The Walrus Bar and Hostel

Good but the floors are too high and there's no lift.

Not bad!!!!!!!! Just like the picture, staff are nice. Great location, people in the room are quiet.

Clean and welcoming.

Great location. Nice staffs. Cheap luggages storage. If you need a quiet place for sleep, this may not be the one for you, as the train is really close to the window and you may hear them crossing one by one very clearly. But it's ok for me.

Very good place to stay! Will come back in the future for sure! Thanks!

Great value for money and in the best of London locations, 24 hour check in and out using digital access codes makes it very convenient, and of course the bar downstairs! 😊 There is no lift, and you can hear noise from Waterloo train station, but the positives far outweigh this.

Unbeatable location, friendly staff, clean hostel facilities and a lovely bar downstairs. The gentle rumble of passing trains didn’t disturb me but if you’re an early/ light sleeper do consider the highly central location.

I would want to rate it "0" in terms of experience . For all my stays in hostels in the UK and the recent one at YHA Hostels (the best experience) , this was probably the worst . I arrived in the evening only to be met by unfriendly young faces managing the reception. The 28 bed room was a rather dingy one with several storage locker doors broken . The worst was the bedding which was stained, dusty and the pillow was covered with hair. Having had a long journey and tired , I found myself dusting my bed and used my own pillow cover as I did not have much choice to choose another place to stay in the middle of the night. Its a shame that basic clean facilities (bedding) were not provided , despite paying almost 35 pounds for a night. I would have reported this directly to the gentleman at the reception next morning had I not had to rush to catch the train. I am sure to never return here and would not recommend anyone either.

I traveled with my own family (spouse and girls age 22 & 17) and my best friend’s girls ages 14,16, 20- 8 people total. We spent 4 nights total. We never stayed in a hostel before so we had nothing to compare it to. Adults here age 50. Ummm, I wish there was a lift to our room on the 4 floor…We survived, actually I guess it’s good for us…. I’m on vacation. Used to community kitchen. Room to seat six at a single table. Most all things to prep a meal. Grocery near by. That all worked out. Room: bunk beds…Comfortable enough, rooms were clean in all regards for a very old building. Bedding clean- enough said. Showers & toilet rooms. Over all impeccably clean given the age. Quirky & each was different. I noticed showering on floor 2 was very different than showering on floor 4. On floor 4 the water would occasionally taper off to, well, off. After about 60 seconds it came back. I also had the water run cold & then come back up to hot on the 4th floor. I found the 2nd floor shower next to the stairs to be the best because of the window sill. Bar. Dirty, to the point of not wanting to spend time there, staff very friendly & helpful. Locals friendly. Neighborhood- seemed sketch on the surface but quickly realized it’s safe, in fact mostly commercial. Located 15 minute walk to the Eye and River front. The hostels site says 5 minutes, it’s not, it’s 15, unless you are 20 years old and speed walk everywhere. *** YOU NEED TO KNOW**** the train. It’s abutting the building. It’s LOUD. It runs till 1 am and starts again at 5am. The staff says midnight to 6:30 am, it’s not, it stops from 1am to 5am. Otherwise you are at a hard 35°turn and the wheels squeal like a pig at slaughter- it’s brutal, not gonna sugar coat it. Our solution: noise canceling headphones and earbuds. Most of us found the earbuds we brought good enough. The 20yo used the complimentary ear plugs and said they worked great. That’s it. My rating is 3k Tara because of not knowing how bad the train is until after we checked in (Misrepresented)