3-night stay in 4-bed mixed dorm in March/April…read more The cafe area was so cute! When we arrived mid afternoon, there were so many people milling about on their laptops or chatting. It gave a pleasant feel. This is also the area you check-in at. The front-desk staff were very friendly and walked us through how to use our key cards and where things were located. The room looked like a dorm room, as expected, with bunk beds and lockers. We also had a private bathroom and shower, which I was pleasantly surprised about. We couldn't get the A/C to work, so we had to keep the windows cracked at all times. It would've been nice to be able to open the window completely for more airflow as it got stuffy/warm often. The beds are a place to sleep... don't expect much comfort. Loved the basement common areas! So much space and unique places to sit. It is also a bar at night with karaoke and lots of people mingling. Overall, it was a clean and fun hostel experience.

I and my wife got the whole room for ourselves and this was during the two day heat wave. So, there…read moreis no option to book AC rooms while booking on their website and apparently they have AC rooms but it's random. You are either lucky enough to get it or not. I don't thinks that's fair. Room service is not prompt. And the restrooms and the rooms stink. Absolutely no ventilation in the restrooms. The only solace is the bar in the basement which has some nice vibe but watered down drinks. The Wombats at Budapest was 10 times better and that's the reason I chose to stay here, but I'm disappointed.

The sports bar downstairs is a part of this hostel situated literally next to the Greenwich…read moreStation. It has a calm atmosphere between the big matches. I visited it for a quick lunch grub. The food arrived fairly quickly and you order it at the bar as usual. I went for a Californian Wrap that came grilled with tasty grilled chicken inside, molten cheese and vegetables. Pretty impressive taste given quite unassuming presentation. I was expecting yet another heated up ready made food but oh yeah I was in for a surprise. Overall, pretty decent place. I suspect it gets much busier during Premiership matches. Mind you, big flat TVs at each corner so each table gets a decent view!

I must not have been there on the day that the friendly staff mentioned in other reviews were…read moreworking. It seemed like I was an inconvenience. It's cleanish, just old and a bit dilapidated. Beds squeak like crazy!!

Uber cool place full of vibrant and supper friendly people. Loved by locals as is always packed…read morewhenever I visit. It doesn't offer anything fancy but still it's a great place for Sunday lunch. They have enormous burger menu and large selection of beers and ales. Also dishes for vegetarians and vegans. Best time to go there is obviously happy hour as pint of beer is only £2.50

Strange place this. What appears to be a little local dive is surprisingly not. Young and friendly…read morebar staff make the normally quiet bar area un-awkward and chilled whilst a strange mix of creative types from the Creek, old regulars and a few hipster students from the nearby Goldsmiths College hang out around the brightly lit room. The pub is a bit dirty, with ugly carpet and sticky tables. Really could do with a nice new lick of paint. Out the back is a pool table and a stage. Definitely a strange vibe here, as upstairs is a hostel so you find many many different types of people coming in and out, but hardly any stay for more than one drink. The strangeness and mystique of this place, along with welcoming staff make me want to come back when i'm next near.

Hmm. I guess you pay for what you get, as this place is pretty cheap with rooms (or, a bed in a…read moreroom) for close to 10 GBP a night. A little grungy, interesting characters...basically, a temporary orphanage for students and the internationally unemployed. We actually lucked out when we stayed here for a few nights before moving into our apartment. We had some nice people in our room (we shared with 6 people) who were respectful and easy-going people, but I can't imagine if that wasn't the case. As for the facilities, they range between adequate and less than adequate. The bunk beds are squeaky, but there was a sink in the room, which was a plus. There were 3 bathrooms on our floor, which was good, but the light wasn't working in one of them (the one that had no windows) so, unless you wanted to do your business in pitch black or take a shower in a dark cave, it wasn't useful. The kitchen was extremely funky, and I don't mean there was a disco ball in there. I'd attempt to describe the putrid rotting food-chemical mix smell, but then I would probably be reminded of it and vomit on my computer. Although it's "illegal" I recommend making sandwiches in your room, or maybe in the common room. The common room is on the small side, but the wi-fi works in there (wi-fi doesn't work in the rooms) and there's a TV that constantly plays "Who's Line Is It Anyway" or "Car Talk". The common room also has a kitchenette and they try to cram everyone in there and serve breakfast from 8-9:30 (SHARP) every morning. As for entertainment, I mostly relied on watching one of the hostel workers communicate with the guests of his daily responsibilities. Perhaps something was lost in translation, but it went something like this: at 9:28, guest walks into the common room, and asks for breakfast. Hostel (or hostile?) worker guys says, "NOW IS 9:30. BREAKFAST IS OVER." (Sad guest turns around and walks back upstairs.) at 10:30, as guests are chillin' in the common room, Hostel worker guy comes in and makes a brief announcement: "NOW IS 10:30. I CLEAN THE COMMON ROOM. YOU MUST LEAVE NOW." (Frightened guests quickly escape common room.) at 10:48, while we were packing our bags to check out, Hostel worker comes into the room and says: "TODAY YOU LEAVE. YOU MUST LEAVE NOW." (To which we replied, thank you, but we've got twelve more minutes to enjoy our lovely stay.) So that was pretty hilarious. Other perks include, free towels, 5 GBP to get your laundry done, free wi-fi (for the common room and stairs), lockers access, and the security of ambulances that drive down the street every 8 seconds or so. Oh, there's also a 20% discount in the New Cross Inn pub downstairs and a free thumping techno beat that can be felt Thurs-Sat nights through the hostel. Can't say I'll return soon, or ever, but it was an interesting experience and passable option if you're homeless and can cough up the cash for the night.

Not well recommended as there are bands playing at night shaking up the entire building. A bit…read moreannoying, but you pay for what you get.

In my opinion this hostel deserves at least 4 stars. During my short period stay in London, i…read morestayed in other one, and was better located but not even comparable with this one. YHA Rotherhithe is a hostel for young people located in the other side of the main river, the Thames. With only one metro line or one bus, you are in the city center, so the price its reallly good value. I have to say that the first day, because of an staff error and a misunderstanding, they charge me the room twice, but once I told them, they changed us (me and my friends) to a private room, without paying any extra fee, and gave two days breakfast for free. The breakfast was really good. English one, and bread, cereals, milk and yogurt were also available. The common areas were very well equipped even with football table! :)

Of all hostels, this one is stuck in the middle of nowhere in terms of access to the city for…read moretourists, and even more so with the East London line closed during December for rail works. Apart from the access, it is a nice hostel so long as the lift is working. You can have a good laugh with the chef he does a decent meal for under a tenner, watch the footy at the bar, and get all of your travel/exploring information from reception. The price you pay for the hostel and then the travel to get into the city, it would be more worthwhile to pay a bit extra and stay in the city where you can walk everywhere.