Hampstead Heath Hostel

[Kassandra13]

I stayed at Hampstead Heath in London for a week or so last month. Very nice place - quiet, clean. smallish rooms. The showers were clean (not immaculate, but clean) and hot water was plentiful. There's internet access right in the lobby, and you get free breakfast with every night - a full English breakfast, too, not a bowl of cold cereal. They have laundry facilities (use the dryer on the right!) and a full kitchen. In all, a really good deal for 20 quid a night.

Downsides - out in zone 3, so a little annoying to get to (not bad if you get a travelcard). Also, perhaps a bit too quiet for some people, not really a big social scene - although it may be different in high season. And there are plenty of fast food places down the road (including a great chip shop just on the other side of the tube station) but no good pubs in the immediate vicinity.

Still, can't beat it, I'll be back.

[space virgin]

is that closer to the Golders Green tube station or the Hampstead one? just curious. I'm debating about staying here.

[Kassandra13]

Golder's Green. Walk out of the station, take a left, walk down to Wellgarth Road, take another left, it's a few feet down on the right side. Walk is - no more then 10 minutes, really. Uphill though - a real bitch if you're drunk.

[jorgino]

heheh uphill downhill any hill will be a bitch when you're drunk..... he he he
Anyway, by metro, how far is the hostel from the main attractions? I was considering staying at the Journey's but nobody's feedback on that one kinda makes me leire about that place....
Also, what's 20 quid, is that 20 Euros? (sorry, I haven't stayed at Holiday Inn yet....) haha