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Astor Victoria Reviews

71 Belgrave Road, Victoria, London, England

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80%Overall Rating

From 583 ratings
  • 79%Character
  • 79%Security
  • 88%Location
  • 84%Staff
  • 79%Atmosphere
  • 73%Cleanliness

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83%

room was very small. bed is short, mostly for me that i am 1.90 cm

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male, 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. I am sorry to hear that our beds were too small for you and I apologise on behalf of the hostel. With regards to the room size, our building is heritage listed and as such we cannot ultra the structure of the building

83%

it's generally good.

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel.

87%

Great place to stay. the staff is very cool.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Mexico
  • Male, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


83%

Very close to the Victoria train station!

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


60%

Bathrooms were quite disgusting, which I know is hard to keep clean with so many residents, but really, two floors without working toilets? Staff were amazingly helpful though, and the location is nice and close to Big Ben and Pimlico Tube.

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. We have since had the bathroom problems fixed, I am sorry that they wre out of order during your stay.

73%

Overall the hostel was good, and in a pinch I would stay there again. The staff was very helpful and the wi-fi was fast and free, which when traveling is a huge help. The bathrooms and the kitchen were fairly questionable at best. And the only issue I had was that the luggage room you use if you arrive early or check out and need a place to leave your bags post stay is barely attended by the staff. They are willing to give anyone the key to get in the room who asks or it is left open.

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


63%

Please improve the bathroom.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. The bathrooms are the hardest part of the building to keep clean as so many people use them and we are trying to improve this aspect of the hostel.

100%

It was amazing place to be,right atmosphere with the added spot of meeting great individuals there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • , 31-40
  • (1 review)


53%

There doesn't seem to be any real intention of running a good hostel among the staff. They are mostly disinterested. Also, they need a new system of security, like a locked front door, and a secure luggage room that anyone can go into isn't secure.

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. I am sorry to hear thta you did not get along well with our staff members, we are generally an excited bunch of young people who are keen to meet new people and share new experiences.

93%

Hostel was great. Staff was very nice to us and they gave us all information that we ask.I will recommend you to my friends and I hope to see you next year. Greetings from Croatia!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Croatia
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. I am glad that you enhoyed your stay here at Astor Victoria, please come visit again!

93%

I absolutely loved my stay at your hostel!It was my first time staying at a hostel i miss the hostel just as much as i miss the city. When i met up with my friends in London i would constantly brag about what a great and laid back atmosphere i was staying in. Everyone was so cool and I think the staff was extremely helpful it felt like i was staying in a college dorm rather then a hostel. You guys are AMAZING keep up the good work. THE ONLY COMPLAINT i have is that the windows where not clean

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

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. Thankyou for leaving such a positive review, we greatly appreciate it. Come and stay again!

87%

Great hostel, good location (near the tube), friendly staff and very clean for such a big hostel. The breakfast was ok, although some juice would be nice. However, there is no lift, and my room was on the top (4th) floor. You need to go up a narrow staircase, which is difficult with a huge suitcase. The 4th floor toilets didn't work during my stay and going down to 3rd or 2nd floor just to go to the toilet was a bit annoying. The rooms could use an extra plug. Would stay again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Slovenia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel.Unfortunetly our building is heriatge listed and as such we cannot make any structural changes to it. I am sorry to hear that the 4th floor bathroom was out of order. Hopefully you will come and stay with us again

93%

I really liked your hostel, good atmosphere, location and the hostel's spirit is perfect and everybody in the staff were nice : )

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Estonia
  • All Male Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. Thank you for leaving such a postive review we enjoy getting such nice feedback from guest. It let's us know we are doing the right things here.

80%

I enjoyed staying at the hostel. It's really close to the metro station and this helps a lot in London. The breakfast is a bit confusing but ok. The bed was ok to.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Apr 2013
  • cfmello5136
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thankyou so much for leaving such a positive review. We are glad that you have enjoyed your time here at Astor Victoria. Your feed back is appreciated and we hope that we get to see you again next time you come to London.

63%

The hostel was fine. The atmosphere was good and I met some nice people. Breakfast was fantastic and, in general, the room was OK. There were no lockers in the room (just a shelf) - that's the only thing I would improve.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you so much for staying with us at Astor Victoria, we take all our reviews seriously and with the feedback you give us we endeavor to better our hostel. We are in the process of updating many of our rooms, so next time you come to London there will be cages fitted into all our rooms.

70%

The Hostel staff was friendly, but the rooms were small and not very clean. There was a shower in the room, which couldn't be closed properly, so the whole night we could hear the falling water drops...and the breakfast was really poor: musli, tea, milk, butter, bread...The location was perfect, is just walking distance to the most important turistic points!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Romania
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


87%

Fantastic place to stay if you are young and traveling alone!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Denmark
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


93%

The only thing I can complain was the cleanliness, the floor in the bedroom was dirty (hair, etc), and same thing for the showers and the toilets floor. But the rest was great! Good point for the little breads for breakfast.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


80%

For £30 a night its a bit expensive for what it is, but I suppose this is balanced out by its location in central London. Clean on the surface but the condition of some of the duvets and mattresses when we took off our sheets left much to be desired. Really friendly staff combined with the fact that we stayed in a room on the top floor with unbeatable views of the London skyline means I would reccommend this hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


80%

It was easy to get to and great value.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 31-40
  • (6 reviews)


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