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Astor Victoria Reviews

71 Belgrave Road, Victoria, London, England

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81%Overall Rating

From 587 ratings
  • 79%Character
  • 79%Security
  • 88%Location
  • 85%Staff
  • 79%Atmosphere
  • 73%Cleanliness

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67%

Decent hostel. Room was narrow but clean. Showers had hot water. Good breakfast selection. Closest tube station is Pimlico, which only has the Victoria line, but was also walking distance to Victoria.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 21 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (1 review)


67%

Was a bit annoyed with the booking - apparently booking 4 beds in a 4 bed room does not guarantee that you will all be together - we were split up all over the hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)


53%

The rooms and bathrooms are very small and they aren´t clean.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Mixed Group, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


80%

Staff was very polite and helpful. During the second night, the fire alarm rang at 4 AM...never got an explanation about what happened. Still, overall it was a nice place to stay.


80%

Overall a very pleasant stay. Location is great, not far away from Victoria Station. Enough showers and bathrooms, so never had to wait. Also, breakfast was very good. Overall we enjoyed our stay very much.


90%

Very good stay, very good breakfast !! The only thing that went wrong was the shower which wasn't very convenient.... We'll come back :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


70%

Overall, it was pretty much as expected. Only 1 electrical outlet in a room for 6 people which was a little frustrating after a day of traveling an everyone needing to charge their phones. Also the "en suite" bathroom was a shower with a see through glass door in the middle of the room so there was really no privacy. Additional showers were close by and much more private. Staff were very nice and helpful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 19 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


60%

Spent a night in 8-bed dorm. Over the night guests were arriving to the room and kept waking me up. The guest below me smelled so bad they I thought I will go crazy. Bathroom was extremely small. Toilet was blocked over the whole night. Shower rooms extremely inconvenient. Don't recommend. It's better to spend 10 Pounds more and sleep normally.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


100%

The hostel had a great location close to everything, the staff was very friendly as well. The breakfast was free and they had a fully equipped kitchen if you are looking to save some money. The rooms were very clean and spacious I would recommend this hostel and I would stay there again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


100%

Wonderful manager

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


90%

I stayed at Astor Victoria Hostel for 4 days. I think there would be security problems. For example I took my money and my valuable things with me when I was going to outside. However, the staff are very kind and helpful. I loved Astor Victoria :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Turkey
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We love you too!! Thanks for the comments, next time you would be welcome to use the free lockers provided if you wanted to lock your valuables. We hope we get to see you again next time you come to visit London! =)

93%

Some guests could be rather loud at night.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


77%

Breakfast was very basic with very little choices. Tiny basin in the bathrooms that makes washing up in the morning really difficult. Not practical to use the basin in the sleeping too in order no to wake up the fellow roommates in the morning.


83%

A good place to stay. It has a nice location. Things that could be better: More places in the bedrooms to charge eletronic devices In my bedroom the sink, the shower and the toilet weren't at the same place. It could be together!!! Anyway, I'd stay at Astor's Victoria again if I returned to London one day. Thanks!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2013
  • ottoecv
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


97%

Definitely the best hostel I've been at in London. Great location, friendly staff - however, the guy in my room wasn't very clean, and he had often drinks and food under his bed. Cleanliness control should be more strict.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2013
  • jcamerico
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
We are so glad that you've enjoyed your stay, we try to make our stay as enjoyable as we can for all our guests. We always appreciate your comments and have monitored our cleanliness policies more closely. We hope to see you again soon.

87%

GOOD It's in a very central position, 30 min walking to reach the principal monuments. Rooms are quite big (we were in a six-bed room). It's clean and the staff is very nice. Not expensive at all! BAD The sinks in the bathrooms are ridicolous, and the hot/cold water tap are useless. Braekfast was poor and didn't convinced us (better to have a traditional breakfast in some pub or to go to Pimlico Fresh =) ).

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
We are glad you have enjoyed your stay. Thank you so much for your comments, we really appreciate the feed back and are always looking at ways to make our guests stay more enjoyable.

80%

was the best B&B I stayed in London so far ...

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for leaving such a postive review, we are happy that you had such an enjoyable stay here at Astor Victoria. Hopefully next time you visit London you will stay with us again

83%

I had a wonderful stay at the Astor Victoria. The only downfall was that the toilets didn't flush very well.. Other then that.. I will definitely be back again :)

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

I was impressed by the atmosphere introduced by the guys/girls on the reception! They really make you feel welcome. Excellent idea to organise the "Crepes Party". On the downside, the toilets and the showers could be more convenient. MY first addition would be to install some new hangers on the walls, or make sure that somehow clothes could be laid somewhere without getting wet. Alltogether very good! I would recommend and revisit gladly!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Greece
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We're so glad you enjoyed the crepes party! We love the opportunity to get to know the guests, thanks for the lovely comments. We will certainly take your comments on board and look to implement them in the future. We hope we get to see you again next time you are in London.

87%

It's actually my 3rd times staying here, and I enjoy my stay everytime. Excellent location, 10 mins walk from train and coach station and 3 mins from tube. And really friendly staff.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (12 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thankyou so much for leaving such a positive review. We are glad that you have had such an enjoyable time here at Astor Victoria and we hope to see you again next time you come to London

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