Safestay London Kensington Holland Park

Location, Closeness to Holland Park Tube station( 10 min walk) and Kensington high street station tube stn, , spacious garden / Park atmosphere of the hostel, premises inside/within the vast London Holland Park . Luggage storage facility , big reception hall .

Quiet sleeping time and being next to a park /inside the park. Well communicated and fancy hood (The neighborhood is one of the most expensinve areas in London). The beds had courtains and they offered lockers at a convenience price. I saw some other comments talking about safety and I was a bit concerned, however this wqs completely not my experience. My advice is to not arrive the first day at night, so you get to know the area. Is a hostel for sleeping in a quiet place and therefore not close to party places. Its cheap price may attract people of all shorts, but that happens in many (if not all) hostels. My advice for women is to book a only women room and arrive the first day in daylight to know the area. One has to cross a little path between trees but I did not felt unsafe at all. On top of that, there was opera shows in the part until 11 pm therefore there was people later than usual in the park (park closes at 9.30 pm). Toilets and lockers were super clean in my room, and corridors too.

I am grateful I chose this location. Affordable and central location of an amazing hostel. A park helped this country kid aclimatise to the big city. Curtains were nice touch for privacy. Amazing staff who helped me with my first time travel issues. Thank you. Will recommend to friends. Multiple bathroom options on each floor and common areas. Made new friends here and glad there is 24 hour access.

The admin are very helpful. Their rules are a little rigid though, I didn’t like that one can’t have anything delivered to them to front of house in their absence. I had ordered some cosmetics, told front reception and they said it is fine, only to check that upon delivery, they refused my package. It was such an inconvenience. I’d hope they’d allow delivery, since sometimes one is booked for like 14 days attending conferences in London, that’s a long time enough to want some things delivered. Also wi-fi doesn’t work in all areas, in fact they really have the shittiest wi-fi. Apart from that, staff are great, really value for your money.

Probably one of the best hostels I have ever seen. For the price and the beautiful park setting, this is the first place on my list for future visits to London. Compared to some of the other budget hostels I have seen, this place is top quality for the money.