Hotel Central Hostel (London, United Kingdom)

As well as having excellent transport links and a shuttle service, provided by the hostel, you can enjoy a 15 minute scroll to the popular Portobello market, Oxford Street, Marble Arch, Mayfair, Park Lane, Royal Albert Hall and The Princess Diana Memorial

Set in an opulent Victorian Terrace in Bayswater, you'd expect to pay over the odds for the stay at this hostel. In fact your stay at the community-based accommodation will cost next to nothing, which a rarity for a city like London.

With rock bottom prices comes bare essentials - but this hasn't bothered past visitors of this no frills hostel, as long as they have a bed (for a few nights) after an eventful day in the West End.

Past guests who stayed on the top floor at Central Hostel have difficulties receiving a Wi-Fi connection. However you will receive a good reception in the communal room on the ground floor.

There's serious concerns regarding the conditions and cleanliness of the rooms: chipped wall paint, mold on walls, holes in the ceiling, unstable bed frames and bed bugs in linen are some of the common issues raised by visitors.

While some guests received good customer service, a considerable amount of visitors states the staff were unwelcoming and inattentive when it came to dealing with customer issues.