Reviews of YHA London Thameside

20 Salter Road, Rotherhithe, London, England SE16 5PR

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68.6%

93 out of 132 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'YHA London Thameside'

Atmosphere
67.2%
Location
64.0%
Facilities
64.0%
Cleanliness
71.2%
Staff
72.8%
Value
63.2%
Safety
77.6%

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65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 40%

Customer review

Alone

Work / volunteering

12 February 2012

Liked: clean

Disliked: Internet too expensive

60.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Business / conference

06 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The property looks like a hotel and working great...

Disliked: if you wanna use wifi must paying

40.0%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 20% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 20% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 40%

francisco ruiz olmedo

Alone

Work / volunteering

06 February 2012

Liked: nice building and serv ices at lounge

Disliked: the rest

45.7%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 40% Facilities - 60% Safety - 40%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 40%

Viktor Janikovsky

Alone

City break

06 January 2012

Liked: Lift

Disliked: cleaning servis in the room and in the kitchen

68.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 60%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

City break
Events / festivals

05 January 2012

Liked: The staffs are friendly and polite.

Disliked: The YHA is relatively far from city centre. The travel takes about 30 minutes.

60.0%
Atmosphere - 20% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 20% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Sightseeing & culture

03 January 2012

Liked: the room was quiet and had a tv

Disliked: There was mold in the bathroom which made the whole room smell strange.

82.9%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 100%

CARLOS SEVERIANO HERRANZ

Alone

Work / volunteering

04 December 2011 CARLOS would recommend this property

Liked: everything

Disliked: the localitation

77.1%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Alexander Hennessey

Alone

City break

04 December 2011 Alexander would recommend this property

Liked: Had excellent facilities in the room, as well as being in an excellent part of London. Not too close, and not too far.

Disliked: Seemed too clean and new for my tastes. If one wants an old world feel, there is much to be desired. That should not dissuade one if it's clean functioning facilities that are on offer.

85.7%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 40%

Michelle Wade

With friends / other travellers

City break
Events / festivals
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

11 November 2011 Michelle would recommend this property

Liked: the beds were comfy and staff were friendly :)

Disliked: the hidden £3 extra charge per person per night, i thought that was really cheeky and they should just add it onto the price because it is a good hostel and i would still go there again but the staff even look uncomfortable when asking for it.

60.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 60%

Cheuk Hei Ng

With friends / other travellers

Events / festivals

01 November 2011

Liked: Hot shower works fine and value for money.

Disliked: Bad beds structure. Toilet out of order. Shower lock broken.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 80%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

23 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: they gave me a 4bed room instead of a 6bed-room, and thats positive ;)

Disliked: they make money of everything and charge a 3 GBP "non-membership-fee", which is not mentioned anywhere.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 80%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Business / conference

16 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It has lifts which is helpful with luggage. Nice clean kitchen and social areas

Disliked: Nothing

51.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 100% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 20% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 20%

Customer review

Alone

Business / conference
Sightseeing & culture

10 October 2011

Liked: The staff are friendly and helpful. I came in at 10am and check-in is 2pm, but I explained my particular situation and I was allowed to check in. This was very good.

Disliked: the facilities on offer are poorer than most other hostels. At the prices they charge i expected more. Breakfast was charged at £4-£6, internet was astronomically expensive and very little to offer in terms of entertainment. The location is poor, the neighbourhood is dodgy ( I even witnessed a crime!) and I would only go back if there was no other alternative. There was no means of reserving my bed space unlike other hostels, which I found annoying and as I expected my room mate took the liberty to change his bed twice in the night.

48.6%
Atmosphere - 40% Staff - 40% Facilities - 40% Safety - 60%
Location - 60% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 20%

Customer review

With friends / other travellers

Backpacking / gap year

09 October 2011

Liked: The beds were not bad at all

Disliked: They try to get money out of you for EVERYTHING, 20£ per nigth and they dont include breakfast, its 5£!!

100.0%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 100% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Stuart Morris

With friends / other travellers

Events / festivals

28 September 2011 Stuart would recommend this property

Liked: Very helpful staff and pleasant atmos. :)

Disliked: .

62.9%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 20% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

Alone

Backpacking / gap year

25 September 2011

Liked: they had a laundry, kitchen and everything was clean.

Disliked: the staff were very unhelpful and the price advertised on hostebookers wasn't advertised as being only for YHA members.

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 100%

Phillip Murphy

Alone

Visiting friends or family

09 September 2011 Phillip would recommend this property

Liked: Dispite some serious down falls (read below)..... at £12 a night this hostel is good value. Most other hostels in the west-end are approx £25-£30 a night, so you can save some dosh by staying a bit further out. The hostel is located in zone 2, so is not exactly in the heart of the west-end, but a very nice walk along the Thames Path , besides the river Thames is only moments away from the hostel & you can walk to the Tower of London in under an hour (that is if you dont stop off at the numerous pubs along the way!) Rotherthithe Over ground station is only a 6 minute walk away. The hostel does have a communal kitchen & TV room, which whilst i did not use them , appeared in good condition.

Disliked: For a YHA, the dorms were filthy & i noticed that housekeeping would only remove sheets on used beds in each day. The bin was only emptied when overflowing & the room was never vacummed dispite crying for a good vaccum. Internet pricing is a complete rip-off, if you have a lap-top my recommendation is to find a pub with free wi-fi, & beat the YHA rip-off pricing structure for the internet internet. This hostel uses 3 tier bunk beds, thats rights 3 beds per Bunk........ the pictures dont show you this.

80.0%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 60% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Events / festivals

08 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The room was good, with its own toilet and wash facilities.

Disliked: The fried breakfast didn't pass muster.

97.1%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 80% Safety - 100%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 100% Value - 100%

Customer review

Alone

Business / conference

07 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This hostel is located near the cenetr of London in nice green place.

Disliked: None

71.4%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 80% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 80%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Backpacking / gap year

07 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: The location for our route trough England by bike.

Disliked: The temperature was too warm in the building and rooms.

65.7%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 60%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

manuel melo

Alone

Backpacking / gap year
City break
Partying / nightlife
Sightseeing & culture

25 July 2011 manuel would recommend this property

Liked: the location is great

Disliked: to much crowd

68.6%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 40% Safety - 80%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 100%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Relaxation/spa
Romantic getaway

15 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: cleanliness and great staff

Disliked: 2 times a night fire alarm

71.4%
Atmosphere - 100% Staff - 100% Facilities - 60% Safety - 40%
Location - 100% Cleanliness - 60% Value - 40%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

Sightseeing & culture

11 May 2011

Liked: The location

Disliked: The fire alarm rang 2 days

74.3%
Atmosphere - 80% Staff - 80% Facilities - 60% Safety - 80%
Location - 80% Cleanliness - 80% Value - 60%

Customer review

With my spouse / partner

City break

03 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Location

Disliked: Breakfast

48.6%
Atmosphere - 60% Staff - 80% Facilities - 20% Safety - 60%
Location - 40% Cleanliness - 40% Value - 40%

Laura Keys

With my spouse / partner

Relaxation/spa
Sightseeing & culture
Visiting friends or family

27 January 2011

Liked: In nice residential area, not hard to get to from london overground + had a bus stop right in front of it

Disliked: charged money for EVERYTHING, which I wasn't expecting: towel, breakfast, luggage storage (!!!), internet, and non-yha-member fees on top of that. If I'd realized how much the extras would cost, I would've found somewhere more convenient to central London.


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