Clink78
Hostel | 78 King's Cross Rd, London, England WC1X 9QG
3070 out of 3592 customers would recommend this property
Recent review (21/05/2013)
"24 hr reception was good, friendliest and heaps helpful staff, didnt spend a lot of time at the hostel i was mainly out, breakfast was real good too."
Read all Clink78 reviewsFacilities
- Bar
- Credit cards accepted
- Self-catering Facilities
- No curfew
- Free city tour
- Games room
- Secure lockers
- Lounge area
- Internet / Wi-Fi
- Nightclub
- Pool table(s)
- 24 hour reception
- Safety deposit
- 24 hour hot showers
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Washing machines
- Fax
- ATM / cash machine
- Common area / room
- Communal kitchen
- Elevator / lift(s)
- Internet café
- Onsite shop(s)
- Television room
Purchasable Extras
- Towel USD 3.05
What's Included
- Luggage Room
- Breakfast
- Linen
Important Information
Passport, driver's license or government issued identity card is required upon check-in.? Guests can check-in until 4am. Guests will only be able to access their room after 2.30pm. A free luggage storage room is available for guests to use if they arrive earlier than 2.30pm. Check out time is 10am. ? Note that all our dorms are mixed unless a girl’s dorm is booked. ? Guests that wish to bring their children, who are under 16 years of age, must book whole dorms or private rooms. ? Bookings cannot be accepted from any person under the age of 16 unless they are accompanied by an adult who is over 18. They will be refused check-in. ? When booking more than 1 bed in dorm rooms, we cannot guarantee that all of the guests will all be staying in the same room. We suggest booking private rooms if guests do not want to risk being split. ? If guests wish to cancel their reservations, they must contact the reservations team by email at least 48 hours before arrival. Failure to do so, will result in their credit card to be charged for the first night’s accommodation. Please note that the deposit paid to this website is not refundable. ? In the event of Force Majeure (governmental action; fire; flood; insurrection; earthquake; power failure; riot; explosion; embargo, transportation, interruption of any kind; terrorist attack; acts of God… ) affecting your booking, the company reserves the right to receive any outstanding payments in connection to the guest’s confirmed booking. Bookings over 29th-31st December must be cancelled at least 7 days in advance. Failure to cancel on time will result in your card being charged for the first night. Groups (+15 people) ? Please note that for groups (more than 15 pax) the property will charge the outstanding balance on the credit card used to make the booking. If guests cancel within the 48 hours the balance will be refunded. ? We do not accept groups of under 16 years of age. ? Groups will be asked to pay a non-refundable deposit 25%, a week after the booking is made. The balance will be required 4 weeks before arrival. ? One group leader will be required to give a credit card upon arrival for a “Group Deposit”. This will need to be the card holder. We will pre-authorize the card for £300 in case of breakage or for not respecting coach stopping/parking rules. ? If the group is arriving by coach, they must make sure to contact the reservations team for information on where to stop and park. ? If they do not inform us by email, or when booking, we cannot guarantee that the group will be in the same rooms and depending on availability the booking might be cancelled
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 days before arrival (local time). Payments made to HostelBookers are non-refundable.
Check-In/Out Details
Earliest check-in: 14:30
Latest Check-out: 10:00
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Overview
** Winner of Most Popular Hostel in Western Europe 2013 and Winner of Most Popular Places in Europe 2012**
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About Clink78
Stay in a former courthouse!
Sleep in an authentic prison cell!
Chill out where The Clash stood trial!
Email from our magisterial internet courtroom!
Meet up in Clash bar!
Explore London from a great central location: King's Cross!
Judge for yourself!
Clink78 combines 200 years of history with a quirky and colourful interior in London King's Cross. Set in a former courthouse, our hostel is truly unique! We offer a wide range of clean and modern facilities such as a self-catering kitchen, a fun bar, a games area, internet and TV lounges in original courtrooms, a travel shop, a laundry...
Our reception is manned 24/7 by multi-lingual staff, with night security
from 9pm. We have no curfew, but you need your key card to gain access to the
hostel and your room. We are all about security!
We offer a mixture of private rooms and dorms. Most private rooms and some dorms have their own bathrooms. We also offer Girls Only dorms and Girls Deluxe for even more
luxury.
Freebies include:
Continental breakfast
Bed linen
Luggage room
Towel for everyone who books into a female deluxe dorm
London walking tour
London map
CLASHBAR (open from 7pm until late every night) - strictly for the over 18s
Clashbar brings you 7-nights-a-week of pure entertainment, fun and frivolity. It's great value and the perfect place to meet people, sample cool cocktails, play games and dance the night away. Check out our great DJs and acoustic sets.
Clink78 is perfectly located to explore London's rich past as well as its diverse multi-cultural present. Clink78 is the ultimate hostel from which to discover all that London has to offer. All are within walking distance or just a few minutes away by bus or underground.
Please make sure you read our terms & conditions before booking.
See you soon!
Clink78 team
Accommodation Information
We offer a mixture of private rooms (single, twin, triple and prison cells) and dorms (from 4 to 16 beds). Most private rooms and some dorms have their own bathrooms. We also offer Girls Only dorms and Girls Deluxe for even more luxury. All dorm beds are clean and cosy, featuring unique and innovative pod beds that have their own reading light and handy small head locker for personal belongings.
Freebies: continental breakfast, bed linen, small head locker in all dorms, luggage room, London walking tour departing every morning from reception (there is a fee for groups-contact us directly for more details) and London map. Towels are free in private rooms.
Under 18 years old must be accompanied by a responsible adult and can be accommodated in a private room, not a shared dorm. This also applies on family bookings.
If you wish to cancel your booking, you will have to contact us directly via e-mail at least 48 hours before your arrival date. If you don't cancel on time, you will be charged a penalty of the first nights stay.
Location Information
Perfectly located to explore London’s rich past as well as its diverse multicultural present, Clink78 is the ultimate destination from which to discover all that London has to offer.
To the North; you will find Camden Markets and Regent's Park Zoo, to the South; the world famous British Museum, St Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Modern, to the East; the trendy nightlife of Angel, Old Street and Farrington and to the West; the shops of
Covent Garden and Oxford Street.
All are within walking distance or just a few minutes away by bus or underground.