Astor Kensington
What's around Astor Kensington
Whether you feel like strolling around the infamous Hyde Park or just shopping around Portobello Market, Astor Kensington is the perfect spot to explore Central London.
Hop on the tube or bus and within 10 minutes you’ll be in the heart of Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square!
A Day in the Life at Astor Hostels
Every day is different at Astor Hostels with hundreds of travellers coming and going and many different stories to tell and remember. We indeed love sharing with all of you our guests experiences when they stay at Astor but this time we have decided to take another point of view: our crew.
There is one question we get asked all the time: “What is it like to work at Astor Hostels?” Our video Astor Hostels: A day in the Life sums it up.
Meet our Staff: Vanessa
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- Brother1980, London“What a fun friendly non-commercial family run business” 5/5
If you want to share London with your age group, make new friends and have a blast come to London via these types of places. Simple but friendly, what more you want? London is amazing and this was perfect!
- Annabel P,“Amazing” 5/5
Would recommend to every solo traveller! So much fun and everyone who works here is lovely! I had the best time in this hostel, made some awesome new friends and the location is great for transport and Hyde Park! I can’t wait to come back next time I’m in London!!
- Elisabeth S, London, United Kingdom“Excellent Staff and Free Borrowings!” 5/5
I loved the atmosphere in this hostel; it was so warm and homey and it had everything you need and more! One of my favourite aspects was how they loaned out things like hair dryers and straighteners (a really good one too might I add) for free! The staff were spectacular and helped bring my luggage upstairs to my room. I literally stayed here on a whim (booked 1 hour before I arrived) and it was definitely a good choice. I would recommend this hostel to everyone!
- Evelyn T,“A good place for solo travellers” 5/5
The hostel is easy to find and about 5 mins walk to the tube and close to the main street. Staff- really friendly! Rooms – decent and clean, breakfast just for £1 (and that goes to charity!) and they have really fun activities in the night for people to meet. I had a good time and will definitely recommend this place to future travellers! Room tip: There isn’t a lift but the staff will help you carry your things up the steps.