This was my 1st time staying in a Hostel.
I'm really not fond of hostels myself, but this was an exception!
In my opinion you get far more then your price worth. It looked good, it was comfortable.
It didin't always smell great, but hé...its a hostel right?
The staff is really nice and helpful.
They have all the necessary facilities like:
Loundry
a nice lounge
the bathrooms are actually very good, even both gender separated and shared (each shower loft has enough room for you and your clothes).
All the shared bedrooms have roomy lockers (when bringing your own lock, don't by them to bif or they won't fit, what happened to me.
It's in a Park which i really liked and everything is pretty close.
The metro is nearby
There's a Santander bike hire dock roughly around the corner (just 2 pounds for 24H, if you use the bikes for more then 30 min each time it';s a additional 2 pounds which is reasonable. just dock it before your 30 mins are up and un-dock another one).
Hyde park is like just a 10 min walk. from the hotel.
on bike you can get to London central in like 20 to 30 mins.
Have in mind that the check-in is at 2PM. but if your earlier (like i was) you can leave your luggage in a shared luggage room and start exploring.
Next time i'm in London and wanne safe a few bucks, i'm definitely coming back to this Hostel!!
in overal I had a nice stay.