YHA London Holland Park Reviews

very clean and quite, good price and nice building. would definitely recommend. the only thing I would say is that the walk at night is a little unnerving if alone as it is through a lane way that is fenced in on both sides.

The hostel is actually located in a very nice part of town - although it is about a 4 block walk to the nearest tube stop. But, its in Holland Park which is really beautiful for walking during the day - but a bit hard to find/sketchy at night! If you don't mind sleeping in rooms with 10+ other men/women this is a just fine place to stay but there is little/no privacy. The staff however are very rude and not helpful at all - was very discouraging and all in all I wouldn't stay here again.

Fantastic location

Room was in a horrible 60s/70s era building, no character. Room key didn't work and when I took it back the receptionist didn't even apologise, she just handed me a new card and didn't say a word. Pretty poor. It was pretty clean, but I wouldn't stay again due to the weird vibe. I prefer backpacker hostels. The hostel was full of hundreds of noisy school or college children from France (I think) which was really strange and killed the atmosphere. There was also a lot of older guests in 60s.

All the pictures are of the neat building right on the road, you will actually likely end up in a gross motel looking building next door. The beds are small. Finding the hostel can be a pain. And for the price you can get free wifi and breakfast elsewhere. Here you have to pay for both of those things.

Good value food in the cafe/restaurant. Helpful staff. Comfortable beds and nice hot showers. Didn't like the walk from main road to the hostel in the evening as it was dark and lonely - made me feel a bit scared being a female travelling alone. Everything else was great though.

showers were cold. My booking had been 'cancelled' and had to be rebooked upon arrival.

Pros: good location, gorgeous building, and very quiet due to the lack of a bar (which was great). Cons: Water pressure on taps and shower heads was terrible. The sink left a giant spray of water on the floor every time you tried to wash your hands. There weren't enough chairs (1 chair for a 12 person room is ridiculous, especially considering the amount of bunk beds that weren't at ground level). I also didn't like the fact that the night entrance / exit was difficult to find once the sun set.

I forgot to take earplugs so could hear people coming in and out throughout the night, guess that is expected in any hostel though. The hostel is located in a park which is very dark at night. There is a narrow walkway that seemed scary to walk down on my own between the hostel and the main road. Anyway I later found a safer way of getting to and from the hostel in a residential area.

The hostel is very clean and security, but the staff is not very nice. The hostel is inside the park, very nice, but a little far from the subway station!!

Excellent, though a longish walk from the nearest public transport when it is raining hard!

In general, it is a satisfying experience. This hostel is quite cheap and not so far from the center. They also have almost everything you could need and the staff is very helpful. The only couple of things is that you have to cross a park to get there (not the nicest experience at night), and internet is not free (actually quite expensive). Still, I would recommend this place.

I think there should be somebody to keep people quiet after 22.00 hours, when they stand round in the courtyard not realy knowing what to do - there are many people who just don`t care about others wanting to sleep.

It doesn't have a living room where everyone watches TV and chats casually. Besides, there are too many bed in a room.

great warm welcome nice staff very friendly ,food excellent"don't be afraid to ask for smaller portions" breakfast evening meal both great value for money. i just could'nt fault it, would visit again.THANK YOU " to the staff Merry christmas and happy new year."

sleep disturbed by other guest coming in at all hours of the night, possibly a curfew might be helpful, something like midnight might work..

No free WiFi available. People at the reception were average, not too friendly, in my opinion, for a front of the house role.