Saint James Backpackers

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite | Bathroom | Hair dryer, towels

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite | Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

3.9

Good(195 Reviews)

Hostel in City of Westminster

Reasons to book

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

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About this hostel

Hostel with free breakfast, in the vicinity of Buckingham Palace
This hostel features a fitness center, coffee/tea in a common area, and a microwave in a common area. Free self-serve breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a refrigerator in a common area, a 24-hour front desk, and a garden are onsite.
Saint James Backpackers offers 22 accommodations with hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hostel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Balcony or Patio

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Map of City of Westminster

Nearby attractions

Victoria and Albert Museum

1.7 mi

Tower of London

8.5 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

3 Single • 108 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Shared Dormitory (Bed in 8 mixed dorm)

1 Bunk • 215 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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3.9

Good(195 Reviews)

Hostel in City of Westminster

Reasons to book

Great price for your budgetOne of the lowest cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

About this hostel

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Balcony or Patio

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Map of City of Westminster

Nearby attractions

Victoria and Albert Museum

1.7 mi

Tower of London

8.5 mi

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

1 Double • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

2 Single • 129 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

3 Single • 108 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Shared Dormitory (Bed in 8 mixed dorm)

1 Bunk • 215 ft²

Sleeps 1

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

3.9

Good(195 Reviews)

1.5

Oct 2024

Basic, toilets were passable however not in large enough numbers on each floor. Breakfast was most welcome as were beds being made on arrival.

5.0

Sep 2024

Walking distance to the Museum of Natural History, V&A, Harrods and more

2.0

Sep 2024

Pretty good for the money. Nice atmosphere from the moment you walk in. Definitely stay in the smaller dorm than the larger ones.

0.5

Aug 2024

Sadly got bites from bed bugs. First and last time here. The bunk bed was basic but creaked everytime the girl above moved. Couldn’t sleep because of this. I stayed here as I was going to a work event in the evening and just needed a place to lay my head. The bed bug bites were upsetting to say the least.

3.0

Aug 2024

Cheap room, good location. Only one small fridge and pretty strict rules meant I had in-date food thrown out twice. Kitchen is also closed at meal times for staff to make food for guests. And when it opens back up is at the discretion of staff on the day, they dont follow the set times. Bathrooms often flooded, and missing toilet paper. Rooms dont have fans which is an issue in the summer. Lock boxes under the bed are too small for bags. Staff were ok. Polite and attentive, but not particularly friendly (to me anyway).

5.0

Jul 2024

Usually l don't rate, but this place is spectacular!

3.0

Jul 2024

Friendly, helpful staff. Good hot free breakfasts and dinners. Didn’t like the fact that reception allowed homeless people with just a plastic bag of clothes book in at 2am in the morning. Two nights in a row the whole room was woken up by drunk residents. One was aggressive, the other was just inconsiderate. Otherwise, a great place to stay.

5.0

Jul 2024

Loved the free cooked breakfast, TV room area, and outside chill out area.

4.0

Jul 2024

people at hostel very social. some people were weird, but that's everywhere. the female dorm was clean and the fellow stayers were extremely supportive. free breakfast was like reheated heinz beans, hotdog wieners boiled, eggs, pancakes, toast, cereal. 7pm dinner was free if you signed up early enough. there is a female only bathroom n shower. everything was clean. no mold. no laundry though. close to main attractions. wifi hit or miss lowkey. staff was sweet. very active and social at night. the age range was from 20s to 30s, but there were many older stayers as well. There is a cat, the cat was cute. make sure you have shower shoes. ask for the bottom bunk. clean plates and there is a fridge.

3.0

Jun 2024

Nice staff and reasonable facilities, slept quite well

4.0

Jun 2024

Free dinner and breakfast

2.5

Jun 2024

Not often stayed in a hostel with so many amenities and extras, like the free breakfast, evening meals and drinks. Didn’t have the best nights sleep but this was due to the people in the room, which the hostel can’t do anything about!

4.0

Jun 2024

All good~

5.0

May 2024

Amazing

4.0

May 2024

Pretty basic, as advertised , but very satisfactory and convenient. Interesting young clientele

3.0

May 2024

Friendly staff and perfect more thsn perfect Spaghetti Bolognese. The rest wasn't good. Loud everywhere and the doors very loud until ithe night and morning. I slept maximum 3 hours each night. Wash bassins only extreme hot water. Shower area to small. The "Power" in the bathrooms for shaving doesn' t work. No electricy. You have to buy an adapter for UK but that is not useable in the bathroom.

4.0

Apr 2024

Overall, this was good value for the price and the hostel is in a great location - close to the tube and there is a grocery store and multiple restaurants down the street. My one complaint was that when I took a shower, the drain was clogged and I was immediately standing in 4 inches of dirty water. Future guests should note the following: - The all-female dorm is two floors above the all-female bathroom. All other bathrooms are any gender. - There are no privacy curtains on the bunks - Dorms do not have quiet/curtesy hours posted - The kitchen is small and closed when the staff are cooking dinner. Dinner is limited to the first 30 people who sign up each morning. So if you have plans to make your own dinner, you can’t use the kitchen during normal dinner hours - Guests are not allowed to store cooked food in the fridge, so you can’t keep leftovers - The communal area is pretty small for the number of guests that can fit into the hostel. The hostel was not at full capacity when I was there but I often couldn’t find a place to sit and eat. Although in the summer, there are many seats to sit out in the garden - Each bunk is assigned a lock box for your items that rolls under the bed. I liked this system and the boxes are fairly large. - My bunk did not have a bedside light or shelf

5.0

Feb 2024

Excellent service and facilities.

5.0

Jan 2024

2guy other sound

4.0

Dec 2023

I love this hostel it is one of the best in London. I love the staff and the Melo inviting environment. Great price good free food close to convenient shops.

4.0

Dec 2023

Great stay✌️

4.0

Dec 2023

Love it.

2.0

Oct 2023

Stayed overnight before catching a morning flight. The common areas seemed pleasant. The bunk beds fitted quite tight in the rooms. Lacking easy reachable power outlets or a convenience shelf in the top beds.

2.0

Jun 2023

This has to be the friendliest, most cheerful hostel i have ever stayed in. Had great conversations with people even though many are much younger, but some my age. But beds could be better - pillows woeful. More cleaning needs to be done. Great having breakfast provided as well as social activities organised by management.

0.5

Jun 2023

Very dirty, smell of drugs. Bathrooms very dirty.

5.0

May 2023

Great people and great place

1.0

May 2023

It was a night from hell to forget. Too noisy, people were slamming their rooms' doors all night long, talking and laughing loud. People show no respect to others and there were no regulations or instructions to tackle that. No lockers to store your valuable items, so you have to keep your eyes wide open all the time. So, Never Again!!!

5.0

May 2023

Stayed for 1 night. Absolutely amazing value for money, exceptional customer service and staff, so helpful friendly. Female showers in basement incredible steaming hot, beds are fine with basic mattress, duvet & pillow (April), 2 sockets & usb charging next to lower bunks (room 2, bed A Female dorm), FREE buffet & hot breakfast. FREE dinner if you book before 4pm on the day. wifi in dorms and main areas worked great. Stunningly beautiful architecture of house. Couldnt fault it and will stay every time i visit my daughters flat in London

2.5

Aug 2022

Good for backpackers.

0.5

Jun 2022

Some dude wouldn’t let me in m. He was not in charge but for some reason he was making decisions based on his gf!

5.0

Apr 2022

Highly recommend this , backpackers to casual traveller , its worth the £26 , very relaxed atmosphere in this house , feels like youre home almost , plenty of folk to talk to for the lone traveller , bunk beds are cool and comfortable, great value for money this place, and just off the main rd woth loads of transport options . Staff were great 👍.

1.0

Nov 2021

It is filthy, such a horrible place, with disrespectful guests, loud music during the entire night against the by-Law, bad professional taking care of the business. The Receptionist was using alcohol during working hours, didn`t seem to be working, but enjoying a night in a club with drunk and drug users; Allowed marijuana abuse in enclosed areas. Said people could listen to loud music as long as they wanted. My wife thought it was okay spending one night in a hostel, but bad decision, no common sense on putting a woman alone in a dorm with lots of men part of the same group, no female whatsoever in the dorm but 3 men. Firstly, they should have dorms for female, and if they share the dorm, they should put more people of the same gender together. The male guests slept in their underwear, almost nude, disrespectful, drunk, lots of bottle of liquor all over the room. That is insane. Expedia tried to reach them, but the hostel refused to answer the calls. My wife had to spend practically the entire night in the reception waiting Expedia to make them change the dorm, she couldn’t go to any other hotel because they were all sold out. The only availability was for hotel charging over $300. Not only she was frustrated, tired, she was in danger by herself with closed doors with 3 other guys who apparently spent the day drinking. I am sharing here hoping someone can reconsider staying somewhere else.

2.5

Aug 2021

Happy customer

1.5

Apr 2020

The room was obviously being used as a storage room with clothes all over the room. It actually looked like inside of a bad thrift store. A female kept coming in and out of the room slamming the door all day, and night disrupting my sleep. The staff ok. The bathrooms were relatively clean.

2.0

Mar 2020

Delicious pancakes for breakfast!!!

3.0

Oct 2019

there was a construction hereby and that It affected the hot wáter supply for more than 2 days.

3.0

Oct 2019

I think some of your stuffs nees to be more qualified. I know all them are Volunteer but please give some advise for them on how to be active. This is a CONSTRUCTIVE comment. ✍

4.0

Oct 2019

Really nice place to stay. Lovely friendly stuffs there.

4.0

Sep 2019

Amazing. I felt really comfortable with the Property and all stuffs that work there.

5.0

Sep 2019

NICE FRIENDLY HOSTEL; COSY AND COMFORTABLE OVERALL. THE STAFF IS HELPFUL AND MULTI LINGUAL [RE LATER PLUS FOR MOST GUESTS]. A GOOD SPACIOUS BACKYARD WITH SOME NEW GYM EQUIPMENT; THE HOSTEL LOUNGE HAS A FABULOUS 85 INCH TV WITH LOTS OF NETFLIX OPTIONS AND WHERE THERE ARE FREQUENT MOVIE NIGHTS WITH SALTY & SWEET POPCORN ON THE HOUSE. EARLS COURT TUBE STATION IS LITERALLY 3 TO 5 MINUTES WALK. THERE IS A TESCO APPROX 10 MINUTES AWAY AND A SIANSBURY AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE HOSTEL. A LAUNDROMAT IS OPPOSITE SAINSBURY'S ON MAIN EARL'S COURT ROAD WITH LOTS OF COFFEE SHOPS AROUND LIKE COSTA, PRET, NERU WHILE YOU ARE WAITING ON YOUR LAUNDRY. THE HOSTEL HAS FREE WIFI; ALSO IN THE ROOMS. THERE IS A PUBLIC COMPUTER PLACED IN THE LIVING ROOM; AN INTERNET CAFÉ IS ALSO A FEW MINUTES WALK FROM THE PROPERTY ON EARLS COURT ROAD JUST OPPOSITE THE PRINCE OF TECK PUB. THERE IS A VODAFONE AND CARPHONE IN THE SAME VICINITY; THOUGH YOU CAN GET FREE SIMS RE MOST NETWORKS AT THE RECEPTION OF THE HOSTEL. IF YOU ARE SHORT ON CASH THERE IS LLYODS, METRO AND BARCLAY'S BANK VERY CLOSE TO THE HOSTEL PROPERTY WITH A MONEY CHANGER IN BETWEEN THE LLOYDS AND BARCLAY’S BANK BRANCHES ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE ROAD [ OPPOSITE THE EARL'S COURT TUBE STATION ENTRANCE / EXIT ]. YOU CAN GET A MEN’S HAIRCUT AROUND THE AREA FOR £18 TO £20. CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL IS APPROX 20 TO 30 MINS WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE HOSTEL. SATISFACTORY STAY ON THIS RESERVATION = RECOMMENDED

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in City of Westminster?

The average price for a rental in City of Westminster is $358 per night. This rental is $232 less expensive than the average.

Is parking included with this hostel?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Saint James Backpackers. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hostel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hostel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is Saint James Backpackers pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hostel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Saint James Backpackers?

We found 5 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, balcony or patio, gym or fitness center, and garden.

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Saint James Backpackers

Hostel in City of Westminster

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of City of Westminster

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

Shared Dormitory (Bed in 8 mixed dorm)

Saint James Backpackers

Hostel in City of Westminster

Reasons to book

About this hostel

Amenities

Map of City of Westminster

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Standard Double Room, Shared Bathroom

Standard Twin Room, Ensuite

Triple Room, Shared Bathroom

Shared Dormitory (Bed in 8 mixed dorm)

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hostel cost compared to others in City of Westminster?

Is parking included with this hostel?

Is there a pool at this hostel?

Is Saint James Backpackers pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Saint James Backpackers?

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