Journey’s Hostel Waterloo

This was the only hostel I’ve stayed in, so I don’t have much to compare it to, but I definitely had a great stay.
My friend and I stayed here for two nights in November 2005. I had flown overseas from the U.S. to visit her in Paris, so we decided to take a short trip. It’s within walking distance from the Picadilly (I believe) Underground line and everything in here is super clean. Since we were there in off-​season, we got the cheapest room — meant for 10 people — but it was only the two of us and one other girl traveling alone. I think we paid about 10 pounds each per night — GREAT deal!
As soon as we got there, we were greeted by the guy working the front desk — younger guy in his early to mid 20s. He immediately took our bags and told us where we could find great pub food. When we got back to Journeys that night after sightseeing and drinking, we hung out in the lobby, which is also a computer room and game room.
The only thing that could have been different was breakfast. It was pretty good, but we had to do our own dishes. I mean, I can’t really complain because it was a great place and super cheap, but that was a detail I noticed.
Would I stay in a hostel again? No. But if I had to, I hope there will be a Journey’s around the corner.

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This was a great hostel. It was the last one I stayed in during my first and only Eurotrip, summer 2007, and it was better than the hostels I sampled in both Ibiza and Zagreb, combined. Much much cleaner quarters; both rooms and bathrooms. While the rooms are shared among more people than I was used to (I think we had a room for eight, females only), I was OK with it. I mean, my friend and I were always the ones to come home the latest and wake everyone up, but whatever. There were lockers, too. But, as Towelie from South Park reminds us, don’t forget to bring a towel!
Cheap, easy to get a reservation just a day or two before arrival, American friendly (we unfortunately don’t get the warmest welcome everywhere) and close enough to the underground. There’s also a kick ass pub nearby with some of the best fish ‘n’ chips I’ve ever had. It’s also within walking distance of the London Eye and Big Ben & the Parliament, and just a little further stroll to Buckingham Palace, and to the Piccadilly Circus.
There’s a bar inside, big screen TV, computer stations, couches and foosball or pool, I think.
They even give you these little slivers of paper that have step by step directions on how to get back to the hostel from any tube station, should you get lost or too intoxicated. I think it was titled «how to get home while drunk».
A life saver. I can only hope I get a chance to visit again!