Smart Russell Square

stayed in a 15 bed dorm and it is what it is, dont expect luxury but its a Very central location for all the theatres..somewhere cheap and cheerful to put your head down for the night and the showers were powerful!!

nothing

Location

Mean staff Bathroom in the basement No drinking water Horrible breakfast bad Wifi

Price, location

Breakfast Mayhem!

Lot of facilities, you can also cook

Wifi connection definitely not good, too slow and often not working even in common areas

The location of the hostel os really great for this value of money. Curtain on the bed, for the privacy. Staff was friendly, also basic breakfast is ok. Common room is pretty nice place to meet new people.

Internet was rally slow, impossible to use at the evening, when everybody wants to use it. Showers were smelly and dirty most of the time. As corridors in the basement. Not enough sockets in the rooms for 14people we had only 4sockets.

they don't have plugs in the bedrooms

Location is excellant, and just behind underground station.

They charged extra for locker facilities.

Breakfast.

No space in rooms.

The stuff was not nice, you have to pay for the bags storage £2 each, the showers are only in the basement, the toilets are really small and crowded. Doesn't look very clean, and the overall ambiance is not fun.

If your happy to share rooms this is a cheap option for an overnight stay (always hate paying loads of cash for a room I hardly see). Secure lockers so no problem about possessions.

Pleasant staff.

They could do with having reading lights in the bunks, similar to another hostel in the area.

Well priced budget hostel. The staff were pretty friendly and the hotel was located in the heart of London.

The entrance wasn't really signposted. I walked all the way down the street and back before I found the place.

£10 for a bed in London, near Oxford street and got a good night sleep. Be warned, they said I couldn't check-in because I had no photo id, I had to argue it doesn't say bring id on the booking.com website then they let me check-in

They had what appeared to be a newish pillow on the bunk I had. Much better quality than the one I had last time.

Not a lot to dislike really, as long as you don't expect frills you won't be disappointed. Although I think it would be better if they had some toilets just for females, it appears men are not very good at aiming.

good value

check out is at 10 am and if you delay, they will not return you deposit of 10 GPB

The good price for city longer stay

Too many people around

curtains on the bed

not much space in the room i'm longer than the bed

The staff were friendly.

I noticed one of the mattreses in the dormitory was a bit dirty, it could have done with a good wipe over with Cif or something like.

Location

The rooms a red hot and I woke up several times soaking with sweat!

Very cheap. Free breakfast -toast cereal and tea or coffee. Close to the underground, british museum and oxford st. Free wifi. Common room is very social.

The room was cramped and not very clean. I was in a room downstairs and the hot water pipes run through the room making it very hot and pretty much impossible to sleep in a top bunk. The showers are hot but spray the whole stall except your head. And you have to keep pushing the button every 5 seconds. The location is good. Definitely a place for a solo traveler only looking for a bed to sleep in and on a budget.

Close to everything, good beds, verry warm in the room, electronic lockers 1,5 pound a day under the bed (good), breakfast: cereal, toast, jam, milk, tea, coffee (as much as you like), free use of the big kitchen (use of fridge). A lot of clean showers in the basement. Saloon with tv. If you need a hostel close to everyting this is it, don't complain about little things, you get a good value for you money here, I have seen a lot worse!!

The breakfastroom is a little too small at rush ours.

The atmosphere friendly and young, the property of the bed and sheet, the quality is good for the price

the shower were too hot as it was not possible to regulate the temperature of the water

The location and the price were really good. The staff at the front desk was very helpful and friendly as well. Good and cheap place for students.

The bed wasn't very comfortable and you don't really get much fresh air since you are sleeping with other 10 people in the same room. You also need to pay extra for the locker.

I really liked the beds, the curtains. The staff was nice. Average breakfast (toast, cereal, coffee, tea). Excellent location! Would recommend.

I didn't like the showers.

Location: Excellent as it is located very near to the Underground. It is also a 10 minutes walk to The British Museum. Value for money: Pretty cheap (but you get what you pay for). Your stay also comes with a complimentary breakfast (cereal & toast). Free wifi available at the lobby area. Cleanliness: It is generally clean.

Environment: It is very crowded, especially in the dining area. It can be noisy too due to the number of people there. So, if you want a quite & restful place, this is definitely not a place for you. However, if you intend to just stay a night & alone (not in a family with children) and you can bear the noises, then I would say that this is generally ok.