Reviews of Wombat's City Hostel London

All good

The breakfast is too simple , don’t recommend

Secure/Safe Close to the underground Clean Curtains on beds Lockers Safe Charging station in bed Shower pressure was 👌🏻

The room was clean for a hostel and appeared to be cleaned everyday which made a big difference especially when sharing with others.

Location wasn’t the greatest for me, it was a bit of an effort to get to the main areas. This is on me, I should have realised when I looked at the hostel on the map. It is close to tower bridge, which is good.

location, facilities, staff friendliness, bar prices

nothing

Spacious. Clean. Staff were excellent.

Having to pay for a towel

I like staying here because the staff are always friendly and the rooms are clean. I also like the location, not too far from Tower Bridge.

More options at breakfast would be good, other then that I was happy with my stay.

Lots of facilities - laundry on site, options pay for late check out, storage, power adapters. decent kitchen on site. Curtains and fans were good allowing for privacy and cool air for summer. Bathroom and toilet in the dorm so you didn’t need to leave your room with your key card. Very social and everyone was really nice and friendly.

On one night we had no toilet paper in the female dorm toilets so cleaning staff to keep an eye on this. The soap dispenser was broken in our bathroom - did report it at the start of my trip but it was still broken by day 7. The design of the safe to keep valuables was appreciated however the design of the safe’s electricity socket didn’t work with my adapter so I had to rely on charging my devices by usb. I had my groceries marked with my name and date but someone kept stealing my eggs on 2 occasions. Cost of breakfast was a bit steep £8 for continental breakfast- no eggs. The shower needs to have a caddy or soap holder as I don’t like putting my things on the shower floor. It gets quite loud in the kitchen and basement area at night. More quiet chill out spaces please. Also the fridges in the kitchen need a good clear out as there were many items past people’s departure dates.

This was my first solo hostel experience and Wombats did not disappoint. The property was spotless, food & beverage options were abundant, and the entire staff couldn't have been more cordial or supportive. Definitely recommend.

Nothing. Wombats was perfect.

I liked that the bar was seperate from the eating area so you could cook food and eat without having to be in a bar environment. Sometimes you don’t wanna listen to pop music at 8am or 8pm while eating a meal. Also didn’t feel like they were trying to squeeze me for money by forcing the bar down my throat like other hostels.

Location does feel a bit far, but the bike path is very good and tube is convenient enough.

Everything!

Wi-Fi reception wasn’t great and one out of two lifts was out of work.

Of the security, the structure, the good service, the bar, the cleanliness and good location! I liked everything!

I find the staff, facilities and location to be great! It's a very nice facility with lots of room, a great bar and patio. 15 minute walk to London Tower, Thames river and bus tours. Nice proximity to resturaunts by a pier.

My biggest complaint was the HEAT!! I was on the 5th floor. As you go up, you can feel the heat increasing with every step. I was in a room with 3 others. The temperature, based on an app I installed on my phone would record the temperature. The highest temp was 35 Celsius!! This is at night on August 12. The blinds would not work so the sun would go in the room all day. Even though the fans in the beds and a floor fan they gave me to use were on, the would push the heat around...no relief from the heat. This made it a miserable stay. Can't sleep. Only a couple hours here and there. It would be cooler in the day so would nap for 1-2 hours to make up for it. The sheets would always be soaked with sweat and there was no comfort in sight. Not so bad if for 1 or 2 nights. I was there for 7 nights! It's very difficult to enjoy a trip and go out in the day when suffering from sleep deprivation and heat exposure! If not for the very uncomfortable environment, It would have been a much better experience. The staff did all they could, I don't blame them for the heat. However, better ventelation and other methods, such as Air Conditioning and cooling methods for the building need to be implemented. Other issues: They lock out visitors from the interior patio at 10PM, so all who want relief from the heat need to be out on the streets. As well as smokers, and they are pushed away from the street area to the end of the block to not disturb the neighbors. Laundy is 5 pounds per cycle...expensive.