Saint James Backpackers

I’m leaving this feedback with the expectation of improvement, as the hostel has great potential. The location is excellent, very close to the metro with easy access to the whole city. However, the rooms are cramped and the mattresses are quite uncomfortable. The common areas are nice and bathrooms are usually clean, although being shared doesn’t always provide the best experience. In room 23, a guest with unusual behavior made the environment uncomfortable.

lovley breakfast and dinner options however beds were not the best and had no outlet near my bed meaning i could not charge my phone. had some issues with other travellers and the place was pretty loud. bathrooms were a little dirty. location was great tho.

The staff was nice, Im sure they did their best! but the people in this hostel are strange and the hostel itself had seen better days - its worth the money (cheap), but i will never comeback and will not reccomend to my friends as i know them. The place will swuit a hippy style person, who doesnt care about the higiene,smell, mess and the lack of space in the rooms or coridors. We are all different people after all. Not bad people but creepy place to remember :))

overall great vibe, love the fct that there is breakfast and dinner

I DO NOT recommend staying as a young traveler. Despite it's central location, there are lots of creepy older men who hang around and are long term residents. I really did feel unsafe in the facilities and constantly on edge. In terms of cleanness it was pretty decent and same go with friendlies of staff.

This hostel is not worth the money: the women's showers dont work and flood regularly, the rooms smell strange, the dining halls are dirty the "free breakfast" is really meagre (don't even have proper coffee) additionally, we had a really strange night receptionist who made us uncomfortable people were sleeping in the bathrooms at night and it was super crowded and often quite loud find a different hoatel, this one is not worth it

Horrendous experience, they charged 17 pounds on my card for no reason and when i reached out they said its staff mistake and dint refund me, they are fraud and loots to steal your money

Unfreandly stuff today in the very early morning, food was mostly terrible, unhygienic plates and cups, we all had stomach ache and my sun had vomiting twice. Very strange people lingering around - probably so called long time guests. Facilities were clean and it was quiet at night. And the location of hostel is really great.

Staff communication was really poor. We tried to call 4 times the day before we arrived, at different times of the day, emailed too, and no response. The communication around the free dinner was also poor. Beds smelt funny, squeaked every time you moved at all, bathrooms were always super wet, cleaning would happen at inconvenient times during the day (and the lady was rude about it too). Wouldn’t stay here again.

Staff was super nice, bed was comfortable, free brekky and dinner too. They had events going on and big common areas, but the general crowd staying there was definitely much older (obviously not an issue, just something to note if you’re looking for a place to meet other young people)

In one word Horrific Dirty Dirt engrained on literally everything; poor facilities sinks that block , broken toilet locks , beds like sleeping on hard plastic with dirty sheets , broken power points by bed , mixed bathrooms with doors wide open Free breakfast advertised misleading ticket i learnt for first 30 only Upon arrival £10 room key charge Staff were polite but didn’t fully register the how bad this place is Decaying facilities -wierd smell of mildew Bed bugs on bed got bitten

We did not enjoy our stay at St James. Our private room had little shelving, and an uneven floor. Carpets weren’t cleaned after arrival and became filthy, and the bathroom stayed flooded with urine for days. Staff refused a simple request at breakfast, towels cost and exorbitant £5, and there are passive-aggressive signs all over treating guests with contempt. A staff member joked about kicking a cat, if we weren't there we think he would have done it. Bad vibes at St James.

Staff is friendly, shower is hot, bed is comfy; what more can you ask from a hostel? I'll be back.

Do not permit men to hit on women. Use real butter. Otherwise good. The crowd varies; beware it is an unmanaged feild, not a garden in the hostel world, though no one is dangerous.

The hostel was great. The entire staff including Kevin and Simon were always there and accommodating. There were nightly events and everyone was always kind and friendly. Rooms were also clean. Really did feel like a home at times and I extended my stay multiple times when in the hostel. Great place, cannot recommend enough especially if you are looking to watch a Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge. I’ll likely stay in this hostel again when visiting London. Highly recommend you staying here.

This place is amazing, I've became good friends with Kevin his food is great even though he is Irish 🤣

great Value, Kevin and Simon very welcoming . Rudy and Alessia best in kitchen!!

A lot of weird people in the rooms who didn’t take care of themselves. Mess in rooms and bathrooms. I wouldn’t come back

O hostel tem uma boa localização, mas pelo menos no quarto que eu fiquei, não tinha tomada para carregar o celular em todas as camas, na beliche que eu fiquei só tinha 1 tomada, não tem lanterna nas camas, então quem chega a noite acaba acendendo a luz, o chuveiro não esquentava a água e eu não entendi porque o rapaz da recepção entrava no quarto quando ia levar alguma hóspede, porque se é um quarto de mulheres, homem não deveria entrar.

Had a great time at this hostel. The staff are awesome and I had a good time with Simon.