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Dont stay unless you're a young backpacker whO doesn't mind sharing!

Lovely sociable atmosphere. As someone who often travels alone I was delighted at the quality of the premises for the money and its daily social activities so I'll definitely look out for other Clink hostels when I find myself travelling again. Check-in till 4am very useful too for people at weddings (as I was) or arriving from the airport.

Great location for the purpose of my visit. I was on the 4th floor and it was surprisingly quiet during the night. Had a great sleep both nights of my stay. It's a hostel, so obviously just has the basics, but I think it's nice and well maintained.

The breakfast could be a bit more diverse - more than just orange jam and some hard boiled eggs would be nice as well but other than that the staff is doing a great job.

Shower room is very badly designed!!!

Great location, great price for budget travellers exploring London - the hostel is usually near full for those very reasons! Breakfast is provided and the facilities are favourable - you certainly get what you pay for! Clink78 is ideal if you just need a place to crash at nights after a busy day exploring.

Not that I am complaining, I enjoyed my stay but Clink78 but it is somewhat crowded!

Friendly atmospher

The showers

Good spot for backpackers - somewhere just to lay your head. No frills. Lively disco in the basement with bar staying open to 2 also

Stayed in a 10 person dorm. Someone was sleeping in my allocated bed on arrival but after getting one of the helpful staff to assist we realised the girl had jumped into bed C instead of bed G. No real problem - I took hers and all was well.

cool place!

Great staff and information on arrival

Would like dressing room as shower area wet and advance notice re padlock for bunk area

I liked the breakfast area and facilities and thought that on the whole, rooms were clean and well equipped. Staff were friendly and never appeared dismissive or hurried (quite uncommon in a London hostel). I particularly enjoyed chatting briefly with the American girl in the travel office who was pleasant and informative.

hmmm, I was allocated a bed with a Chinese family and they all went to bed at 11pm and got up en masse at 6.50am - Very awkward!! I realise this isn't the fault of the hostel but it did see a bit mismatched; Perhaps single travellers should be given rooms together? Also, the 'Youth' aspect of it could be tomed down a bit, 'Clash Bar' etc. I mean c'mon!

The in-house bar was great, pod beds were pretty cool and the travel guide on the ground floor was extremely friendly if not all that helpful. The breakfast service included in the cost of the room was great. A good selection of cereal and jams.

Quite a few things: 1. Forget a hot or even warm shower. I tried showering early in the morning and late at night. Both times the water was cold. 2. Showers turn off by themselves every minute and you have to restart them. Very annoying. 3. No sound-proofing. Extremely bad considering my room was right outside the bar area. Unable to sleep from 7pm until 2am. 4. Bed was very uncomfortable and hard as a rock. Pillow was at most 8cm thick and I had to sleep with the pillow laid over my bag. 5. Room was pretty dirty and didn't get cleaned until my last day there. 6. Hostel approximately a 15 minute walk from the tube station. 7. Toilets next to my room were filthy and stunk. 6. Had to put your own sheets on the bed when you arrived. 7. CANNOT BRING IN OWN ALCOHOL. I had brought some duty-free to share with my roommates and it was confiscated.

My 30-years old daughter and I used to stay in hotels in London. So we did not have any experience in staying in hostels for backpackers. However this time we decided to try a budget stay. The experience was excellent. Although I am not a youngster, I did not at all feel uncomfortable or embarassed even sharing a room with other travellers. Breakfast were very good choice and nicely served. Self-catering facilities are also excellent. We were very happy about cleanliness in all common areas. I was even surprised how staff could manage it with so many travellers coming and going. Excellent job. Staff at the reception are very friendly and ready to help in any way, much appreciated. The signs and the whole atmosphere of Clink78 is fun and helps to relax. I'd certainly recommend Clink78 to frinds and would stay there again.

The shower facilities, despite being shared, are very clean and nice. We only wished the shower water had run for longer periods.