Here's an idea: when you go down for breakfast in the morning, bring your pillow with you and fill it with the unlimited toast and cornflakes they generously offer and you will sleep better at night. Lazy, inattentive, uncaring staff that plays billiards all day and accused one of us of breaking a security camera (pointing at him with a... More

I had to spend a night in London, and booked a bed in a shared dorm for £11, which I felt was a very reasonable price, including breakfast. The ability to check in at any time of night was desirable as it allowed me to make the most of the night and take some night pictures of the city. I... More

I have stayed in lots of places around Europe and the UK and this is by the far the worst. It was like staying in a run down block of council flats. The rooms were scruffy, the bedding old and torn, and the showers dark and dingy. There were a variety of people staying in the hotel, mainly backpackers from... More

When we arrived at Victoria coach station I rang the number (given online) for the free Courtesy coach to come and take us to the hostel. 1st and 2nd call went straight to answerphone. I rang hostel and was told that I had the wrong number. Instead of contacting the driver themselves they gave me another number. I rang the... More

When we got here, their computer's were broken and had no record of our booking, which we'd already paid for. We had to force them to take us in. (When we made the booking we tried to do it over the phone but they refused - "You have to do it online." "That's fine but can you let me know... More

Myself, and 10 other friends of mine stayed at this hostel from the 8th December up till the 12th December 2011. To Begin With, We booked an eight bed Dorm all for ourselves and a 4 bed private room, on our check-in we were informed that the eight bed dorm wasn't available and that instead we would have been given... More

So... It's not a place for you if you're looking for a luxurious place. It's not for you if you're a loner, a cleanness-freak, don't like making friends etc. It IS a great place for you, though, if you are a real traveller, love meeting new people from all over the world, chatting, singing...If the atmosphere is more important to... More

I stayed at this hostel with a group of friends in a privet 4 bedroom room. We left to go sight seeing and when we came back our LOCKED room was broken into, they stole my laptop, my friends entire backpack with his keys, cell phone, and laptop in it, and my other friends ereader- THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF... More