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Mapesbury Hostel

2.0 star property

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Property entrance
Private kitchen
Garden
Lobby lounge
Living area

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Laundry room
  • Housekeeping

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30 Chatsworth Road, London, England, NW2 4BL
  • Place, The Tricycle Theatre
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Camden Arts Centre
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, Kensal Green Cemetery
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Airport, London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪62 min drive‬

Room options

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Basic Single Room, 1 Bedroom

Basic Single Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Single Bunk Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • Sleeps 1
  • 6 Single Bunk Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Single Beds

View all photos for Basic Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom

Iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Basic Quadruple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Bunk Beds

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About the area

London

Located in London (Kilburn), Mapesbury Hostel is within a 10-minute drive of Marble Arch and Hyde Park. .This hostel is 3.8 mi (6.1 km) from Kensington High Street and 3.9 mi (6.2 km) from Oxford Street.
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What's nearby

  • The Tricycle Theatre - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Camden Arts Centre - 7 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Jubilee Community Leisure Centre - 8 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Willesden Jewish Cemetery - 9 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Kensal Green Cemetery - 9 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Kilburn Underground Station - 5 min walk
  • Brondesbury Station - 8 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪The North London Tavern - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Holy Cow - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Black Lion - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Dark & Light Coffee - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Mapesbury Hostel

Mapesbury Hostel offers 45 accommodations with irons/ironing boards. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.
Make yourself at home in one of the 45 guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access is available. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM

Contactless check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Mapesbury Hostel London

247 Hostel

247 London

247 London Hostel England

Mapesbury London

Mapesbury Hostel London

Mapesbury Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Mapesbury Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation London

Mapesbury Hostel Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 2 out of 54 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 54 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 54 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 54 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 22 out of 54 reviews

4.8/10

Cleanliness

4.6/10

Staff & service

4.0/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jaime

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Vist London for American football game
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

M, MT

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
This hostel company doesn't have the best reviews, so I was a little worried about booking, but was pleasantly surprised. After arriving at the address given, we were picked up and driven to a different property. The property where we actually stayed was in a nice, quiet neighborhood close to a tube station. Our room was also really big and bright. The wifi worked well and there was even a washer and dryer to use. Since the other reviews are not good, I guess we lucked out.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

4/10 Poor

Jay

Disliked: Staff & service

Dont stay here.

No staff are actually at the property, I had to wait about 40 mins to be let in by another guest then wait longer for someone to drive to the hostel for me to check in. The keys/locks for the rooms must work for all doors because 2 times other guests opened my door including a man walking into my room at 3am. When I called the staff (cos there aren't any staff there) I didn't get an answer.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Amber, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place

Close to tube stations and a small village . Sainsburys in walking distance. The man who ran it and I assume his wife are quiet and friendly people.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Sam, London

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good in a pinch

As the cheapest option we didn't expect anything lavish but the utensils and crockery in the cupboards were grimy and gross, our oven didn't have an ignition switch, there were frequent blackouts and we never received the second house key we were promised so when returning from work late at night I had to have my sister come down from the top floor to let me in. Also, the prices for the washer and dryer were incorrect as the machines did not allow for the correct change so it cost more than advertised. Having said that the staff were friendly and helpful.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Not ok

The place I choose it was not the same when I arrived

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was horrible. Do not book this hotel. I cancelled my reservation and never received my refund.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Good for money

I have stayed in 3 of the houses now number 30 is the best one then it be the house 51 then house 39

8/10 Good

David

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No reception???

I have stayed in many hostels in many countries but this one was bit unusual. After the booking I received the automated email from the hostel that they own many buildings so I have to call the number when I get there and and someone will come with the key etc. They only accept cash and no change is given. Also the check in time was till 5:30 pm and late check in after hours is chargeable. None of these things are advertised when you actually book the hostel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Can do way better.

The kitchen and commons area were ok. But the location and room cleanliness leave a lot to be desired. The rooms smelled terrible and little was done by the staff to make it better. Plus if you arrive after 5:30pm you are charged an extra 15 GBP. Even though that is not stated anywhere in the confirmation provided by Expedia. OK hostel in a pinch but would not plan to stay here again. The WiFi didn't work in the room. Not an enjoyable experience.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Great for work purposes

It was ok. Room was decent. Met nice people and was able to sleep in on the last day beyond my check out timw

2/10 Terrible

Brendan, New York, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Never Again, Never EVER!!! I dont care how cheap

Oh I would never stay here again, this place is awful. The Hostel is in the end of zone 2 of the underground which is the only positive. When I arrived, I was told I needed to pay for my stay even though I had a prepaid stay, I prepaid through the website, even saw the paper work that said my reservation was prepaid on their paper work. The staff tried to get me to pay more, perhaps because they haven't paid for something, and maybe hotels.com is holding their money for advertising. I dont know, but if you prepaid, chances are you were already charged and dont owe anything and they do. The rooms are way over crowded, I was in a room that had 8 beds, but the room was probably for 4 maybe 6, but not 8, no room to move around. I should also mention that the hostel I stayed in which was advertised as 30 chatsworth, and that property looked better, I ended up in 39 chatsworth, which is across the road, and is a total dump. This place actually has people that have lived here for longer than 3 months, as one of the people I shared a room with has been here for longer than 3 months, I wouldn't even leave your valuables in the lockers provided, Provided the residents haven't already taken them. The neighborhood is nice, the train is directly behind the property and you can hear it running at night, on a Friday or Saturday when they start running nightly service on the underground be warned. I warn you about this place.

2/10 Terrible

Steffi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The accommodation was absolutely filthy. I‘ve never experienced something like this… First of all, we were perfectly on time for the check in, in the end we needed to wait 35 Minutes for someone to come by. We needed to call the management 2 times and still it took that long… Arriving in our room it wasn’t fitting to the pictures shown on the internet. Our room was tiny… there was a small fridge standing right behind the door and very small space to put your belongings in. (If you even wanted that…) The most important point is that the room as well as the bathrooms which you are sharing with different people, which seem to live there, were disgustingly dirty. The bed sheet had several stains on it and the room itself was very dirty. The walls were covered in something we don’t even know… and behind a picture they tried to hide a broken wall. The fridge hat black stains in it and smelled a little weird. The public bath had dirty showers and in the toilet were (you know) …. Stains. At the end we became an new apartment which was better and more private, still a bit dirty but compared to what we‘ve had before much better. Wouldn‘t recommend! Go somewhere else, the area the hostel was didn’t feel safe either many homeless people by night. The only positive point is that it was in Zone 2 Kilburn, with the underground you were quick in the City centre.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bra service

8/10 Good

David, Stuttgart

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Ich war 4 Tage im Hostel, hat etwas lange gedauert bis ich den Schlüssel bekommen habe aber danach war alles super. Ich mein man sollte natürlich für so ein Preis nicht all zuviel erwarten von dem her fand ich die Zimmer und den Aufenthalt dort echt entspannt. Die Leute waren sehr nett und generell hab ich mich sehr wohl gefühlt.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

2/10 Terrible

Stelio, Dortmund

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ein Zimmer in Kilburn

Das Zimmer war sehr dreckig und sehr klein. Für den Preis den ich bezahlt habe sollte man ein bisschen mehr erwarten können. Die Küche war sehr dreckig somit könnte ich vor Ort nichts kochen und musste nur von draußen essen. Welches mein Urlaub noch teurer machte. Investiert also in ein eher sauberes Hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

valo, londres

Liked: Staff & service
Hôtel propre, patron très gentil je recommande cet hôtel auberge à des amis.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice staff, but terrible guests.

dirty and stinky place, however the staff cleaned up every day.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

arthur, brasil

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Longe de tudo .... acomodação péssima.....

Ruim ..... não aconselho ninguém a usar esta hospedagem..... péssimo negócio ....
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017