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Gapyear.com recommended hostel in London


City: London, UK
Name: Generator, London
Address: Compton Place (off 37 Tavistock Place), London, UK
About The Generator London
London is a typically expensive place to stay, but Generator London makes it that little bit easier with their cheap rooms, free all you can eat beakfasts, free linen and lockers - plus their £1 a pint Happy Hour prices in their on-site bar. Situated close to train and tube stations, this place combines a friendly party atmosphere with a unique knowledge of what backpackers want from a hostel.
Generator London boasts...
- Great location - a short walk from Euston and Kings Cross St Pancras train stations
- Free all you can eat breakfast
- Free bed linen and towels
- Free lockers - bring your own padlock!
- On-site bar - hosts Happy Hour every evening!
- Organised entertainment every night of the week - karoake, DJs, live bands and quizzes
- Movie showings each afternoon
- 24 hour internet
- 24 hour laundry facilities
- 24 hour refreshments
- TV room and chillout area
- On-site travel shop
- Free luggage storage room
- Discounts for VIP card holders
Good one for the girlies...![]()
This hostel looks after the ladies by offering female-only dorms and making safety top priority. Just state that you'd like a bed in a girls-only room when you fill in the enquiry form below.
Rates
Cheapest dorms rooms - 12 people sharing - start at £10. An 8 bed is from £12.50, and for four sharing expect to pay around £16. Ladies-only dorms cost from £12.50 per night. Discounts apply with VIP discount cardholders
What gapyear.com members say...
"A group of us stayed in The Generator after a recent gapyear.com meet-up. The bar was packed at night but we were served quickly. We went out clubbing, and returning in the early hours of the morning felt very safe with the security around..."- tinay
'I stayed at The Generator for a night towards the end of last year, and I definitely recommend it. Not too far from a tube station, nice rooms (well, ours was - I didn't see any other rooms), and a good little (affordable) bar"- rbarrett
Gapyear.com says...
Generator London has everything that a backpacker needs in a hostel and then some. Affordable rooms, great facilities, awesome entertainment and friendly staff - all centrally located just minutes away from major transport links. Their nightly events in the Generator bar are the stuff of legends, so if want your hostel stay to include plenty of alcohol, loads of likeminded people and a relaxed atmophere, then Generator London is for you!
Generator London says...
We are the party hostel slap bang in the centre of London with over 800 beds and our famous Generator bar. If you are looking to meet great people and have the hostel experience of a lifetime then look no further than Generator London. Fantastic, friendly staff, excellent facilities to meet all your needs and great value prices to suit your budget. What more could you want?
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