Palmers Lodge

Sono stata al Palmers Lodge nel gennaio 2007 con un'amica, in camera da 6 - sconsigliata se siete igienisti perche potrebbe capitare come e successo a noi di avere in camera delle ragazze con scarsa igiene personale! - la struttura e molto bella, sia all'interno che all'esterno, c'e la possibilita di navigare su internet gratuitamente e la colazione e ottima e svolta in un ambiente piacevole! L'unica pecca sono i bagni! Minuscoli tanto da non riuscire a lavarsi i denti! E le docce scomodissime! Inoltre appena arrivate le receptionist sono state molto arroganti e maleducate! Pero siete a Londra e in meno di 20 minuti arrivate a Piccadilly con la metro, quindi tutto cio e piu che accettabile! :)

My husband and I used hostelworld.com to book a private double room with a private bathroom for two nights for December 2007.

Our room was on the second floor, and the hostel had a lift, which was convenient considering how heavy our bags were. The room we were given was spacious, and was likely also used as a triple. We had a bunk bed (double bed on bottom, single bed on top) and a private bathroom. The bathroom was strange -- the sink, shower, and toilet were all in the same room, with no dividers - just a curtain around the shower faucet. When either of us took a shower, the entire bathroom was soaked - meaning you had to wait until it all dried out in order to use the sink or toilet -- very bizzare, but something we ran into 2 or 3 more times in Europe.

The hostel had free internet, but we could not access the wireless connection from our room. We had to go downstairs in order to use it.

The breakfast in the morning was not enjoyable -- we tried it the first day, and then went out for breakfast on our second day.

The hostel is near Swiss Cottage tube station, and is very close to the train station where you can take the chunnel train to Paris. It was convenient to get on the tube, but there is not a whole lot else around it -- just some shops and restaurants.

For your money, it doesn't get any better than Palmer's Lodge. I stayed here in June of 2007 for a week with a friend while we were in London.

The staff was very nice and helpful and was always willing to answer our questions.

The building itself was very charming-very cozy, like an old fashioned home. There are some great amenities-one the first floor is a fantastic lounge that has a TV with satellite, computers with free internet to email home, plenty of big arm chairs and couches, and board games like chess. I found it was the perfect place to come to after a long day exploring, as did many people-it was usually full of guests. Downstairs is a small kitchen/dining area that offers free breakfast, a very nice thing to have in the morning. In addition, there is a bar with cheaper beer than you will find downtown, and delicious food for very reasonable prices(I highly suggest the paninis)

The location is perfect as well-though the building isn't directly downtown, rather, it's in a nice little neighborhood called Swiss Cottage. There is a tube stop literally 3 minutes away, and you can purchase day passes at the hotel to save time.

Downtown is only about 3-5 stops away from there.

Over all, I highly suggest this to people looking for a good place for a good price. If you're on a budget but want to stay somewhere nice, check out Palmer's Lodge.