Kensal Green Backpackers

"I spent there 3 nights and it was the worst nights ever. The view from the windows is for the cemetery. What's more shower is located in the room (strange naked men couldn't respect people in the room, and after shower he was naked ), it was so dirty, in the room was smell of old socks, it was impossible to sleep without open window, on the curtain was a lot of "white mushrooms". Toilet was horrible, the tiles in the bathroom were literally black and mushrooms was everywhere, I was scared to take a shower. The worst hostel, I have ever slept."

"Surprisingly clean rooms and beds. Much better than other hostels I've been in. Despite the single star, staff are very nice! The mark down is for lack of any electronic record keeping which makes booking slow and prone to errors. Key deposits 10 pound or rough equivalent also marked poorly in notebook so don't lose your receipt. (Owners, please buy your staff a laptop) Bathrooms are cleaned daily but go rank quick. Shower in hostel room is an interesting box and choice. Not a spot to hang and meet people but very convenient to metro."

"Me and my friend stayed here for two nights and the experience was awful. The room was acceptable but the shared toilets were disgusting. No cleaning, liquids and pee on the floor, definitely disgusting. The last day, after the checkout, we asked them to keep our backpacks because we were gonna see London until our night flight back. They kept them, but back in the hostel to ask for our stuff, they gave it back with literal garbage on it. We had to throw away one of our backpacks because the smell won't go away. By the way, the place it's located next to a cementery, we were 20 meters away from the thombs lol (just in case anyone cares about those things)."

"If you choose this hostel with the mindset that it won't be Versailles then you won't be too disappointed. The standard is quite low, but the quality matches the price (I paid £18 a night). The rooms are outdated, there are no shelves, bedside tables or even hangers, but the cleaners try their best to ensure cleanliness (bathrooms are cleaned at least twice a day, even after 11p.m.). Bed linens are changed after each checked-out person. Each room has a sink and shower, and toilets are located on each floor in the corridor. So, if you are looking for cheap accommodation in London, close to metro stations (2 minutes) or bus stops and you don't care about privacy, special amenities, this would be a good choice. I also recommend going to the restaurant downstairs, it serves tasty dinners for a reasonable price (£7.5 for a chicken breast with mashed potatoes and salad)."

"Would give this zero stars but I can't. Please listen to the low reviews of this place, its extremely horrendous. I've stayed in a couple of hostels during my travels but I've never come across any place like this. The hostel is extremely dirty, the bed sheets had stains, the floors were extremely dusty and there was a weird smell in the room. On top of that, the bathrooms were even worse. I found feces on the floor, and 2 out of 3 of the toilets were clogged. I was also getting catcalled by other guests whenever I walked around in the hallways. I ended up leaving after one night. Can't stress this enough, avoid at all costs!!"