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YHA London St Paul's - Hostel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Blackout drapes, bed sheets
Dining
Dining
Lobby lounge

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
YHA London St Pauls, 36 Carter Lane, London, England, EC4V 5AB
  • St. Paul's Cathedral
    2 min walk
  • Tate Modern
    10 min walk
  • Liverpool Street
    19 min walk
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    61 min drive

Room options

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (3 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (5 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Twin Bed and 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room

  • Sleeps 8
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (6 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room

  • Sleeps 10
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (4 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (2 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (3 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (2 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Women only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 8)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Shared Dormitory, Men only, Shared Bathroom (Sleeps 8)

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Blackout drapes, bed sheets

Room (2 Bed Private)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The price is $157
per night
$189 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 11 - Dec 12
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About the neighborhood

London

Located in London (London City Centre), YHA London St Paul's - Hostel is steps from St. Paul's Cathedral and a 4-minute drive from London Bridge. .This hostel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Tower of London and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from London Eye.
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What's nearby

  • St. Paul's Cathedral - 2 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • London Bridge - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • London Eye - 5 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Tower Bridge - 5 min drive - 1.7 miles
  • The Shard - 6 min drive - 1.9 miles

Getting around

  • Blackfriars Underground Station - 3 min walk
  • London Blackfriars Station - 5 min walk
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Côte - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Five Guys - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Restaurant at St Paul's - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Wagamama St Paul's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pret a Manger - ‬2 min walk

About this property

YHA London St Paul's - Hostel

Hostel with a 24-hour front desk, steps from St. Paul's Cathedral
YHA London St Paul's - Hostel offers 49 accommodations with portable fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Bathrooms include showers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 49 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include portable fans and blackout drapes/curtains.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a communal living room. Additional amenities at this hostel include tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the hostel's coffee shop/cafe. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
YHA London St Paul's - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Czech, English, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Thai

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 5.95 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 5 floors
  • Communal living room
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Shower

More

  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
All adult guests are required to present a valid government-issued photo ID card at check-in.
The name and address on the booking must match the photo ID presented by the guest at check-in. This property does not accept name changes for existing bookings.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 5.95 for adults and GBP 3.50 for children
  • Towels fee: GBP 2.50 per person, per stay (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates)
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Please note that this property does not charge an additional temporary membership fee. Discounts are not available for members of YHA (England and Wales) or IYHF as part of this booking.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

YHA London St Paul's Hostel
YHA London St Paul's
YHA London St Paul's - Hostel London
YHA London St Paul's - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

YHA London St Paul's - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 260 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 121 out of 260 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 260 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 260 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 260 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Girish

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A good place to stay for a decent price.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wong

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower room is always Clean
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pravin

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jimmy, Dallas

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay on a budget
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Slavek

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hostile but I was surprised to find that there was no fridge or microwave for the guests. Bonus having a sink in the room. Loved the breakfast buffet option tho. Convenient location, close to many restaurants, tourist sights, and shops. Staff are super friendly and helpful. Allowed us to check in early since room was ready. Was a bit pricier than most hostiles but would definitely go back. Only thing we did not like was that no one kept the noisy guests in line. Our room was between rooms with young, foreign girls who seemed to be drunk and were extremely loud (laughing/screaming, slamming doors, running in halls) very late at night. Had absolutely no regard for other guests. They truly acted like children
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Tigy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Thanh

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Barbara

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent for youth hostel, needs better upkeep
Not bad for a youth hostel. I booked a two-bed private room for my friend and myself to split. It was comfortable enough, and it was nice having a wash sink in the room so that we didn't need to go to the shared toilets every time we needed a sink. The beds had built-in power outlets, however they didn't really work well. We ended up using the wall outlets to charge our electronics. We were also right next to the showers but one of them was out of order. The toilets were at the end of the hall but one of them was out of order as well, so I ended up needing to wait for one to become available a couple times. It wasn't too noisy considering we were facing a busy street and some people complain about the bells coming from St. Paul's being distracting as they ring essentially every 15 minutes, but I got used to it pretty quickly and was able to sleep just fine. Wifi is only available in the shared spaces and not the rooms, so that might be difficult for people who rely on wifi connection. We didn't take advantage of their breakfast offerings, though they seem to have a nice variety of hot and cold food to choose from. They even seemed to have a couple vegan items that I could have eaten, but I wasn't going to pay nearly £10 just to only eat like two items. Check in and check out were easy.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Kirsty

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic
The room carpet really needs re fitted, dirty around the edge and lifting. The building stairs look like they also need replaced as there are metal supports in place. Very very basic however it was clean and staff are friendly and informative. Great location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kelly

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Ok
I’ve stayed in many YHA’s over the years and this wasn’t one of the best. There is external work going on and I wonder if they will be updating the interiors as it’s looking somewhat shabby. The shower closest to our room didn’t work properly. I checked in very late at night and just wanted to get to bed and for sone reason the check in process took much longer than necessary
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room is not clean. It was half basement. Couldnt open the window to refresh the air. Flushing the toilet got problem. It doesnt flush all the way. No hair dryer. No wifi in the room. Staying in this hostel was terrible. Staff was really nice tho
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was perfect. Unfortunately lots of noise from surrounding rooms in the evening
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
Friendly service, budget hostel good facilities and great value for money. Wouldn’t hesitate to use again in the future.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is in angles almost to the perfect because it’s manned 24/7 which is great help to the customers. The property itself is well facilitated with big open lounge, kitchen, dinner and dormitories. They all were very neat, clean, tidy and well presented. Above all I felt cheap to stay in this property in the central London. I am very pleased. Thanks
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Vasil

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place for this money
Was clean and warm the beds a little bit uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Javier

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s a hostel-
It’s a good location. Easy to find if using the tube. Good restaurants around the corner of the hostel. The building is old and of course be prepared to use a community shower and toilet. Staff was attentive.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Siva, Seattle

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its a shared place so don’t expect a towel, soap or parking. Its a hostel not a hotel. But the beat part is food is not expensive and good.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The softest, fluffiest comforter blankets I've ever seen at a hostel!!! So cozy! Staff was friendly and helpful. The showers and bathrooms beete Itsy bitysy and could have used some hooks, shelves, space for placing toothbrushes etc and hanging clothes while washing up. Convenient location, right by train and metro!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
My second night there, I walked into my room and there were no empty beds. After checking back with the desk, they had booked my bed out. I had to move all of my things in the middle of the night to a new room, which I also had to pay to upgrade.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019