St Christophers Village - Southbank

So the staff were great, though it's through reading reviews that I found about many of the features of the hostel as this info wasn't offered at check in.

Dorm was decent, though as more than two thirds of the beds were unoccupied for the two nights it would have been nice to have been offered a bottom bunk (made it a bit hard to stumble up to the top bunk which was stuffed in a corner so had to hold onto another bunk to manouevre into mine). I wasn't sure if the dorms were single sex or anything, so should have checked any small print beforehand, but was rather shocked when on second night I was just about to get in the buff to change to turn around and see a guy waking up looking at me! :s

Cleanliness ok-ish, didn't get grossed out but wouldn't recommend to any OCDers, definitely a travellers hostel, nice international feel to it, though more of a universal mess left everywhere in the communal leisure areas (couldnt find any rooftop area apart from the smoking area, was this where the hot tub and sauna thing were meant to be?) Food was ok though went 10 mins before it finishes at 10 and there was nothing left, but went at 9 next time and couldn't get anywhere near the food and all hot water etc gone.

Location is great, near London Bridge and only about a 15 min walk to the Tate and other main sites on Southbank area.

Fantastic that a discount is offered on food and drink at the adjoining Belushis bar, only had a discount pint of Fosters @ £2 but didn't eat in the evening as stop serving at 8.30 so didn't get chance to sample the wares.

Not quite sure it was worth the price I paid but the staff were ok, there were no mass murderers and I didn't get mugged on way to tube station so overall 6/10

This hostel is more or less what you can expect from a St Christopher's London hostel: the staff can vary from very nice and helpful to rude, the room are basic and always look like the need to be renewed, the bathrooms are acceptable, cleaniness is not bad.

The atmosphere is however nice, with many international travellers and the Belushi bar at the ground floor (which is open until late night, so it's good for some food or a last pint).

This hostel is located between London Bridge and Borough tube station, so it's in a good location as you can walk to Tower Bridge, City, Tate Modern, etc. The place is nice during the day, but I didn't feel safe walking around the area at late night, even though it's probably safe.

If you like dirty bedsheets, extremely small rooms with never-cleaned windows that you cannot close, shitty toilets, location right on a full-of-cars street - that's perfect hostel for you. SERIOUSLY - that was THE WORST HOSTEL EVER - expensive, shabby, never again. TOTALLY NOTHING TO RECOMMEND. Think twice before booking..