorm. Afterwards I stayed 5 nights in a tiny 6 mixed beds dorm. We couldn't lock up the bathroom's door, the curtain fell off and no one's came to fix it.

Positiv:: The staff were good enough to move me to another room which is cooler than the first one and is not smelling.

Negativ:: They dont have aircondition, it was reallly warm inside the room and it was smelling.

Positiv:: The Staff is really helpful. They are ready to that extra step for the costumers.

Positiv:: I liked the room itself and beds and location, personal is quite friendly

Negativ:: Everything by extra price such as to leave a laggage for a while, lockers without a lock, a towel, no air condicioner which was just unbearable when it was 31 degree outside and even with 22 it was still really hot inside the room as it was about 8 people inside and opened windows haven't managed to cool the room.

Positiv:: Everything thol

Negativ:: Nothing

Positiv:: The location is okay. It’s quite close to a tube station — Elephant and Castle.

Negativ:: There’s a lot of traffic noise at night. Not great for light sleepers. The bathrooms aren’t very clean either.

Positiv:: • Gute Verbindungen in die Innenstadt • Nettes, hilfsbereites Personal • Bar im Untergeschoss

Negativ:: • Lautstärke im Zimmer, produziert durch eine Klimaanlage, die 24/7 lief. (Zimmer 012) • Hitze im Zimmer war vergleichbar mit einer Sauna. Und war mit Hilfe eines Ventilators schwer zu regulieren. • Frühstück war sehr mager. Kontinental keineswegs. Toast und an guten Tagen Bagels ansonsten nur eine Sorte Käse bzw. Wurst. Tee, Gurken und Tomaten waren auch nicht immer zu haben. Croissants waren vorhanden und ok. • Das WIFI im Zimmer reichte für rein gar nichts. Verbindung wurde andauernd unterbrochen und die Geschwindigkeit lies auch zu wünschen übrig. Ich kann hier nur das superschnelle InLinkUK Free Wifi in der Nähe empfehlen. (100 Mbps UP&DOWN) Es ist zwar anzumerken, dass es sich hier „nur“ um ein Hostel handelt, aber saubere Zimmer und gutes WIFI im 21. Jhd. sollte doch das mindeste sein

Positiv:: Ich war mit Safestay Elefant & Castle sehr zufrieden. Man kann seine Sachen in einen Käfig unter dem Bett sperren - allerdings sollte man ein Vorhängeschloss mitbringen. Man kann aber auch eins für 2 Pfund kaufen. Bad war in Ordnung. Die Toilette ist getrennt vom Bad. Alles sauber. Frühstück war reichhaltig, der Frühstücksraum gemütlich.

Positiv:: Tidy room

Negativ:: I have a difficulty with mobility. I was placed on the first floor and the lift wasn’t working. I reported to the front desk but they told me the place was full. Again, the fire alarm kept going off all through the night creating a lot of pandemonium in the premises

Positiv:: It’s the location and the staff. All the staff are fantastic especially Astrid and the guys at the front desk. They would go the extra mile just to help a customer. So loyal and unique. Last but not the least, the housekeeper, Jamaican lady also went that extra mile to help. Amazing! The staff are very friendly and always helpful, listening and finding solutions to issues at all times. I would call them the Diamond team. Thank you guys and keep up the great work! Well done.

Negativ:: Some guests were not civilized. To them, it was just a basic hostel so they could do anything they liked and nobody should comment. They don’t seem to know the borderline and that’s a shame.

Positiv:: Location, cleanest, nice people

Negativ:: I didn't like the shower cause it automatically stops the water flow after some seconds and then you need to keep pressing the button over and over again..

Positiv:: Best placed I've stayed. Excellent

Negativ:: Nothing

Positiv:: It was fair in general but could have been better overall

Negativ:: A evening meal was unavailable even though self catering was available & not told about or advertised. Breakfast was continental & they could have a had a choice. The staff also did not have a good knowledge of local transport, but when I left I saw two bus stops close by.

Positiv:: Friendly helpful staff meet some lovely people, from over the world.

Negativ:: Room a bit small. But fairly priced.

Positiv:: Location is quiet and close to the train station and bus stop. It's also very close to several parks. The common areas are plentiful which was really nice. The free breakfast we as a good to have.

Negativ:: My room was located in the basement. There were only two small windows to accommodate 10 bed dorm which was quite stuffy. Depending on who you room with it can be a perfect storm for thick gross air... Coffee machine needs to to replenished more frequently with coffee beans.

Positiv:: The price was amazing, for a room in London. The location was not bad, the commute to central London was quite easy. The sheets were more or less clean and the bed was not uncomfortable (though I only slept for an hour, so I’m not the best person to judge)

Negativ:: The rooms were very old and of very poor standard. They look much better on the photos. The bathroom was a nightmare, it was dirty and ridiculously tiny. The breakfast was bad as well, they mostly had burnt toasts, served on dirty plates. They offered croissants but there was actually a sign forbidding the guests to take more than one. The ”safety deposit boxes” that we supposedly had in our rooms were, in fact, drawers, which you could lock if you bought a padlock.

Positiv:: Die schnelle Erreichbarkeit der City und die kostenlose Parkmöglichkeit sind super. Die Sauberkeit im Hostel ist trotz vieler Gäste und Gemeinschaftsbad sehr gut. Auch beim Frühstück wenig Wartezeit. Das es lediglich Toast, Croissant, Müsli, Marmelade, Apfel und Getränke gibt, Ist bekannt. Die Möglichkeit den Kühlschrank, Mikrowelle und Herd zu nutzen aber auch :)

Positiv:: I stayed in twin room and we had a shower just for our room. Croissant was delicious (unfortunately we could have only 1). Staff was nice, bar in the ground floor as well. There was free city map, some discounts and tips what to do in London. I would recommend this hostel for bigger groups of young people, who would like to have some fun, don't expect much and want to save some money.

Negativ:: There was a strange sound in the hall (don't know what was it), wifi did not work in the 3rd floor (or just very poorly) and the breakfast was not so good (especially juices were not much tasty and only few options of food to choose from).

Positiv:: Die Lage war ganz OK. Man kann auch gut draußen sitzen und im Freien den Kaffee bzw. Tee genießen. Gut finde ich auch, dass genug Personal am Empfang sitzt und auch immer jemande anwesend. ist.

Negativ:: Abhängig vom Zimmer gehen die Fenster in den Garten hinaus. In der Nacht sitzen dann die Leute und reden draußen. Dies kann zwar einfach gelöst werden, jedoch ein bischen aufwändig.

Positiv:: Staff was very good and courteous. They allowed us to keep our luggage in luggage room before check-in and roam around the city. They were available for late check-ins. One more added facility was tower fan which was very helpful.

Negativ:: First of all, room was very congested. Bathroom was small and toilet was not that clean. The room we got was in basement, so it was suffocating. We had a 2 night stay and only thing that they did after first night was replacing towels, bed was not done. In breakfast, we had nothing apart from croissant, cereals and bread, that too you can take only one croissant. Location was ok but had a fair walk of 10-12 mins to willesden green underground station.

Positiv:: The location was good and the stuff was nice. The beds in the room have their own curtain to keep privacy (that's a very good detail). Breakfast was for free and fulfilled my expectations.

Negativ:: I stayed at the 4th floor and the noise of the lift coming up and down while i was sleeping was quite annoying.

Positiv:: Location. Price. Staff

Negativ:: Small room, showers door need to be better built or fixed as all water went on floor

Positiv:: Friendly place

Negativ:: Poor breakfast

Positiv:: Location, facilities & friendly staff.

Negativ:: This particular room has 5 beds right next to each other - didn't feel like i had a lot of privacy. No air/con so windows had to be open to a very loud and busy street.

Positiv:: Everything was very clean. Bathroom was small but adequate for us.

Negativ:: The room was very hot. We were given a fan when we asked but it was still very difficult to sleep.

Positiv:: great experience i will recommend for others and I will return back, kind people, good location, comfortable, nice

Negativ:: nothing

Positiv:: The location was great! The bunk beds in the dorm were in nice little niches, so you had some privacy.

Positiv:: I stayed in a 14 bed dorm room for two nights. The plugs and in-built lights for each bed were really appreciated, as was the decent sized locker per bed (bring your own padlock). Beds are packed pretty close together, but they are separated by a board, so it does feel private enough. The hostel has plenty of toilets and private/ block showers and a kitchen (didn't use this). Good Wi-Fi and very close to King's Cross/ Farringdon, would definitely go back again.

Negativ:: The road outside is really noisy and people stand and smoke outside the windows. This can't be helped and earplugs and an eyemask help a bit. Beds are really close together, so could feel a bit crammed in. I didn't mind it though tbh and slept pretty well.

Positiv:: Tolle Lage, coole Leute, super events

Negativ:: Betten waren nicht so bequem und Kissen zu klein

Positiv:: Check-in was easy as. We booked a private twin room and the bottom bunk was a double, which was unexpected but nice! Room had a sink in it, another nicety we didn't expect. Breakfast was filling, if not terribly exciting. Rooms were quiet and there were plenty showers and toilet facilities.

Negativ:: The rooms were super hot and stuffy. No ventilation, no air movement at all. Even with the window open it was very uncomfortable. Beds are typical dorm beds; nothing exciting.

Positiv:: Frühstück war excellent!

Positiv:: Nice and clean

Negativ:: Very Hot room, and was very small. Cleaner came and cleaned during day and threw out one of our water bottles that wasn't in the bin. Lots of stairs, but there is a lift.

Positiv:: My room had large windows open so temperature and ventilation was pretty decent. With earplugs in it was quite possible to sleep, the boards between beds gives a good level of privacy. Large kitchen, good fridge space, the breakfast is the standard continental nothing special however there is nobody checking whether or not each person has paid, so you could theoretically take your chances. Reasonably good location, bit of a pain if you have really heavy luggage but easy if you're travelling light. Felt perfectly safe as a female traveling on my own. Decent standards as with most UK hostels, if you've braved a French or Spanish hostel before then this will be a pleasure in comparison.

Negativ:: Rooms are noisy as doors slam and people snore etc, usual hostel problem. Toilets and showers have no ventilation or fans, a common European issue, this could make it stuffy and smelly in there.

Positiv:: I loved this hostel. The position is excellent (10 mins by walk from King's Cross), the reception is warming, the shared spaces are clean and well kept. The beds are comfortable and they are separated one from each other by a big panel, which ensures you more privacy. The toilets are clean and you have your privacy and they are easy to reach. I can say the same about the showers. All the walls are decorated with nice wall paints, this warm up all the environment. I am really happy of my staying, it was much better than what I'd expected. Oh, I was about to forgot: when you check in they give you a voucher, using which you can have a free drink in the hostel's pub. I did really appreciate this kind present.

Negativ:: The staff was horrible : the lady in charge of check-in was really rude and agressive towards all the patrons. At the check-out, the desk was understaffed and we had to wait 1hr and 15 minutes to give back our key, as it was not allowed to just drop it by the desk.