Central Hostel Reviews

pretty dodgy hostel. filthy bathrooms and the rooms smell. but if you're on a budget it's worth a try.

A good hostel for a low amount of money, I totally recommend it

Lack of communication between staff. Travelling with a group of 4, 2 reservations were "lost" so 2 had to sleep on the floor. Clogged/backed up toilets. Bottom sheet of bedding was changed but duvets are not cleaned between guests. Staff are not knowledgeable about London, they are from other countries (and English is their second language). Directions advertise a free shuttle to the hostel--definitely does not exist. Emails are never responded to.

Probably the worst hostel I have seen in my life. Mold in the bathrooms and common areas, everything felt unclean. No soap in the bathrooms the entire time I stayed there. I think they don't want to spend the $$.The bedding was not changed, I had to ask someone to give me new bedding and it took forever for them to find it. That should be an easy thing to find if it was actually changed frequently. Lost a few of my groups reservations and they had to sleep on a mattress on the floor. WORST EVER.

We thought a youth hostel meant "young" people. But apparently the age limit is 60 and they will let 65 slide if they are cool.

Very Helpfull and friendly staff!! all of them.

It's a great hostel, very well located and with a terrifc staff! I will certainly stay there the next time I go to London.

Very good from A to Z. Staff made sure we got everything needed. Enjoyed having a shower in the dormitory. Very nice hostel.

This hostel is very dirty. And its strange because i would always see staff cleaning the toilets, but both the rooms & toilets were dirty, not to mention the kitchen! In the room i stayed in there was a very bizarre person who lived there and had tape all over the place with the word private written on it. tho its well located, they could clean up a little bit more.

Some rooms need to be cleaned and it would be good if them had lockers

This was my second stay there. Can't beat it for Central London!

Very friendly staff - good location - will be going back in 2012!

tout d'abord les aspects négatifs : l'insalubrité et la saleté: les conditions d'hygiène et de sécurité ne sont pas respectées. Les douches sont infectes et partiellement disponibles !!? L'auberge propose un service de navette gratuit sur le net et personne parmi le personnel n'est capable de vous permettre d'en bénéfier! Aspects positifs : situation géographique, le prix , le calme malgré l'isolation phonique inexistante. j'oubliais ! La cuisine dans 1 cave est ridicule et insalubre !!

There are no lockers in the rooms which is a bit annoying and the staff is not helpful at all. The hostel is well situated though.

I had a great journey in Hostelworld and the room was clean. Unfortunately, the nights were cold because the heater was not switched on and I think it didn't work :(

I visit this hostel for 20 years.......

I\'ve been travelling around a lot & never in my life have I stayed at a hostel like this. SInce I lived in London for a year I didnt expect much for the money but friendliness should definitely be included. Also the pictures on the website do not give a proper image of what it really looks like. To top it off cleaning staff asked me whether I had a problem when I was waiting for him to finish to have a shower. It is nor normal to clean at 9am when ppl want to get ready to go out. I was not happy

-dirty bathroom -very small rooms with bad air because u weren't able to open the windows -noisy at night because the pipes of the bathroom were directly in the ceiling of the room -not very central although its name is Central Hostel -I had problems to find the entrance to the hostel because it is located in a basement...

In a great location, within walking distance of Hyde Park, and Notting Hill. And around the corner from the tube station. A nice warm place to come home to. on the downside, the floors were creaky which meant anyone coming in late woke everyone up.

the hostel staff was really rude especially the cleaning service. the hostel is very dirty.