YHA London Thameside

Brilliantly situated YHA in London with affordable private rooms, cafe, bar, communal kitchen, lounge, clean rooms and comfy beds. About a 30minute scenic walk to Tower Bridge, an excellent location for budget travellers.

best place and affordable price..i will coming again soon.

• Good location: about 30 minutes from famous places • Good value • Bar open until 2 a.m. • Quiet neighborhood with parking spots available via JustPark • Breakfast: good but not famous • Kitchen equipped with all the basics

This place was vibing - such a great atmosphere. ALL the staff without exception were fun, welcoming and caring. Great receptionists and wonderful ladies in the canteen. There is an on site cafe selling drinks and crisps/chocolate. They do breakfast and lunch but not evening meals. But there is a fully eqipped kitchen downstairs you can use, eat and store your food, they even provode lables for your food. We paid £47 for a private 2 person room for a Monday night. We got bunk beds that were really comfy, lockers ( you need your own lock) and fresh white linen. You need your own towels. They dont provide any toiletaries, which is fine, but I forgot to bring hand soap so washed my hands with shower gel. There was an ensuite shower room, which was clean and fnctionable. The only real issue was the water pressure was low so the shower trickled out.

It was slightly annoying that I was required to change of room during middle of stay, although an advance notice was given. I just feel inconvenient. I was re-arranged to the 4th floor, it was nice to access via key card instead of keys for the below floors. It was miserable that I can’t wash myself probably at the shower due to the water pressure was small and unstable, the water was just about warm, and I had no control of the fan which was strongly on. There was no way to adjust the water temperature and the shower head is one of those at a fixed position that you must get wet from the head. I was in about 5 minutes only because I couldn’t stand with the cold. I quickly dressed myself, went to bed and wrapped myself with a duvet, hoped to warm myself up. But, it was a cold -1 DC night, the strong wind was coming through the window gap as it can’t be closed probably, and the radiator didn’t work probably either. I was shivering. I spoke to the receptionist about the issues and requested to change of room, or an extra duvet or a portable heater. She said she felt sorry about my experience but all the rooms were being occupied or repurposed for some other types of usage and they don’t have portable heater. She could prepare an extra duvet for me. She told me the water pressure at the showers on the 4th floor has always been an issue. There was no any alternative shower facilities can be offered to use at any other floors.Then, she told me to wait in the room and to check the issues. About 5 to 10 minutes later, she brought me an extra duvet. She put the issues on record, and promised to get the radiator fixed the next day. The window would put on maintenance. I appreciated the long black hair night-shift girl was trying to help on what she can. The radiator did get fixed the following day. Overall the location is quite good, 30minutes away from the city center by public transport. The area is mainly accommodation and trees, so it is more quiet, supermarket is about 10 minutes walking distance where is close to the Canada Water station. Staff members are friendly and they would try to help on what they can. There are some common areas for you to sit, and sofa is really comfortable. It is a huge bonus that WIFi cover at all area. The security is okay because all floors require an issued key to access, and the storage room requires another special key to access which can be borrowed at the reception and you have to return it each time. But, the main gate and entrance dont require key to access.

I've been using YHAs for a long time and have always been a fan. I possibly expected more in terms of facilities than from others, because this one is purpose built; however, it is the worst one I've ever been, with a tiny kitchen, poor ventilation, very limited range of cooking equipment and just two tables. Meanwhile, on tge ground floor there is a huge and empty cafe area for those who can afford to buy their own drinks and a huge breakfast area that is only used at breakfast by those who, again, can afford it. The prices are not bad, comparatively, but not cheaper than other local places. Families are an increasing customer group for these hotels and it is disappointing that they are not better catered for. These are less likely to use cafes and more likely to use self-catering.

Stayed only a night, check in was okay but i needed back to reception as didnt give me right keys to enter ,there was problems with fire alarm and lift while i was there but otherwise it was okay stay.coudnt use kitchen as kitchen was closed for construction

No parking!!! It cost me $72 pounds and an hour of walking to find alternate parking!

we didn't like the lack of parking opportunities, but we liked the area in general. Staff seemed kind and friendly. Thank you.