We stayed at the Clink Hostel for 3 nights in May. Rooms are very reasonable priced and you have a choice between
-single/double/triple en suite by room -dorms from 4 to 16 beds both en suite or not
Booking is possible on www.clinkhostel.com and hostelworld.com - I heard it's also possible to do it via phone. Booking was quick and easy.
The location close to Kings Cross is great. Within Zone 1/2 on the underground it is easily reachable. At King's Cross you can get the following tubes: Northern Line (Black), Metropolitan Line (Dark Red), Circle Line (Yellow) and Hammersmith and City Line (Pink). From the tube station to the hostel it's a 5min walk. WE found the hostel easy to find and the location quite central. The quick connection between King's Cross and Camden town was a huge plus point.
Plus points:
-free walking tour of the city. Everyday at 10am in English and Spanish -free breakfast (continental) -free bed linen - towels have to be paid for -lockers in room - you have to bring your own padlock -bar in hostel -kitchen -Internet for 50 pence for 30min (also WiFi)
There are however some let-downs.
The staff was not friendly or helpful at all - of course this can be due to a bad day of the receptionist but still, they could at least answer your questions about the city tour provided by the hostel or location of breakfast room/bar etc. One receptionist couldn't really communicate in English ans we ended up talking in Spanish to him.
The walls are incredibly thin and you could here every word spoken in any room on the corridor. Staff didn't care that there was a big party in one of the rooms at 3am with loud music - although there's a bar in the hostel and alcohol is not allowed in the rooms.
The rooms are really, really small and most have only one tiny window which can only be opened for 5 inch. The rooms were quite stuffy and too warm, thus smelly.
Bathrooms are mixed and there's no space in the shower cabin to keep your stuff dry. Bring plastic bags to avoid soaking everything.
All together a nice place to stay, rooms are reasonable priced and if you bring earplugs you can catch a good nights sleep!
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