Located very centrally, close to so many of the major landmarks. Has GREAT kitchen, spacious and well-stocked so you have everything you need to cook proper meals. It's very social—it really encourages people to chat with each other, which not every hostel does, and has fun events, so it's great for a solo traveller. GREAT staff, all are so friendly, the most friendly set of staff in a London hostel which again makes it so easy to be social! Thank you everyone; Tristan, Alex, Ben, Aitor etc etc who all made my stay a joy :) The hostel is clean, bathroom amenities are clean and rather spacious, and rooms are spacious, light and with high ceilings, which is great. Just great overall! I recommend to book rooms in the main hostel and not the 'annexe', to make it more convenient. :)

Great location, very central, clean and great friendly staff :)

Good stay

The hostel is right next to the British Museum, and close to many of the popular tourist sites. The staff is really helpful and friendly. I’ll definitely stay there again when I visit London in the future.

The staff were kind, the room was clean, and the bathroom was the cleanest, so I really liked it. And the best part of all is that it's close to the British Museum, so I loved it because it's a hostel in a good location!! If I visit London again, I will stay again. Thanks to you guys, I made good memories in this hostel!

Amazing staff. Everyone does their job well: receptionists were helpful and friendly, sheets and toilets were probably the cleanest I've ever seen in hostels. Super satisfied with my stay. Thank you guys!

Its nice

Affordable, great area, lots of things to do.

Good: - The room was a good size with simple furnishing, true to pictures - Showers are a good size but see below. - There is a phone which directly connects to the main building reception. Bad - The rooms and the stairs are not soundproof at all. Noise resonates a lot. - The doors are all heavy but the closing mechanism is very hard, and thus when they close they always bang loudly. The main house seemed to have dampened mechanisms. - You wouldn't expect to need a notice to remind guests, yet other guests feel it is acceptable to make a lot of noise after 11pm, ignoring that other guests might be trying to sleep. - Room 1 is right next to the external door, which is where we were, so the lack of soundproofing, selfish guests, poor door mechanisms, and noisy stairs, meant we got very little sleep. - We complained at 1:30am and there was some respite, but the noise continued through the night. - There is no internal door lock - it has been removed. - Despite room amenities listing a shower/toilet, it is in fact shared. There were 3 showers and 2 toilets on our floor and the one below. The problem with older buildings is you have to make the effort for them to be hospitable for sleeping. Astor hasn't, and thus the experience is terrible. Sorry.

Reception team were great and on it when we left something behind by mistake

price is reasonable, the staff were nice, accessible to train station, also there's a nearby park and museum:)

Great central safe location with very friendly hostel staff

Great walking distance to many city attractions, perfect access to most of area by bus (less than 5 mins walk to closest bus stop - connects to major area in London) or metro (less than 10 mins walk to Holborn). Clean and tidy room and bathroom - friendly supportive staff member through out the stay! One thing would be the staircase you have to use if you are staying at the upper floor - and have heavy luggage. Will definitely stay again for next trip.

Staff were helpful and friendly. Bathrooms clean.

Good location but that is as far as that goes! I have been in more than a dozen hostels and this has been the worst in terms of noise which is obviously expected but not to that level! Had to leave at midnight!

It's more than okay for the price and location.

Only stayed for one night with limited actual experiences.

Rude customer service plus poor sleeping since people in the shared 10 ppl room were coming and going, talking etc all the time. Rooms in 3 floors, but not toilets/showers on every floor.

This hostel met every expectation I had for my trip! The rooms are fine if you don't mind sharing with others, there are plenty of services at you disposition if needed and the building is super close to some attractions such as the British Museum and Trafalgar Square. The staff is lovely, and with a bit of chance you'll meet some great people!

You get what you pay.

You get what you pay.

Ok

Very welcoming

Close to bus stops. No private space. It is hard to get help from the hostel.

Reasonable price and just right for an overnight stay

Stayed in the dorm that is not near the main building. Not a worthy common area. Staff very competent. Too bad they do not have a better facility to work for.

Reasonable price and just right for an overnight stay

It was my first time in a hostel and I felt very uncomfortable sleeping with 5 more strangers. I would not do it again. However, this is a personal experience, not much related to the hostel.

It was my first time in a hostel and I felt very uncomfortable sleeping with 5 more strangers. I would not do it again. However, this is a personal experience, not much related to the hostel.

Stayed here for a solo trip to London. Staff were really welcoming and friendly. I felt safe the whole time and it was very close to the centre. Would definitely come back here!

Stayed here for a solo trip to London. Staff were really welcoming and friendly. I felt safe the whole time and it was very close to the centre. Would definitely come back here!

Good location. Helpful staff. Good size dorm. Common room & kitchen.