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86 Tanners Hill, Deptford, Lewisham, London, SE8 4PN, United Kingdom

#777 of 1,102 hotels in London

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Review score

Based on 479 hostel reviews

7.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.4

  • Location

    7.5

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    8.4

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: 23 August 2025

    6.0
    Its fine for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I arrived late at night and when I came there's phone number on the bar but I couldn't contact it. The roomates are so noisy they're talking at the phone until 1 am, no respect at all. Oh, and there's no towels, so you have to bring your own.

    I like that the location is near on everything i went. It's like a soundproof room. You can't hear anything outside the room. Transportations are perfect. Near busses near train

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    7.0
    Basic but clean with good people.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    An actual kitchen and dining area for guests would be a big improvement. Most hostellers are on a tight budget and eating out every day is just not possible. We rely on eating breakfast and most dinners in our hostel.

    Basic hostel, as the name says, it is a bed. There is no kitchen but there are a microwave, toaster, kettle and refrigerator for guest use, but NO silverware, dishes etc. The only lounge is the Pub on the ground floor but as they have a restaurant you can’t really take your own food to eat there. Although it is a pretty long way out of Central London if you use the DLR and the tube you can get to the Theatre District or shopping in Oxford St or n 40 minutes. Krima the young lady on the front desk/bar was a total Sweetheart, nothing was too much trouble to help a guest, always smiling she made my stay great.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    6.0
    It passes for one or 2 nights.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The mattresses aren't great. The bunk beds are flimsy. And, there is no ventilation outside of the room! The windows are locked shut!

    The lockers in the room are good. Bring you own lock.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 August 2025

    6.0
    Very poor ventilation!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There's an Indian guy who cleans and walks around mumbling (to someone on the phone, I guess) all day long. He says he works from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (even though the cleaning hours are from 9-5), but he was there at 7 a.m. one day. Every time I went to the bathroom that day, he exited a barhroom stall when he heard the door open. And that happened often the other days, too. Besides all that, he stares at you with a weird smile on his face. Absolutely gave me the creeps; though, I have heard that that is common behavior in India.

    Most of the employees are nice and helpful. The pillows are good.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    In the heat of summer, the lack of air conditioning meant we relied on the fan. Not necessarily too bad but it's something to be aware of if you are susceptible to temperature. We had trouble getting back into the pub - we were told it was closed, even though our bags were in there and we needed to get them. We knocked several times but were shooed away - this was frustrating as we had to txt to get our bags.

    It was one of the cheaper options - if you are into the bar/hostel environment, stay here. It was cheap comparatively and the location around was fun. For food - head to the communist kebab, it was delicious. It was easy enough to get in and we were able to store our bags in the pub when we had checked out.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 July 2025

    8.0
    Impressive place of respite in South London.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I suppose it would be helpful if they could have stuff on hand for check-in time to allow people to drop off their baggage. That's all I can really think of.

    Overall, I could say I had a good stay at this place. Staff were helpful when they were on the clock, facilities located about a 10-minute walk away from deptford station, and the facilities were pretty clean. The staff were even nice enough to allow me to purchase a water in the early morning hours..

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 July 2025

    8.0
    Good for a quick stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No air condition, and the fan in the room didn't hit me, so I was sweating the whole night. No elevator and the stairs to the rooms/bathrooms were narrow and tall, so prepare to carry your luggage upstairs.

    The room was nice, location wise very good

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2025

    8.0
    Is what do you expect from a hostel in London
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some of the other customers were odd and disrespectful but it does not depend on the host. Would have appreciated a bigger common space.

    Good value for money, toilets and showers were clean as well as the beds

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 July 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Single Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Showers and toilets are on a corridor, there's no separate male and female bathroom and no place to place the clothes outside the cubicles while the people have a shower

    Check in and opening the doors with an app was strange but the bar staff waw very helpful and showed me around and how to open the doors. I booked a single room, the bed was comfortable and I slept well.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2025

    8.0
    Efficient stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    NA, everything was clear since the beginning

    Good location near transport and good équipement efficient

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    However there was No kitchen to use ,or a place to eat besides a chair next to rooms entrance a microwave a kettle ! showers need some restructuring !

    The gentleman at the counter was super cool and helpful.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2025

    7.0
    Good price for what you get, good availability and location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It was very hot in the room but it didn't bother me too much, I don't know what you usually can expect in the UK during the summer.. but some more AC would've been nice. Shower soap, free towels and plastic forks and knives by the "kitchen" area would've been a big plus. Sometimes the reception/bar area wasn't open (one time in the morning) even though it said it would, guessing because they were short of staff that morning.

    It was nice! What I expected for the price. I traveled alone and stayed for two nights. Quite close to public transport and grocery stores. They had everything needed for a shorter hostel stay - fridge, microwave, water dispenser.. lockers in the room and the bed was comfortable too. Big plus for the use of an app to unlock the doors and stuff like that - no need for keys that could be lost and the check-out was simple too.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 June 2025

    6.0
    Good enough
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Incredibly hot although i know that it was a particularly hot day but it was far too hot

    It was in a good location with near public transport and the room was quiet as i requested

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The people in my room were talking at night, some have the light on. About the property all good.

    Very close to transport, DLR And buses. Easy to get there.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2025

    8.0
    It was amazingly amazing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    May be what could be better is for those at the reception to learn a bit more english language so that communication will be enhanced as travelling to a different country can be daunty.

    Needed only a bed for the night and it was provided to my satisfaction as I travelled with a colleague on this ocassion and he also enjoyed his stay.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2025

    7.0
    Good for what you pay, pleasant, clean, friendly and convenient
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not enough toilets and showers when busy. Mattresses uncomfortable but it’s a cheap to stay at hostel I suppose. Had an awful nights sleep before the marathon but that was the other guests fault (several of them snored very, very, very badly) and not the hostels.

    Good location for the marathon. Great staff. Very quiet area. Water coolers useful. Toilets and showers clean. Pub downstairs is lovely. Key app is really easy and convenient.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2025

    6.0
    It was perfectly serviceable and exactly what I expected. Can't complain for the price :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The place was in what looked like kind of a run down area, but that's London for you lol

    The staff were pleasant enough and helped me when I had questions about which exit I should use and when I could check in and out. The place was quiet and had a fridge, kettle and free water.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    People sleeping in the toilets Run out of toilet paper Mattresses very skinny

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the person up from me. too complicate to deal with

    i know it the place from before.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I was surprised by the same gender toilets and personally did not like that. The bed was not very clean but acceptable as I only needed one sleep.

    The staff is extra nice and such a vibe. The room has sunlight and is very clean. Beds have their own curtains and many sockets. Nice policy and easy check-in, check-out. I was able to check-in early and dropped my luggage in the room instead of paying for storage.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 9-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I got really bruised from going up and down the bunk beds

    Breakfast was good facilities were clean

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room with Shared Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The food in the bar is next Level really nice

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2025

    8.0
    Value for an overnight stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 12-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    N/A Value for an overnight stay

    I needed a place to stay until the airport opened. I got there after midnight, and although the pub was closed, a staff member was present to unlock the main gate and assist with check-in. When I departed at six in the morning, leaving the hostel was effortless.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 8-Bed Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The toilets and bathrooms are shared among the female and male guests. The bathroom cubicle was not high enough, and I felt uncomfortable using it. For the toilets, many times the guests didn't flush them after use.

    The comfortable bed in the dorm with curtains for privacy purposes. Reasonable price.

    Stayed in February 2025

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