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Astor Leinster Inn Hostel
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Reviewed By:
Erica (June 27, 2004)
Type of Room Stayed In: Dormitory
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Don't stay at any hostel for cleanliness, peace and quiet, or good
food and service, Stay at a hostel for a chill environment with people from all
over the world looking for a place to have fun and save on accomadations. Under
those terms this hostel rocks! It has character, a pretty friendly staff, and
good atmosphere.
I was comfortable, the very clean sheets are provided, the beds are decent,
there is a sink and mirror in every room, there are 1 or 2 pretty clean showers
per floor (they are the push button type and not very hot) and breakfast is
fine (Hot tea or coffee, cereal, rolls with jam and butter) The bar is tiny but
cool for the first stop of your pub-hopping night or if you don't want to get
dressed and go out (beer special 1.60 pounds). The internet cafe was hot as
balls but nice, Definitely book your bed in advance and ask for a lower level
room (the stairs are killer) I was overall pleased and met great people that
made the experience! One other thing, there are no lockers, but don't worry,
your stuff is safe, This hostel is really a cool place to stay, I'll be back!!
-Check out Club Fabric if you want to get down and dirty and party like the
Brits ;)
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Reviewed By:
Dana (January 17, 2003)
Type of Room Stayed In: Private
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Convenience: B It's about a 6 or 7 minute walk to the
nearest tube station, Bayswater.
Comfort: F This was my first experience with a hostel -
but having lived in college dorms, I thought it wouldn't
be a big deal. However, when we checked in, our room had
not been cleaned and there were dirty sheets on the beds
(bunk beds) from the last person. The top bunk was
broken, so I *slept* on the floor. The first night, the
fire alarm went off around 3 am. This was after we had
been awake for about 36 hours and were desperately
tired. A staff worked unlocked our door and barged in
over my protests, demanding to know if we were smoking.
This was going on all up and down the hall. Evidently
the alarm goes off every time someone smokes. Which is
regularly, because it went off 2 or 3 more times that
night. And it is LOUD. There are other things that
bothered me that may not faze an experienced hosteller,
like loud people all night slamming doors, talking
loudly in hallways, a shower with only 2 temps, ice and
scalding, no sink for handwashing, and no toilet paper
in the bathrooms. But for anyone going on their first
trip, definitely stay away from Astor's Leinster Inn!
Price: F We prepaid the first night on our credit card,
at the rate of 36 pounds per night. I budgeted for that
much for the next three nights as well. When we went to
pay on the first morning, she looked at me with a blank
face and asked for 42 pounds per night. I was
dumbfounded, just couldn't believe it. On my fax
confirmation ,which was of course thousands of miles
away at home, I had the price in writing. Complaining
did no good, but I made sure that I warned everyone on
the Eurotrip boards about it. We really had no choice,
we didn't want to lug our packs around searching for
something else. So we paid it.
Atmosphere: F Let's see. Rice Krispies and warm milk for
breakfast. Dirty room, rude staff, 3rd (therefore 4th)
floor with no elevator, nasty carpet ducktaped at the
seams on every step. Hideous homemade paintings on every
wall, no ventilation in bathrooms, most without a sink
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Reviewed By:
musicdisciple
Type of Room Stayed In: Dormitory
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Location I've stayed there three times now, not because
it's good but because it's good enough for what it
costs. It's dirty and crowded. There's a kitchen but you
have to go to the front desk to borrow dishes. It's
close to the tube and less than an hour easy walk to
Hyde Park and to the Easy Everything internet cafe on
Kensington High Street. There's a pub so the place tends
to be pretty loud. The upstairs rooms seem to be better
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