Astor Victoria Hostel

"Probably the dirtiest hostel I’ve ever stayed in. There is one tiny common area that fits maybe 5 people. There are a lot of floors with no lift, bathrooms are dirty and hardly usable. The bedrooms are small with no privacy, hard to lock up your stuff. We had a very strange man in our room with no luggage and laid in bed for days and had a terrible smell that made the rest of the room smell. This hostel should be £10 a night not 50. I could only stay there for one night and ended up paying for somewhere else. Do not recommend I would never stay there again."

"If you are only staying here for one night, this hostel is a more than satisfactory place to stay. The location of the hostel is great, off the centre of town and easy to get to everywhere. The price was very cheap, I paid £31 for a night's stay. There is no lift, so if you are carrying a lot of luggage, think carefully about staying here. The bathroom and toilet are communal, which means that people on one floor need to share a toilet and bathroom."

"Decent for the price. I only stayed one night but I couldn’t imagine staying longer; the bed was really uncomfortable and the toilet wasn’t the cleanest. Staff was helpful and they offered amenities for a good price like breakfast and luggage storage. I also liked the option of an all female room. Personally I probably won’t stay again, but hostels aren’t really my jam to begin with so others might have a better experience."

"Worst experience. I have stayed in several hostels in many countries. I would say this has been the worst I have ever seen. Hostel World had given an award to this hostel in 2016. I think that has definitely got to their heads as nothing has been serviced and maintained since 2016. Toilets, showers are extremely bad and disgusting. I am so surprised to see few good reviews, which definitely should be fake. Had to check out overnight as the washrooms were not usable. I could see we were not the only one but another person also couldn’t tolerate and had to leave. With the non-refundable price after beginning the stay, I see its a business tactic for them to get money this way and having people check out early with their worst living condition. I would appreciate if the money they collect from the stays could be used for cleaning and maintenance to provide value to customers. Public toilets are far more better than the toilets in this hostel. Only best point is location."

"Honestly the location was absolutely perfect. Extremely easy to hop the tube and get anywhere and the neighborhood felt very safe to me and quite elegant. However the rooms were very basic and the bathrooms were pretty gross. The atmosphere was kind of off. The only common room felt weird and maybe it was just my luck but really difficult to meet people. I did however have to switch rooms where I finally met some cool people but the common area either had no one in it or they were too busy on their phones. I didn't use the kitchen but I did take a look and it seemed alright. But for the price of this location I would recommend. I stayed there for 5 nights but I wish I maybe switched it up for half of it."