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Reviews of Smart Russell Square Hostel

71-72 Guilford Street, Camden, London, WC1N 1DF, United Kingdom

#797 of 1,011 hotels in London

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Review score

Based on 4135 hostel reviews

6.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.1

  • Comfort

    6.9

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    7.1

  • Staff

    7.8

  • Value for money

    7.7

  • Free WiFi

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: 17 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The location was great, the easy access and bed that gives a bit of privacy.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 May 2024

    8.0
    Nice and Confy
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with private bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing at all, everything was quite good.

    The room was very spacious, we were 6 people in one place so it was confy for all of us. The common places are equally good and cleany, there were plenty of space to work, play or eat.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No towels, soap or tooth paste

    The room was more comfortable this time than the first time I used the facility in February. Felt more relaxed and more room to stretch legs. Not bad for the money paid

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    8.0
    very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 6 nights

    location, staffs, cleanliness etc

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There were only two sinks in the bathroom. The shower didn't have somewhere to place things other than a very small shelf (for shampoo) and a hook.

    I liked the location. The bed was very good as well, it had a reading light, phone holder and outlet.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn’t like how the rooms got really warm and packed. However, that is expected for the price you’re paying as a backpacker

    I liked that it was very close to the tube station and it was easy to get around. There is a Tesco nearby and there’s a lovely park opposite.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2024

    6.0
    Good place for spending a few nights in central London
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Common area is small and most its also dining area (tables with wooden benches). There are no variations in buffet breakfast. Some details are not well thought-out: too few surfaces to sit on or put your small stuff in bed (except holder for phone). When you climb on 2nd or 3rd level in bed there's no way to switch room lights off anymore from there. Sometimes water in showers is warm, sometimes not. I think bed linen is given out for your entire stay, but maybe you can ask to change it every few days. I don't feel much hospitality from this hostel overall, but maybe it's just my impression.

    Location is top-tier. You can reach most of London's sights by walking or with a short ride by bus. British museum is a few minutes walk. Many food points nearby. Supermarkets: Tesco express and Sunsbury. Buffet breakfast is simple but quite good (£6.50). They offer 10% discount for future bookings. They offer laundry service: £4 per wash or dry or £7.50 (afair) for both. They offer a website for auto check-in, but I didn't figure out how to use the QR for it (in email QR was damaged). During the check-in the website will ask for your bank card info (in case of additional charges). They have vending machines with drinks and snacks.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The beds are rather small, I am average height and the bed was rather short for me.

    Excellent location, fairly clean - all you really need from a hostel.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2024

    7.0
    Good value
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Showers were moldy and water temperature was uncontrollable (usually freezing or burning)

    Good social area and overall location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    6.0
    Good for only one night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The 3-storey bunk bed system is not good, very uncomfortable. It was so hard to go up and down.

    Its location was very good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    6.0
    My stay was pleasant enough, the bunks were very tiny and hard to get in and out of the top bunk but was fine for a few
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was very small for 9 people

    Great location, central to everything

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 May 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are extra bathrooms down to the basement. The bathroom in the room is extremely small and the water is either very cold or very hot. There is a little legend that when you leave you must take down your bedding except for the comforter cover, which makes me suspicious if they change it from person to person.

    You have a locker to store your suitcases (you need a padlock) the bathroom (although small) is in the room. Relatively central, the subway station is a 5 minute walk away. Internet war good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    8.0
    Great position
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Position

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    6.0
    Amazing location and a generous dining room, but this hostel falls a little short on basic amenities
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    check-in was quick, but they didn't fully explain everything. room was poky. For taller people, will be difficult. Bathrooms are not the greatest. As a solo traveller I definitely wouldn't come here to party or meet people. Most of the guests were kids on group tours of London with their school.

    location is really good. It is so close to a tube station, and a small shopping district so you can stock up on supplies. Breakfast is a bit strange, you're technically not allowed to go in the kitchen from 7am-10am because this is when the paid breakfast is...you can kind of go in anyway, but it's a bit awkward.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    6.0
    Rooms were bad. Like dorms was too small. And beds were not high enough to fit a man sitting.
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms

    Kitchen

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The Locker for luggages was not included in the cost

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattress was too soft and too short (I am 185cm), very hot at night in room, showers were basic.

    Location was fantastic, kitchen and communal area clean and useful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    7.0
    Good option for a budget stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bunk beds in the dormitories are a bit uncomfortable, especially the middle bed. It's a tight squeeze and quite noisy when you move around. You have to bring your own padlock for the lockers and they're not very clean.

    Nice common room, clean and just what you'd expect for the price. Top location, close to St. Pancras and in walking distance to many underground stations. Good for a few nights.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    6.0
    Good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds were a bit small and not so comfortable. But nothing too bad.

    location, bathroom inside the room.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Female Dormitory with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some staff were nice, but others were extremely unhelpful, to the point being useless. Generally, I would say the hostel is clean, but on my last morning I woke up with some bug bites. At first, I thought they were from mosquitos as it was very warm in London during my stay. However, later that day I realised they weren't mosquito bites. I don't think it was from bed bugs, it doesn't look like it, but they were definitely from some sort of insect. My GP thinks they were from spiders. I also didn't like that guests had to make their own beds

    Location was very good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    7.0
    Building works in the room below us!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights

    There were building works going on directly below our room, within the hostel, so we were woken every morning by either drilling or very loud workmen, a real shame as this would have been the perfect stay but it really ruined it

    The staff, location and room size were great

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 12-Bed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No place to leave stuff in a bathroom except on the floor. Bunk beds are low

    They let me check-in early so I thank them for that. Friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    6.0
    Cheap stay for a night
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very hot in rooms Storage compartments were hard to open/close

    Very Cheap Good Location Friendly Staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the stuff we're uncooperative do much

    The location and the kitchen

    Stayed in March 2024

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