Is Central Hotel - Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Central Hotel - Hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Central Hotel - Hostel?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM. After-hours check-in is not available.

Where is Central Hotel - Hostel located?

Located in London City Centre, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Kensington Gardens and Portobello Road Market. Kensington High Street and Hyde Park are also within 1 mi (2 km). Bayswater Underground Station is only a 4-minute walk and Queensway Underground Station is 7 minutes.

Central Hotel - Hostel - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Nov 16, 2021

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Sad looking place

Reception team were nice and location was quiet. The condition of the property and cleaning standards are very disappointing.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

4/10 Poor

KT, NY

Oct 1, 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

No cover sheet for blanket. I was so uncomfortable sleep in the bed without flat sheet. Need to bring your own towels shampoo and toothbrush. Everything is old and broke.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Rok

May 14, 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dont go here. Everything is horrible People live in the hostel. Rude staff. They dont speak english. Toilets dont flush...

Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Mar 22, 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

This hostel is old, smelly, and very dirty. I don’t recommend it at all. So many other hostels around it that are way better and clean for the same price

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Andreas och Melina, Sverige

Jun 26, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Obekvämt.

Långa köer till toaletterna, receptionen öppen dygnet runt, ofräsch inredning. Dumt av hotellet att ge oss ett rum fullt med människor när vi kommer mitt i natten. Skapar irritation och det var inte så kul att sova i andra änden av rummet från sin partner för att sängarna är upptagna av andra.

2/10 Terrible

Michelle, Maastricht, Netherlands

May 9, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The only good thing about this hostel was that it's actually very central in Bayswater. But very difficuly to find when you're first arriving! I must have searched for about half an hour! The staff was friendly, but the state of the place was terrible! There were holes in the carpet in my room, the building is very noisy, I could hear exactly when my upstairs neighbours were moving around in their room (including in the middle of the night). So, I will not be staying here again on my next visit to London.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

May 7, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Einfach GRAUENHAFT!!!

Einfach GRAUENHAFT!!!! Alles voller Schmutz! Dreckiger Teppichboden, gebrauchte Bettwäsche (voller Dreck und mit Blutflecken am Leintuch)... Das Fenster ließ sich nicht richtig schließen, daher war es immer eiskalt! Das Bad war um nichts besser, Schimmel an jeder Ecke, Das Klo war ständig verstopft! Unterm Strich war mein Aufenthalt in diesem Hostel der pure Albtraum!!!

2/10 Terrible

Michael, California, USA

Apr 28, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would not stay again. OK if you have NO standards.

I'm never very picky about where I stay as I tend to spend much more time out of my room than in it. I've stayed in hotels and hostels through out Asia, Europe, Africa, the US and Central America, from 5 star resorts to 1 star hostels, and never complain much. So this I think I can be rather fair in my description. The bad: -The rooms, and entire hostel, are dirty, falling apart, foul smelling and overall very unpleasant to be in. The mattresses are old, uncomfortable and covered in urine stains (everyone I looked at). The bunk beds are small, loud/rickety and packed with little room to move. You get a paper thin sheet (which you can actually see the stains through), a blanket barely long enough to cover your body (smelt dirty along with all the bedding) and a relatively comfortable pillow. The bathrooms are disgusting and have no male/female distinction, so that everyone ends up being covered in urine. Not too big a problem for me, being a male and always wearing shoes in the hostel, but the females (including my GF) hated it. We simply used the restrooms at restaurants during our time out. One of the receptionists was nice and seemed very friendly, the rest were rude. The cleaning staff were the worst, one actually kept trying to peak under the covers at my GF will she slept!? The rooms are very loud and you hear EVERYTHING from inside the hostel as well as on the street through the cracked windows which do not fully close. The good: The location is ok... That all...

4/10 Poor

anonymous

Feb 25, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

meh

hard to find and bad rooms but fridge in double rooms...

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Jan 16, 2013

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Be traped

This is purely a refugee camp and I immediately went to out to find another hotel and waste of my money I must say.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Nov 16, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

bra läge, usel service

Man får ju vad man betalar för. Rummen är helt ok å läget är toppen men personalen är bland de otrevligaste människorna jag stött på. Inte alls service inriktade. Hostlet är toppen om man endast planerar att sova där å inte ha några som helst krav på något.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Sep 23, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Delusione per questo Hostel

l hotel in questione non mi ha per nulla soddisfatto in quanto le camere non erano pulite , le finestre non si aprivano bene e si creavano odori pesanti nella stanza...poichè non circolava aria per il ricambio. I bagni discreti, piccole le docce ... cucina oscena.

6/10 Okay

Nicola

Aug 15, 2012

Decent and reasonably priced hostel

I have read alot of negative review about this place, and I am sure some people have had a bad stay. However I wanted to balance things out. My boyfriend and I stayed just one night in this Hostel but we were pleased with our stay. The staff were friendly and helpful, the hostel was reasonably tidy, our beds were ready early so we could put our bags in our room. The beds had clean linen on and were actually very comfortable although quite squeeky. We were suppose to be in a 6 bed shared dorm but ended up only in a 4 bed quite was better. The guys we were sharing with were very quite and respectful.Yes the Hostel is pretty ruff around the edges and could do with quite a bit of refurbishments, but it is a cheap Hostel and for the price I think it is a good deal. Close to the centre of London. As long as yopu don't expect the Ritz and realise you are staying at the bottom end of the market, you will have a pleasent and Cheap stay!

4/10 Poor

Jeffrey, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Aug 10, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

First time stay at hostel

Having never stayed at a hostel before it's difficult to compare this stay versus other stays. I booked a single night here very last minute just so that I'd have a cheap place to sleep as I was in between hotel stays and didn't want to spend very much for a 9 hour stay. I didn't make use of any of the facilities aside from the bed. Although I personally would not book here again, this is probably a great hostel only for students or the budget conscious, I'm guessing. The hostel is pretty much the equivalent of an uncomfortable campus dormitory. However, the people staying here were quite friendly. The beds were uncomfortable and the floors felt dirty. Place felt very cramped. Only a single TV and computer terminal available to be accessed. Reception was located in the basement of the building, therefore not very convenient when having to transport ones luggage up several flights of stairs.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Jul 14, 2012

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Bra boende för billig peng

Man får vad man betalar för. En natt går hur bra som helst att bo här. Lungt område. Tänk på att puben stänger 23.00.

2/10 Terrible

len

Jun 24, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

rubbish, unfriendly and slow service

Unfriendly unhelpful staff. Place stinks and really run down

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Jun 10, 2012

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Central Hostel : Un hôtel pour jeunes en plein Londres

Hotel sympathique pour les jeunes, bonne ambiance. Attention, l'accueil se fait au sous-sol, ce qui peut rendre difficile l'accès. L'hôtel est propre mais est un peu vétuste. Cela dit, sa position est idéale (10min a pied de Queensferry qui est desservi par la ligne centrale, proche de Hyde Park) et le quartier proche est vivant et plutôt bien fréquenté.

6/10 Okay

Vincent

Jun 1, 2012

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hostel basique dans quartier très sympa

Positif : quartier très agréable, plusieurs stations de métro à proximité, commerces, environs de l'hostel calme, prix très avantageux. Négatif : douches pas pratiques pour se changer, pas de wifi, ordi mis à dispo très lent, personnel sympathique mais manque parfois de rigueur (attention aux changements de draps qui laissent croire que le lit est libre, difficile de savoir combien de personnes dans la chambre). Divers : beaucoup de francophones.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

May 27, 2012

Liked: Staff & service

Preis-Leistungsverhältnis gut!

Sehr gute Lage. Preis-Leistungsverhältnis ist sehr gut. Es ist ein Hostel. Man kann natürlich kein Topzimmer wie in einem Hotel erwarten. Gemeinschaftsduschen und Toiletten waren sauber.

6/10 Okay

AEIOU, San Juan, Puerto Rico

May 20, 2012

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

50/50

Almost impossible to find!! Their "sign" is a small graffitti on the wall going to the basement where the reception is. If looking for this hostel, look down, not up for a sign. I spent over an hour looking for it. If you don't care about looks, this is the place. The beds were clean, the sink in the bedroom was clean but the carpet had holes and the floor creaked a lot. The internet is so slow, it's insulting and then they charge you for it!! They have shared toilet and shower. The room had good storage space but the TV didn't work and the fridge had a leak and the carpet was damp. This is really a place for students and/or young travellers. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful and if you have a problem, they will fix it for you. I don't know about the food because I didn't eat there so I can't comment on that. Some of the staff speaks spanish. If you decide to stay here, take the train from King's Cross to Bayswater and Central Hostel is just a few minutes walk away. It's got supermarkets, shops, restaurants, train and bus stops very close.

6/10 Okay

Scat, New York, NY, USA

May 17, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

No internet, great location

The hostel was mostly empty, but space would be tight if it was crowded. There was no wireless internet, and you had to pay to use the computer. Security was good, as there was someone at reception 24/7 and you could have things locked away for you. There was a public kitchen and free tea/coffee available, but not much else. There was a public tv, but few channels. It was clean, and friendly, and well located. If you don't plan on spending much time there, it's a great place to stay on budget.

10/10 Excellent

Joab

Nov 6, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Rayan

Jul 7, 2020

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Mar 16, 2020

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

2/10 Terrible

Michaela

Oct 20, 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

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