Smart Hyde Park Inn Hostel

Clean & affordable, this is quite the gem as hostels go. Far enough away from the hub-bub of downtown, but close enough that you can be in the thick of the city in just a matter of minutes, I would recommend this place to any solo travelers coming through the city.

Whether you've been to London a hundred times or this is your very first time, Smart Hyde Park Inn & Hostel is the place to stay.

In general, my stay was okay.
The staff was friendly and helpful, but the room wasn’t excellent. It was really hot I couldn’t sleep for most of the night. The bed was not really comfortable.
There weren’t enough toilets in the building.
But for the price I paid which was £13 pounds the accommodation seemed reasonable.
Won’t recommend staying for more than 1 night.

Good hostel and really good location.
As all hostel, your stay will be rated by other people that share the room with you. Me and my boyfriend shared the room with more 4 people and they respect all rules.
Breakfast for 4,5 pounds. Good option because you can eat as much as you want.

Receptionists were nice and check it was easy.

However, the kitchen is closed from 7am to 10am every morning forcing you to buy their breakfast which is just toast and cereal. There is no scrubbing brush to clean dishes, so dishes were always dirty.

The showers were cold and dirty. The storage lockers were loud and you can't open them without waking others.

Wouldn't recommend unless desperate.

I mean you do get what you paid for… one of the cheapest hostels in London and the location is pretty nice: close to hyde park and two subway stations so rather easy to get around. The less time you spend in the hostel the better but that’s true for many hostels. As other reviews mentioned: weirdly hot even when it’s getting cooler outside. The people you share the room with really make or break the stay and we were pretty lucky with our neighbors. Bathroom was decently clean; small but private. My friend and I stayed in an all female room and I would recommend doing this as there are a lot of middle age guys who seem to live here more permanently. I wouldn’t recommend staying here alone as a woman there are always a lot of guys hanging around the entrance and lobby. Beds are small and mattresses are thin but the curtains do provide some nice privacy. Lockers are a bit obnoxious as they are very loud and I would recommend you bring your own lock. Overall, I wouldn’t necessarily stay here again but it did work nicely for a cheap trip to London with a friend.

Oh and I do want to add that the girl working the front desk was super nice and helpful!! She really helped make us feel welcomed. Wifi is also quick.

Stayed one night in a 6 people shared room. It had it's own private bathroom with toilet and shower. Clean and comfortable over all, very warm and very well ventilated. You couldn't ask for more, and keep in mind the location. Hyde Park, tube station and a public library (opened until 20:00) within a max 10 minutes walk !

I was worried by all the bad reviews for this hostel. I assure you, it's really not that bad. I do not recommend if you are overweight or tall because it is true that the beds are not very big, I am a normal size and it was ok. In addition, I had the middle bed, but making his bed when you were on top did not seem easy and I found it a bit disgusting the beds that were on the floor.

Getting my suitcase up to the top floor was very difficult, but that's normal. I have rarely seen hostels with elevators.

Yes it was hot in the room compared to the temperatures outside, but there was a very powerful fan and I prefer it to be warmer than too cold. It was very bearable as temperature

All my interactions with the receptions were very friendly. When I arrived, the girl who greeted me noticed my accent and gave me my explanations in French.

The bathroom in the room was cleaned daily. I liked the concept that it is all plastic, so no mold. The communal showers are bigger & better and were very clean.

I didn't use the kitchen, but it looked great.

Wifi was very strong & fast in all hostels.

I was in a room of 6 and I was entitled to very respectful roommates. The big minus came from the family with young children in the next room. They were very loud and you could hear everything, but it only lasted 1-2 hours.

The hostel is about 1 hour walk from all the historical places, it was very good because 90% of the walk was in very beautiful parks. In addition, a metro station is a two-minute walk from the hostel. There are many affordable restaurants very close.

The hostel is very well located but it has many disadvantages. To begin with, the rooms are very uncomfortable, we were in a room for 6 people and there was almost no space. The beds are uncomfortable and there are people who do not put their sheets, therefore the mattress is dirty when another arrives. The bathroom in the room was quite dirty and had a very bad smell. On the other hand, the bathrooms outside the room were uncomfortable, with no space to get dressed (there were no changing rooms), and the showers were quite dirty and waterlogged. I would not recommend this hostel at all, just because of the location, because the friendliness of the cleaning staff was also a negative.