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Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel

12 Sherwood Street | Piccadilly Circus, London W1F 6BR, England
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Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel
Ranked #268 of 399 Speciality lodging in London
2.0 of 5 stars 483 Reviews
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012

Disgusting toilets; sullen staff; they were out of food for breakfast; I could barely breathe in the overheated room... I suppose it beats sleeping on the street, but that's about it. It's reasonably cheap (£18 for a bed in a female 4-bed dorm in February), but I'm sure you can find better hostels for a similar price. I took one... More

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Dublin, Ireland
1 review
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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First of all, I want to say, do not waste your money on the Big Bus Hop-on Hop-off tour. It is 29 pounds (about 55$), and when the bus is in the city centre, you could wake about 5 times faster than it drives...and you can honestly walk through London no problem! It is a big waste of money. In... More

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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

Was due to stay but cancelled because of how rude the staff are on the phone. I will never set foot in the place again. I have stayed before and it's not good enough to endure their bad manners. They have no idea regards customer service expectations for the UK.

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Telford
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012
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I just got back from London and thought I would write my review about Piccadilly Backpackers Hostel. I'd read some godawful things about the place and seeing as this was my first time staying in a hostel, it did worry me a little. But because the place I was visiting was only 10 mins walk away, this was one of... More

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Edinburgh
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012
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I don't even know where to start... I will never stay here again, and i advise you strongly not to either. After looking at all the photos on the website and hearing the reviews on the website, i thought great, a nice, cheap and central place to stay whilst we're on a short break in London. I was wrong. We... More

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Charleston, West Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012
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I can't understand all the bad reviews!!!! It has been for us a very nice hostel!!!!

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London, UK
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Don't make the same mistake I did! Read these reviews and know what you're getting into! This is a totally serviceable youth hostel: it is cheap and it is central. But if I had it to do over, I would definitely NOT have stayed here. It feels like a gigantic human meat locker that specializes in storing hyper-active teenage class... More

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Lodz, Poland
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

don't expect too much...but if you need a cheep place in a central location near underground station - that's the place. I have booked 2 beds in the bigges room for 10 people (the cheepest option) but in fack I got 2 beds in a room for 6 people in the same price (and still two beds were free). that... More

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Kerteminde, Denmark
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

I went to London with my class for 5 days and stayed on Picadilly Backpackers. Before i went i read some of the reviews in here, an expected the baddest hostel in the world, so when we arrived i got positiv surprised! Well the hostel didn't look like the pictures at all. It wasn't as pretty as showned, but then... More

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Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012

In March 2012 I went to Move It (dance conference) and stayed at Piccadilly Backpackers. Before my trip I searched for reviews on this hostel here on TripAdvisor and must say I was not impressed but I was travelling with a group of 20 people so I didn't really have a choice. Now that I am back home I can't... More

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12 Sherwood Street | Piccadilly Circus, London W1F 6BR, England
Price range (per night):* S$46 - 245

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