Astor Victoria

Budget-friendly, convenient location, safe--all the things you need in a hostel.

Stayed in a 6 bunk female room for a night and definitely would book again for a short stay. It's a lovely way to meet fellow travelers.

You can purchase or rent anything from towels to laundry detergent. Free luggage storage on the day of check-in, but I think you'd have to pay for storing after check-out at 1000.
The Astor Victoria team is fluent in at least Spanish and English.

3 stars for perfectly meeting expectations (:

staying at the astor victoria ruined our london experience.
i am writing this review purely to warn you, with the best intentions, this place is the most disgusting, unsanitary, and creepy place you could possibly stay in london. first off, the photos are deceiving and heavily edited. what you see is NOT what you get. the bathrooms are moldy and smell worse than an outhouse. toilet paper was covered in gunk and the floor was always soaking wet and the showers were disgusting. 3/5 of the bathrooms were out of order during our stay and there was one toilet per two floors to begin with. the walls of our room had blood, bandaids, and the paint was chipping. it was so loud and it's impossible to open any of the doors without waking everyone up. you can't open the windows and the fan points towards the window because there was only one outlet so it was so hot and stuffy in the room. the "drinking water" came from a moldy faucet in the kitchen that was pretty gross. tons of creepy men staying here, watch out.

Astor Victoria was an overall good hostel during our one night in London. It's situated in a fairly quiet neighborhood that doesn't have a lot going on around it, so if you're looking for a more quiet stay, then this is a good spot to check out.

My friend and I booked a 6-person mixed dorm on the top floor of the hostel. There are no elevators inside so if you are carrying a lot of luggage, be sure that you find a friend to help move your belongings. The rooms were clean and provided cubbies, lockers below the bed (personal lock required), and unfortunately maybe 1-2 outlets throughout the room.

What's the bathroom situation like you may ask? There are individual toilets and shower stalls scattered throughout the floors, and you have access to any of them during your stay. They were clean and water pressure was decent.

The lounge area has a giant flat-screen with Netflix seemingly rolling through the entire day. They have beanbags and couches for you to lounge around, but it felt a bit cramped and hot while we were there.

So a pleasant stay indeed at Astor with the barebones amenities and accommodations you'd find in London.

I had a fantastic stay here. Pretty close to city center. It only took one bus ride or one transfer to get to Trafalgar Square, or Picadelly Circus. Just one quick stop from Victoria Station! Location was fantastic.

Staff were superb. Super friendly and very accommodation with every request or question I had.

Free printing for your tickets! Which was extremely convenient and hassle free.

Hearing is controlled in your room! Huge plus! I was never cold (visited in December).

1 pound donation for breakfast which was excellent.

Cleanliness was alright. My linens had a few stains in them (prob stains they couldn't shout out from the wash) and the restroom floors looked and smelled a bit. But for the price I made due. Just make sure you bring flip flops!

The rooms have a vanity so you don't have to leave the room to brush your teeth. But watch the locks on the door. We were locked inside our room for quite awhile on New Year's Eve. Almost missed out on the celebrations.

It's cozy and doable. Like any dormroom feel.

I loved it here! It was my first time in a hostel and my experience was very positive! It felt like a college dorm and i loved it! Booking was easy through Hostels.com. No booking fee once you make an account and sign in. I only paid a deposit at time of booking. Be sure to confirm your reservation 24 hours in advance if you paid your deposit with a debit card or cash. I couldn't get through the phone line but I sent an email and received a confirmation.

The hostel was easy to find. it was just down the street from Pimlico. Walk towards Top Curry (the chicken tikka masala was horrible)! There is also a pub right there! I didn't get to check it out but if was crowded everytime I walked by. The hostel is down a quite neighborhood among a really clean street. I walked home often during in the evenings and I was fine.

The place had a young vibe to it. I booked my own room. I really liked it. It had a closet, a sink, and twin bed. It was clean and i slept well each night. There were plenty of bathrooms and showers.

The place was really accommodating. It had free wifi, free breakfast (fresh rolls, cereal, jam, butter, coffee. & tea), no fee cash atm, board games, books, & so much more! There is a kitchen where you can cook your own food. there are plates. cakes, and utensils for you to use. There are even fridges for you to store your leftovers! There is also a laundry room downstairs past the kitchen but I did not get to use it.

I paid $120 ish for 3 nights for a single. I highly recommend this hostel!

Pictures made this place look absolutely stunning and a great place to stay, but it was the complete opposite. It was not very clean and the pictures made it look like this spectacular hostel. Bathrooms were either out of order of dirty the whole time. Bedrooms stunk and showers were dirty too. They had mentioned online there would be a small breakfast but I did not realize that would just be toast, cereal and warm milk. 110% would not recommend. Also kind of far from things to do and staff was not very friendly at all.

For the price, this place isn't bad. The staff is great and very friendly, but (like most others have said) the rooms are tiny and noisy so unless you get lucky with quiet roommates, you might not get much sleep (I did not). There weren't enough outlets in my room to charge everyone's phones, so I ended up down in the lounge area both nights when I would have much rather been sleeping. The location isn't bad; not much going on nearby but it's quiet and very close to the Pimlico underground station and Victoria rail/underground station.

From a review I did on another site:

Astor Victoria does "hostel" better than all of the six hostels I stayed in when I was in Europe. Oh yeah it was pricey ($40/night), but that's the price one pays for living in the City of Westminster for five days. When I was first assigned the topmost room my jaw almost dropped since there were no elevators. Once I saw the views outside my window, I fell for it. I could see all the sights along the Thames including the Parliament and the Eye. The room was tip top clean though you sleep next to the sink (Europe is just weird with plumbing). Unlike the other places I stayed in, the showers were easy to operate though the water t..r....i....c...k....l.....ed, which I blame on the lack of pressure at this height.

The Pimlico station is a couple of blocks down and the big Victoria station is about 3/4 mile the other way. Actually, the neighborhood is properly called Pimlico and its jammed with small hotels. It's the perfect place to hit all the main London spots and avoid excessive noise.

As for the services, it was friendly. My one reservation is the security of your luggage since you throw it into a cramped closet with the others. There is one key for it.

Close to pimlico station, walking distance to victoria station and right in the centre of pimlico propper.
nice little hostel and good for a few nights.
lots of dvds and free breakfast
i needed a place to crash as my "accomodation" had fallen through and booked a bed that day (the perils of long distance relationships) - good nights sleep and breakie and i was on my way...
got me out of a jam and i thank them!