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Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel

12 Sherwood Street | Piccadilly Circus, London W1F 6BR, England
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Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel
Ranked #345 of 496 Speciality lodging in London
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Rating summary
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Sleep Quality
    2 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    2 of 5 stars
  • Service
    2.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    2.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    2 of 5 stars
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Celleno, Lazio, Italy
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013

I spent here 5 days with a female group of friends. The hostel is simple, particularly coloured and it gives the possibility to meet many young people. That's great for those who travel alone or those who need a very comfortable hostel to visit the city. It's 1 minute far from the famous "Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain" in Piccadilly Circus.

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Verona, Italy
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

I was there in january 2013 and I wanna show you the positives and negatives aspects of this hostel. Potives one: -Really good position, in fact it is located in the center of London, so close to Piccadilly Cirus. -Cheapest hostel that I had ever found -Friendly staff Negatives one: -Terrible cleaning conditions -Very old building (don't be surprise if... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 March 2013

So I really should have read the reviews for this place before going ahead and booking it. Although the place is cheap, it's still not worth the money! We arrived and the place looked like a jail. It wasn't inviting at all. Got to the room, a bed, that's it, nothing else. The bathrooms weren't kept clean the girls waste... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2013

Stayed here for 1 night this was long enough. Cold rooms, dirty, horrible toilets and showers. Needles down toilets, all plumbing and furniture damaged, broken of falling off the wall or apart. FIRE ALARMS WENT OFF AROUND 17 TIMES BETWEEN 3am AND 4am - impossible to sleep. All 7 of us stayed in 1 room fit for 4 people because... More

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Estado de México, Campeche, Mexico
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

I chose this hostel because of the great location but that is just irrelevant when you want to go to meet the real London places. The room was really tight and old mattress, the window have this terrible view and if you don't closed correctly the noise will not make you sleep. The toilettes are the very worst of the... More

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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 February 2013

I stayed here during my Christmas holiday with a friend when we were travelling in London. We chose the 10 people bed room. (both male and female). Everything is so so, not clean but for this price i dont expect much. At midnight a black guy and a Christian guy argued in my room (at around 3am) but then a... More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2013

Seriously, I have stayed in some some real heaps but this one is just priceless- I stayed for one night with my boyfriend as a last minute plan. This hostel really has a fantastic location for shopping, dining and clubbing and seeing all the sites London has to offer and for that reason alone I have given it a 'poor'... More

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Kranj, Slovenia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2013

Me and my friends (6 all together) stayed at Piccadilly Backpackers in October 2012 (10th to 14th). We originally booked 10 bed share room, but were upgraded to 6 bed share, so we had the room to ourselves. Our room was located in 4th floor. There is an elevator, but we used it only to carry our baggage to our... More

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2013

I did not realise I could experience the PRISON CELL lifestyle at Picadilly Backpackers Hostel. DO NOT STAY HERE!!! Flooding blocked toilets into showers, fire hoses that are decommissioned and only so indicated in English!!! Cigarette butts between the pains and bars on the windows in CELLS AKA BEDROOMS an area that is NO SMOKING!!! Dirty concrete floors, dirty mattresses... More

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liverpool
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2013

hard ot find (at first), their is not much of a sign, but more a doorway.. you go in, you talk to security you take an elevator. it is a big place but so you can feel a bit lost. all in all though its good. good beds and space in the room for everything. shower =hot. really small breakfast... More

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Address: 12 Sherwood Street | Piccadilly Circus, London W1F 6BR, England
Region: United Kingdom > England > London
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