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St Christopher's Village Reviews

165 Borough High Street, London, England

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80%Overall Rating

From 422 ratings
  • 80%Character
  • 80%Security
  • 87%Location
  • 82%Staff
  • 82%Atmosphere
  • 69%Cleanliness

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83%

I've stayed in a lot of hostels and this was very good. Good atmosphere between the bar and staff. The other reviews on here said that the bathrooms weren't clean but honestly I thought that was an exaggeration. They need a bit of renovation but the staff do keep them pretty clean (same with the rooms). Also liked the free wi-fi and breakfasts plus its a cheap honest and well located. Would recommend it to any backpackers.


93%

I still say it's a good hostel to St-Christopher's Village is now the worst it gets too expensive to be hosts at the hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 12 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Portugal
  • Male 41+
  • (6 reviews)


93%

We booked a privative room, but the really bad surprise was to be just near to a dorm full of spanish really noisy who made a fiesta locca in the corridor ... Really cool if you want to relax ! Anyway, the rest was find, and the receptionist was really cool and friendly. If i have an other occasion like this one, i would come back!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello and thank you for your feedback on our hostel. We're sorry to hear about the noise, but we're always happy to hear about people having a good time at The Village! We aim for fun, and are always happy to hear the sounds of it. Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you back again sometime. Don't forget St. Christopher's have locations all over Europe and the UK so you know you always have a bed with us! Thanks Again, St. Christopher's Team

87%

small but very good prize, easy, nice location, friendly stuff, but cold showers & dirty bathrooms

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi and thanks for leaving your thoughts on our hostel! We're glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We apologize if you found the bathrooms in a dirty state. We do clean all of our showers and toilets three times daily, but it is a challenge to stay ahead of the mess sometimes. We are unaware of having had no hot water at any time during your stay and regret that you might have found cold showers. Any time this happens, notifying the staff is always the best thing we can suggest as we are happy to check on the matter and direct you to a hot shower in one of our many shower rooms on any floor. Good travels to you! Sincerely, St. Christopher's Team

97%

Hostel was wey good. I met some great people from all over the world and really enjoyed my stay there. Location is very good also.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thnaks you for summing up in just a couple of sentences everything which we strive to provide our guests. We're pleased you had a memorable stay here and we thank you for the great review! Best of luck in all your travels! Sincerely, St. Christopher's Team

100%

I had a wonderful time in here, the staff working in the hostel was one of the best!!! and location is great too

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Female 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


100%

I absolutely loved this hostel! The staff were so nice, they answered any questions we had and even told us places to see in the area. They give you a free tour of London- we didn't go on it because we wanted to explore on our own but it was still a really nice gesture. I would stay here again in a heartbeat!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
And this hostel absolutly loved you! Thanks so much for the ace review! It makes out day when we get such positive feedback as our guests are what we care about the most! Come back and stay with us anytime and best of luck in all your future travels! Sincerely, St. Christopher's Team

87%

The hostel has no kitchen and you have to share very little bathrooms with your hole floor so they are never clean. Otherwise its a very good hostel. Definitively, the place you want to go if you are young and want to have fun.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Argentina
  • Male 18-24
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
HI and thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on our hostel. As advertized, we do not have a kitchen. We offer a microwave and kettle with plenty of cutlery, condiments, free tea and coffee, etc. all in our Chill Out Room. The toilets are cleaned three times a day, and there are loads of them throughout the hostel. At peek times theyu can get very busy in the mornings and we apologize for any inconvenience you may have had. Best wishes for the duration of your journey! St. Christopher's Team

83%

St Christopher's village is overall a good hostel, nice staff and just the right amount of rooms/travellers. It has a good location close to bus stops, the subway, starbucks etc. THe only minus would be that the toilets were hard to flush and that you could check in only after 14.00 a clock and not sooner.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • All Female Group 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We're glad to hear you enjoyed your stay at St. Christopher's Village. Thanks for the nice review. We're sorry you found our 2 PM check-in time inconvenient, but it is standard for most hostels in London. We do encourage guests to make themselves at home in the hostel until the room is available and offer lockers for luggage storage so that guests arriving can drop their stuff and enjoy their day in the city. Besides, if we pushed the time back any more, we would have to get people out of bed earlier for check-out time and I don't think anybody wants that! Sincerely, St. Christopher's Team

90%

Great way to meet new people. The "chill" room is very cozy and makes it easy for anyone to meet new people. The beds were clean and the showers had hot water(which was great)! The staff was friendly and very helpful as well.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for the nice review! We love positive feedback. Meeting new people is what the trip is all about, and we're glad you found our hostel a great place to do just that. That's what we're all about! Thanks Again, St. Christopher's Team

97%

Almost everythingw as excellent./ A very friendly hostel which is the reason I choose to stay here for my visits to London. My only pointers would be that the Toilet's could be a bit cleaner. they could possibly do with a refurbishment. Also a TV or two for the residents would be awesome.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi and thanks for the great review. We have thought about tv's in the past, but we decided that we already have loads of tv's in the bar and putting tv's in the common room would A) stifle the atmosphere and discourage people from interacting and B) might prove a disruption to guests not wanting to watch tv. We do offer our very own cinema room and we have loads of free DVD's available at reception. Next time you're in you should definitely give it a go! It's like your own personal cinema... Just add fresh popcorn! Thanks much and looking forward to having you back, St. Christopher's Team

97%

amazing people and hostel, always something to do and people to meet. such a nice experience !

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Brilliant to hear, mate! So glad that you found our place to be exactly what we strive to make it! Come back anytime! St. Christopher's Team

80%

This Hostel is still one of the funniest where I had the chance to stay, that's a shame that they had a heater problem this time.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello again! Thanks for the nice review and our sincerest apologies if you found any problems with the heat. Notifying our staff of any heating isssues is always the best way to get warm. Often other guests have turned the heaters off... If you have a broken heater, we will bring you all the heaters we can find. We hate to heat we had cold guests. Sincerely, St. Christopher's Team

83%

Excellent location. Great value.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Poland
  • Male 31-40
  • (3 reviews)


90%

Excellent staff. Perhaps more power points in chill out room.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We agree on both points. (haha!) In all seriousness, thanks fr the suggestion and we will look into haveing more power points available in the common rooms. Thanks for the ace review! St. Christopher's Team

97%

I had an awesome stay! My friends and I had a really good time and I love all the events you guys put on!! My only complaint would be no hot water from the sink taps! Makes shaving a chore! Thanks though!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 Feb 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Shaving with no hot water is even worse than a chore. It's motivation to grow a beard. We're very sorry you experienced a lack of hot water in the sinks, but we have sorted the problem which was a short-lived one, but a very annoying one for the hairy men of the world... Glad you had a great stay anyway and we hope to have you back! St. Christopher's Team

83%

good loction near kings cross, great bar, great common area, good rooms with lockers. bathrooms not always clean, no kitchen


80%

very n!ce place to stay, recommendable. nice evenings at belushis bar in the basement of st.christorpher, and nice movies in the little cinema in the back of the hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi and thnaks for your review! We're glad you enjoyed your stay with us and found time to appreciate our little cinema! Movie nights rule. Best of luck in all your travels, St. Christopher's Team

83%

Awesome place to stay especailly for partying. Downside is no kitchen.


83%

Reception staff need proper customer service training . Most were good but one was downright dreadful - consistency needed. Policies need to match policies at other St Christophers especially regarding discounts. I simply don't know whether every member of staff is applying discounts in the same way. On my current booking 5th to 9th Feb no discount applied. Customer loyalty? Also, the 121 site down the road had a major heating problem. Charlie the manageress was good

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • (Gender undisclosed) 41+
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hello and thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. First off, we're very sorry if you had a bad experience with any member of our staff. Our staff are our biggest point of pride, and we strive to make our guests feel welcome and at home in our hostel. Being the manager of the hostel, I take full responsibility for any service rendered that was less than amazing. That being said, I trained my staff and my own standards of customer service are very high and thus I expect the same from them in return. I am proud of my staff and appreciate all the hard work they do to make The Village the amazing hostel that it is. Our discount policy is known as our Beds and Bars discount. With a St. Christopher's B&B card you receive 10% off any stay booked through St. Christopher's at any St. Christopher's. They also give you 10% off anything in our bar as well as access to a special drinks menu allowed only to our guests. We do not, however, continuously discount extended bookings. Discounts on accomodation are good on initial arrival only. Hope this helps to clear things up. THanks again, Patrick Kipfmiller Hostel Manager St. Christopher's Village

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