I just left this hostel this morning and felt the need to share a bit of advice with fellow travelers. The Smart Russell Square Hostel is fine if you plan on only staying for a night. I had to come to London for a university visit day and planned on leaving the next morning. This hostel worked well enough for... More

The hostel is centrally located, clean and pretty tidy for the money. However, I spent an absolutely terrible night there after 3 people were allowed into my 4 bed dorm - they had no luggage and had clearly just come in off the street at 4am. Thirty minutes later, the police were hammering on the door as one of them... More

I'm not sure why there are so many complaints about this place - it's £10-14/night - what do people expect?! For what it provides, it's great value, and an excellent location. The beds are ok, reasonably comfortable actually! The pillows are a bit flat, and there are no spares, but it's cheap - I should have just brought my own!... More

It's just great if you don't want to spend a lot of money and be in the centre of London at the same time. I found the staff there very friendly and even though they were clearly not British, they were very helpful and could speak English very well. The place is clean and it's really the youth hostel atmosphere.... More

I stayed on and off for seven months from October 2012 and i feel i have seen it from all angles. Its cheap but only because they pack lots of people in tiny rooms, in a building which is frankly falling apart, for example one night the roof of our dorm sprang a leak. Also the long term residents are... More

Some nice things and some not so nice. I went during the Olympics and it was , as espected, pretty crowded but nice. The staff tried as best as they could to keep calm and friendly, but do try to check in later and not in the morning when people are checking out, they don't stay too friendly at that... More

I stayed here in April for 4 nights, the staff are not english so they ony speak limited english and are not that friendly, they more or less want to check you in and thats it. Check in is very slow, so be prepared to wait sometime to get checked in. The rooms are decent enough, the bed is comfy... More

London is expensive so there's not much going for such a low price that's well located like this hostel. Stayed here in April for two nights in a 14-bed dorm for 15 euros per night. I didn't want to spend all my money on a place that I wouldn't spend much time in so this suited me fine. The hostel... More

I booked a few weeks in advance to stay in a female dorm in the smart russell square. when I arrived with my booking confirmation they had made a mistake and put me in a six person room with a group of 5 men! I was not happy and asked to move. they didn't have any spaces so I had... More