Name: Clink261 Hostel
Address: 261-265 Grays Inn Road, Camden, London, WC1X 8QT, United Kingdom, 261-265 Grays Inn Road, Greater London, WC1X 8QT, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $18 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 7.8

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Hostel Clink261 Hostel

This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in theater, shopping and entertainment – Check location 261-265 Grays Inn Road, Camden, London, WC1X 8QT, United Kingdom – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in theater, shopping and entertainment – Check location – Subway Access

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King's Cross St Pancras Tube Station: only 4 minutes away! (950 feet by foot)

Kings Cross Station: only 6 minutes away! (1,400 feet by foot)

*8.7* British Library: only 5 minutes away! (1,150 feet by foot)

*8.6* Bloomsbury: only 5 minutes away! (1,200 feet by foot)

St Pancras Train Station: only 5 minutes away! (1,350 feet by foot)

The location is fantastic. It's barely a 5-minute walk to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Price is great. You get to spend most of your money on entertainment instead of a room. Staff are wonderful. I left my phone on a coach and the front desk, Dimitri I believe, allowed me to make a call to help collect it. They are all friendly and knowledgeable about the area. We booked a tour at the front desk and made it to the location without a problem. The vast majority of your fellow travelers are friendly. You also get access to the Clink78 basement bar a few minutes away. The Clink261 basement has a TV with DVD player and nice couches/chairs to relax on. It also has plenty of outlets for charging devices. Also, the beds had an electrical outlet at the head part, two USB slots, and a light. The showers have actual temperature controls instead of dodgy ones at other hostels that come out too hot/cold or the temperature surges uncomfortably between the two extremes.

William

United States of America

Nice pancakes machine! Lots of food in the breakfast!

Eduardo

Guatemala

The location was great. The decor of the common areas was nice.

Jennifer

United States of America

The distance to King's Cross/St. Pancreas is very short, so the accessibility is great.

Tim

Germany

Clean bathrooms and comfortable, excellent customer service, great and happy staff 24/7, they helped me in every minute of my journey

Flor

Costa Rica

The bathrooms are clean, the kitchen is good. The rooms and beds are good.

Isaque

Russia

Breakfast is far too expensive for what you get! Why did you put the price up?

David

United Kingdom

Location Location Location I guess that’s the only reason I would pick this hostel. If you want a comfy bed just walking distance from Kings Cross, there you go

Sumets

Thailand

The location is really good, is central and you can go walking to everywhere

Carozuri

Chile

-Good location -Friendly staff -Free luggage storage

Oman

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8.9

Great location!

What guests loved the most:
“The location is fantastic. It's barely a 5-minute walk to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Price is great. You get to spend most of your money on entertainment instead of a room.”

William United States of America
“Nice pancakes machine! Lots of food in the breakfast!”

Eduardo Guatemala
“The location was great. The decor of the common areas was nice.”

Jennifer United States of America
“The distance to King's Cross/St. Pancreas is very short, so the accessibility is great.”

Tim Germany
“Clean bathrooms and comfortable, excellent customer service, great and happy staff 24/7, they helped me in every minute of my journey”

Flor Costa Rica
“The bathrooms are clean, the kitchen is good. The rooms and beds are good.”

Isaque Russia
“Breakfast is far too expensive for what you get! Why did you put the price up?”

David United Kingdom
“Location Location Location I guess that’s the only reason I would pick this hostel. If you want a comfy bed just walking distance from Kings Cross, there you go”

Sumets Thailand
“The location is really good, is central and you can go walking to everywhere”

Carozuri Chile
“-Good location -Friendly staff -Free luggage storage”

Jo Oman

Stay in the Heart of London – This neighborhood is a great choice for travelers interested in theater, shopping and entertainment – Check location

A 2-minute walk from Kings Cross Station, Clink261 is a modern hostel offering both dormitory rooms, private rooms, free WiFi in a central location in London.

All rooms share several bathrooms located on each floor and each room has its own sink. Every dormitory bed has its own locker (various sizes), a reading light and an electric/USB plug. Bed linen is free and guests have a personal key card to access their room and the front entrance.

Clink261 reception is open 24 hours a day, with friendly and knowledgeable staff who are always willing to help. There is free lockers at reception and free luggage storage for guests who arrive before check-in time. A free walking tour leaves from the hostel every day.

There is a well-equipped communal kitchen for guests to use and lounge areas to relax and meet fellow travelers. Guests are also welcome to use the bar at Clink78 that is located not far from the hostel.

Clink261 Hostel is the closest hostel to St Pancras International Station where the Eurostar Terminal is located. There are a large number of restaurants and bars in the immediate area. 1.5 mi away is Camden, which is a great choice for travelers interested in theater, shopping and sightseeing.

Camden is a great choice for travelers interested in theater, shopping and entertainment.

This is our guests' favorite part of London, according to independent reviews.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.5 for a two-person trip.

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Continental, Buffet

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Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

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An Inside Look at Clink261 Hostel

Clink261 is a compact hostel in the heart of King's Cross. As a former Student Union, the hostel has a really friendly vibe and is a great place to come back to after a day of city exploration. The lounge area, with its comfortable sofas, is the perfect place to kick back and relax with other travellers. The well-equipped self-catering kitchen has everything you need to cook up a budget friendly dinner (open for guest use after 12.30pm) and reception staff will be happy to help you discover cool things to do around the city. You can also get discounts on tours and tickets to London's best attractions. ClashBAR, at our nearby hostel Clink78, is also open to Clink261 guests. It's a real social hub and a great place to grab a drink, listen to live music or dance the night away to one of our resident DJs.

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Closest Landmarks *

King's Cross St Pancras Tube Station
0.2 miles
British Library
0.2 miles
Bloomsbury
0.2 miles
St Pancras Train Station
0.3 miles
Kings Cross Station
0.3 miles
London Canal Museum
0.3 miles
St Pancras International Station
0.4 miles
The Brunswick
0.4 miles
King's Cross Theatre
0.4 miles
The Place
0.4 miles

Restaurants & Markets *

Co-Op Supermarket
0 miles

Closest Airports *

London City Airport
7.5 miles
London Heathrow Airport
14.8 miles
London Gatwick Airport
25.7 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“Hostel met our expectations. If you are looking only for place to sleep at night it is great choice. You can meet a lot of people in common space. There is kitc...”

Grzegorz

Poland

8.0

“Very good location, near King's Cross and there's a coop next to it.”

Africa

United Kingdom

8.3

“Location is very good. Staff were kind friendly. ”

Jinyoung

South Korea

8.7

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Check-in

2:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in

Check-out

12:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodations type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children & Beds

Children not allowed.

This property doesn't offer cribs.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Groups

When booking for more than 15 people, different policies and additional supplements may apply.

Clink261 Hostel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The fine print

Please note that this property cannot accommodate stag or hen parties

Please note that check-in is from 14:30 - 04:00.

Please note that the hostel does not accept bookings for guests under 18 years old unless accompanied by an adult.

Guests who wish to bring children under 16 years of age must book a whole dorm or a private room.

Guests aged 16 or 17 years can be booked into one of dorm rooms, but must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.

GROUP RESERVATIONS (15 people or more)
Please note that bookings that sums up 15 or more people for the same period, or with the same name, will be considered as a group reservation. Different policies will apply for those reservations. Guests must contact the property directly after the booking is made. A nonrefundable deposit will be payable 1 week after booking and the balance is payable 1 month before arrival.

The self-catering kitchens are open from 12:30 until 00:00. The kitchen is used to serve breakfast in the mornings, so it cannot be used for other cooking during this time.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

“The location is fantastic. It's barely a 5-minute walk to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Price is great. You get to spend most of your money on entertainment instead of a room. Staff are wonderful. I left my phone on a coach and the front desk, Dimitri I believe, allowed me to make a call to help collect it. They are all friendly and knowledgeable about the area. We booked a tour at the front desk and made it to the location without a problem. The vast majority of your fellow travelers are friendly. You also get access to the Clink78 basement bar a few minutes away. The Clink261 basement has a TV with DVD player and nice couches/chairs to relax on. It also has plenty of outlets for charging devices. Also, the beds had an electrical outlet at the head part, two USB slots, and a light. The showers have actual temperature controls instead of dodgy ones at other hostels that come out too hot/cold or the temperature surges uncomfortably between the two extremes.”

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Reviewed: October 17, 2019

Deboraab
Ireland

4 helpful votes
10

“Would definitely stay there again!”
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I felt like the showers were VERY claustrophobic. Not so easy to use if you're a bigger person.
Comfy beds, great kitchen area, good wi-fi signal throughout the building, lovely staff. We specifically had an issue with people smoking in our room and the staff handled the situation in a great way. Besides all that, the hostel is located very near King's Cross St Pancras so it's very easy to get around the city. Would definitely stay there again!

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 16, 2019

Bashar
United Arab Emirates
3.8

“Dirty and smiley place ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
House keeping Old Dirty Room small
Bad choice I don’t recommend it

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 15, 2019

Irina
United Kingdom
2.9

“Not safe for women, hell in the middle of London.”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I appreciate people will still be booking as its cheap and judging by the reviews I read before booking it was supposed to be more or less decent. But it was the most horrible experience ever for me-and if you are a woman travelling alone don't risk it. I had to urgently book this place as had an important early morning appointment right there, I had to book 6 bed mixed dormitory as I was told nothing was available in the female only. It was hard to actually fall asleep as its so extremely noisy inside and out and just as I was dosing off I was woken up by a black guy trying to touch my foot underneath the duvet. I had to escape to the reception who then suddenly found a space in the 4 bed female room. No sleep there either with 2 drunk girls turning up at 4 and constant slamming the doors, shouting and all sorts of noises not to mention I couldn't really feel safe in that place anyway. This place is so rough and filthy I couldn't wait for the morning to come.
Absolutely not a positive thing about this filthy place.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 13, 2019

Emma
United Kingdom
9.6

“Close to tube. Staff friendly, hostel clean and met some nice hostel stayers.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Other guests being noisy coming in after midnight but nothing can be done about that. Nothing to dislike about the hostel itself.
Beds were ok although not that comfortable but it was nice they had a light, charging port and separators between each bed. I had bottom bunks. Was easy to come and go whenever we pleased and staff were friendly. Didn’t eat at the hostel.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 13, 2019

Ivan
Russia
7.5

Good
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
A bit stinky unpleasant smell, a lot of small charges for locks, towels, cups of coffee at breakfast. Not a big deal but annoying.
Great location, friendly staff, no fines for the lost key

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 12, 2019

Laura
United Kingdom
7.5

“Good location, basic and good price.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Check-in staff negative attitude, no privacy curtain on bed, red light on bed when using USB sockets very bright
Big kitchen, USB plugs on beds, great location.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 11, 2019

Clotilde
United Kingdom
7.9

“can't complain”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
very close to each other in bed. Nothing to put toiletries on in the bathroom
The location is ideal and it is very cheap for London. But it is basic of course, and enough for a couple of nights.

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: October 11, 2019

Katharine
United Kingdom
5.4

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Tiny rooms and bathroom facilities. They are squeezing money out of every room the got

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 10, 2019

D
Australia
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Showers sometimes wouldn’t produce warm water, could be cleaner. Maintenance on the building could be improved, locks on showers were broken, taps didn’t work properly etc Stayed twice, on first occasion room had large under bed lockers, second time the room had tiny standing lockers that barely fit a backpack. Why weren’t they the same throughout?
Great location, helpful staff.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 10, 2019

Ke
Taiwan
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My jeans jacket is stolen in room’s clothes stand , and the staff is not positive to solve.
Luggage room can leave.

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 7, 2019

Tiffany
United States of America
8.8

Excellent
- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
there's not a lot of space to move around
it's near st pancras

Stayed in October 2019
Reviewed: October 5, 2019

Marai
Mexico

1 helpful vote
8.3

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Bathrooms are small and dirty most of the time
Staff is super nice and helpfull

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: October 4, 2019

Anonymous
United Kingdom
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Direct emails from the hostel requiring personal info for pre check-in, followed by a request for my email when I arrived. I’d booked via booking.com and expect that to be sufficient (for pre check in and email).

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: October 2, 2019

Iryna
Ukraine
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Clean rooms and bathrooms, possibility to use kitchen with a chance to have own breakfast (except using electric oven) while a hostel serves buffet in the morning. USB powers along with British plugs close to each bed. That is rally comfortable. Location is great - 25 minutes walk to the central streets and 40 minutes walk to Westminster. It is nothing for Central London that is quite huge.

Stayed in September 2019
Reviewed: September 30, 2019

Grzegorz
Poland
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 4 nights
Rooms are quite small, but you spend only night in there so it is not a problem.
Hostel met our expectations. If you are looking only for place to sleep at night it is great choice. You can meet a lot of people in common space. There is kitchen so if you want too cook or eat breakfast/dinner made by you, then you can do it. Location is also great! I recomend it :)

Stayed in September 2019

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