Smart Camden Hostel Reviews

pretty good for the price, specially talking about london. right in front of it there is a bus stop with several buses all the time, including some 24h buses. there are stores, restaurants, clubs and bars around and also 2 underground stations 5-10min walking distance. breakfast is ok, kitchen as well. for me the best part was the big professional hair dryer on the hall! :-) very helpful! i'd stay there again.

Great value for money, especially considering we got a breakfast (of cornflakes and toast), location is brilliant as well! Only thing was some random man slept in my bed so when I crawled in at 5 had nowhere to sleep, but that wasn't the hostel's fault, would just advise any traveller to carefully mark your territory !

Depending on what part of London you want to be in, it's a great location for Camden Town. All the big tourist stuff is pretty far away, but for the price, it was a great place. Felt very clean, and the bed was comfortable. Breakfast in the morning is pretty pathetic, but it's included. The location is surrounded by really cheap food options too.

I was pretty disappointed. It took forever to check in, our room was in the basement next to a door that was wide open to the outside. The bathroom next to the room had only one shower and a one toilet and it wasn't very clean. Plus there was a lot of loud screaming and yelling coming from outside our room around 3:00 in the morning and nothing was done about it. I only got about an hour and a half of sleep due to the poor conditions.

All good, stayed there for a few nights while working and the only thing I can complain about is the noise coming in from the window plus that made by those staying in the same room, but that's what you get when you go for cheap places. Everything else was what I expected for the price I paid.

Nothing too special but did the trick. Pluses: 24 hr reception, free wifi Negatives: You can hear the fire doors slam when people go through them, breakfast sucks

It depends that you want. For me has been perfect because I was for my own to have an evening/night out.

Enjoyed my stay, we had our own room so we didn't need to use the lockers, of which I have no idea how to open. It was an excellent location and good value for money. I would stay there again, but I would appreciate it if the bed sheets could have a better wash next time.

Fairly clean, central location in Camden. Small reception area, could be loud at night, but that's kind of to be expected in Camden

The rooms were comfortable but the kitchen lacks good facilities. I was using a frying pan with no handle to cook... I was happy with everything else. The staff were friendly and helpful.

You get exactly what you pay for- nothing more and nothing less. Rooms aren't very spacious, but the location is top notch and the visitors are so diverse that I got to meet the most interesting and lovely range of people. Lovely place to go alone without being lonely!

Everything was what you could expect for the price paid!

If it weren't for the location I'd never go here, the staff are always either rude/hostile, the beds are poor and closing off the communal area at 11pm was a letdown. Putting lockers under the beds as well is not a good idea given I don't like having some dodgy-looking guy right next to my head for a prolonged period of time while I'm sleeping. I've stayed here 4/5 times before and it's never been great, but after this stay next time I'll just pay a few pounds extra and get a hotel room.

The bathroom light constantly switch off when I'm showering because the motion detector does not detect a person moving in the shower. Another motion detector installed in the shower would be helpful. The breakfast area could be cleaner and less crowded. Instead of one large table, have a few small tables so people could move around easily.

It was a nice stay, next to everything you need for a funny London-trip. The only thing that was disturbing, were those crazy linen for the bed.

I have to say i never had worst experience in my life. If you want to have a good stay in london DO NOT stay here. Its dirty, its tiny, the beds makes so much noise, they charge you even to give information, internet doesnt work, breakfast is disgusting, staff do not speak english, you do not have a place to keep your things safe, staff are rude and perverted, we stayed in a room for 7 days, about 10 people shared the room with us in this time and NONE OF THEM were tourists.

Amazing, friendly and professional staff.

the location is very good, near tube and bus station. however, you must pay by cash to stay here. the room is not clean enough and smelled. will not recommend to friends

We had a pleasant stay and the staff was friendly & helpfull. Thanks to all at Smart Camden!

It was a pleasure to spend a week in this little hostel, very well located, clean enough with showers a little small but with water still warm enough (I appreciated it tow times a day) and a good atmospher with neighbors fairly available to talk in the kichen during breakfast and after dinner. No comparison to the large dormitories. The staff of the desk were all very helpful.