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London is still a bit hit and miss when it comes to hostels, there are amazing hostels, cheap hostels that are brilliant bargains and a handful of hostels that need to be shutdown. There are around 91 hostels listed on HostelWorld from just €5/night but you can always find new ones popping up and old ones being re-branded.

The top things to think about when you are booking a hostel in London is

1. Location – London is big and travel can be expensive
2. Inclusions/Freebies – Free tours, breakfast & WiFi
3. Price – You need to look hard to find a great deal
4. Sleep – Do you want a party hostel?

Want to start with the best hostels in London? Here are my recommendations based on my experiences over the last 20 years travelling:

• Wombats City Hostel London
• Sohostel
• Generator London

For party hostels I would say these are the best you can find in London often due to the close proximity of their own pub/nightclub

• Wombats City Hostel
• Generator London
• Click261
• Clink78
• St Christopher’s Camden
• St Christopher’s Shepard’s Bush
• St Christopher’s At The Village, London Bridge
• The Dictionary Hostel
• Astor Museum Inn

The hostels that I found offered a great London experience in terms of authenticate building, rooms and great location

• YHA London St Paul’s
• YHA Earl’s Court
• Astor Museum Inn

The hostels that I think have the best location in terms of transport and tourism attractions are:

• St Christopher’s At The Village, London Bridge
• The Walrus Hostel
• St Christopher’s Hammersmith
• Astor Hyde Park
• SoHostel
• Astor Museum Inn
• The Dictionary Hostel, Shoreditch
• Wombats City Hostel