I read some very bad reviews about this hostel, but for me it was a great experience. The rooms are not the best, but the cleanliness were acceptable. It looks very different than other hostels but in a good way. Bar is cheap and very easy to make friends. I was never bored, they have live music, sport events and... More

Stayed here with my girlfriend, and we don't demand much. We had been around in many hostels and just wanted a place to sleep. But as we unfortunately choose this hostel due to reviews on hostels.com, we were to be dissapointed. Unfortunately, it was a saturday night with a compulsory (always in england?) kareoke night. It went on til' about... More

this is without any doubt the worst place I have ever been in my entire life. Bestplace in paddington (the name sounds like a joke) is a hostel/dormitory in one of the noisy street in london (ambulances and police cars at every hour of the night). I was so stupid/unlucky to book a private twin room with shared bathroom to... More

Fantastic location but nothing spectacular. We stayed on a Good Friday weekend cos we couldn't find availability elsewhere. 6 bed bunk that we shared with others. All very basic and simple. Breakfast was eatable but the worst bfast we had on our entire trip. If you are looking for a nice stay and willing to fork out the excess cash,... More

The UK tends to be expensive to travel through and I was just looking for somewhere cheap to sleep - this was about 12 Euro for a dorm so it fit the bill. It's above a pub and the staff work out of the pub during the day. The staff are very nice and as a solo female traveller they... More