The Brixton Rooms - Hostel

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Family Double or Twin Room, Mixed Dorm
Cots/infant beds, rollaway beds, free WiFi
Exterior
Double Room, 1 Double Bed
Cots/infant beds, rollaway beds, free WiFi

Reviews

3.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
512B Brixton Road, London, England, SW9 8ER
  • O2 Academy Brixton
    5 min walk
  • Clapham Common
    4 min drive
  • Battersea Power Station
    7 min drive
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    53 min drive

Room options

Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

Shared Dormitory, Men only

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

Double Room, 1 Double Bed

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Shared Dormitory, Women only

  • 11 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Shared Dormitory, Mixed Dorm

  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

Family Double or Twin Room, Mixed Dorm

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

London

With a stay at The Brixton Rooms - Hostel in London (Lambeth), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Clapham Common and 8 minutes from London Eye. .This hostel is 3.3 mi (5.2 km) from Big Ben and 3.6 mi (5.7 km) from Buckingham Palace.

What's nearby

  • O2 Academy Brixton - 5 min walk
  • Clapham Common - 4 min drive
  • Westminster Abbey - 8 min drive
  • Big Ben - 8 min drive
  • Buckingham Palace - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Brixton Underground Station - 2 min walk
  • Brixton Station - 4 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 53 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pret a Manger - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Electric Brixton - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Ritzy - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Healthy Eaters - ‬3 min walk

About this property

The Brixton Rooms - Hostel

Hostel in London, near Clapham Common
The Brixton Rooms - Hostel offers 15 accommodations. Televisions come with cable channels.

Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This London hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Make yourself at home in one of the 15 guestrooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with bathtubs or showers are provided. Cribs/infant beds (surcharge) and rollaway/extra beds (surcharge) are available on request.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Guest services

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Cots/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Microwave

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: GBP 35.00 for check-in between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 25

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property for check-in information
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 30.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 6.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: GBP 150.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Late check-in fee: GBP 35.00 for check-in between 11:00 PM and 2:00 AM
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 6.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 30.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 25 years old
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Brixton Rooms Hostel
Brixton Rooms
The Brixton Rooms
The Brixton Hostel London
The Brixton Rooms - Hostel London
The Brixton Rooms - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

The Brixton Rooms - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

3.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 1 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 45 reviews" "

4.0/10

Cleanliness

4.2/10

Staff & service

3.0/10

Amenities

3.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Hans

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
worriest experience ever
BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY, it is a scam We could not stay in this room, as it was already occupied by bed Bugs, cockroaches. We had to leave this room immediately. and we complained accordingly by phone, because there is not any reception. Also we haven't get a refund
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Gerald

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Mark, Manchester

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No fire evacuation plan affixed at the room door!! No lights indicating the fire exits THIS IS AGAINST THE LOW AND A VERY SERIOUS METTER . Even if they should have give me the money back coz the pics on website are not the place itself. Will report all to local council. You STEELING CUSTOMERS. AVOID THIS PLACE ITS A ROBBERY ITS NOT THE PLACE ON THE PICS
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was terrible, the room n the bathroom was very dirty, there was not heat and no hot water, we forced to leave the room next morning due to not hot water. I am looking for a full refund
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Barrie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
only stay If you have nowhere else to go!
dont bother...what a dump!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

TheAmerican

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The picture of the property is not the front door, lobby etc., the pictures provided in no way represent the true condition of the property. The place is crawling with bugs. Left after just 5 hours, did not spend the night.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Ray, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bed bugs!! Horrible place. Avoid at all costs!
I would not be able to leave a low enough score. When I arrived, there was nobody to let me in. Several of the pictures in this listing are NOT OF THE HOTEL. The first picture in particular looks like some sort of reception area. This is a complete con because there is NO RECEPTION AREA. There is just a red front door into what obviously used to be a bedsit that had been updated for the room photos and then left to rot since. My room was INFESTED WITH BED BUGS. I counted 16 on the bed alone at one point. Those were just the ones I could see on the surface. There were more on the walls and floor. The baths were also filthy. They don't have their own reception phone number either. They use a managed service shared by other hotels and when I tried to complain and get moved to another room, or get my money back, the people in the call centre kept saying they would pass the message on to someone at the hotel. Nobody from the hotel got in touch. Eventually, at 04:30, I gave up trying and simply phoned hostels and hotels around London to find somewhere else to sleep. I couldn't stay somewhere with so many bugs! I then had to work with Hotels.com to get my money back. They needed authorisation from the hotel to issue a refund! I had to email the hotel proof of the infestation (photos and video) in order to get them to give my money back. They should be kicked off Hotels.com because they're a complete con and rip-off.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room did not look like the pictures, it was run down and infested with bed bugs! Besides the booking site did not mention that the bathroom was shared, so the room description was totally deceptive. Originally I had a booking for 2 nights but I ended up leaving in the middle of the first night and sleeping into my car as the bugs were walking all over me, that was gross, this room was just not useable. The booking website won't give any money back, so that reflects badly both on the owners of this room and on Expedia for letting such rooms be advertised on its service without a chance to perceive the difference. This is a total rip off.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
need a good management, the place is neglected , even a toilet paper i could find in the 4 restroom of the building, my bed was undone and i had to be relocated to
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

SteveH, Western Washington USA

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This listing entirely misrepresents the property. The picture in the listing is not this property. It is the entry to a Brixton restaurant several blocks away. The only evidence of the property in this listing is a windowless red door between two retail stores, with the address on it. There is no front desk. When I called the phone number of the property, a non-English-speaking tenant answered the door and escorted me to a shared room on the third floor. Ten minutes later, the proprietor phoned me and met me on the 3rd floor to escort me to my actual room, which was bare. The bathroom was shared. I was charged £50 as a deposit and was promised it back. It hasn't yet shown up in my bank account. Thankfully I'm pretty self-reliant and I made do with what wasn't there. Once settled in, it is a place to sleep. Drop the key in the red box when you're done. Outta there.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No staff, only a phone # to contact. Window blinds could not be opened, so no idea as to the weather outside. Had to go to the front door, 2 floors down, to find out. Room smelt musty, caused, as I discovered, by a water leak soaking the carpet in the passage and part of the room. Window couldn't be opened to air the room. Served its purpose, but very disappointed. Would not use again, except as a last ditch.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

PAOLO

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid please read.
If you like german cockroaches, smashed and missing windows, broken bed, broken chair, no Wi-Fi and that 1st photo is a lie that is not reception keep scrolling untill you find HSBC it's the red door, also took us an hour to get in because no one answered the phone had to call hotel.com to do the chasing.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Rajeev, India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is nothing in this property to like.the picture given in the website is false and it was very difficult to locate this place.overall it was a dreadful experience
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Was quiet ,clean beddings, Security great.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Jacob

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
You get what you pay for
I’ve stayed st Brixton rooms a few times while travelling through Europe, although the place could use an update, it does provide a BASIC base for you to sleep.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Stewart

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
AVOID!!!
Horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. Phoned up to arrange check in 72 hrs before as instructed. That was fine. They logged our expected arrival time. Phoned up just before arrival as instructed, office closed (closed before stated opening hours on automated message). Then no one showed up to let us in. Couldnt get a hold of anyone so we were stuck with nowhere to go and nowhere to sleep! Horrendous service! We had to book into another hotel for the night. AVOID!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

H, Sydney

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location but my feet were covered in beg bug bites.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Good
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Marianna

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unprofessional and disappointing - beware
First night Called 3 times, no response. Same night I get a call from them from another number, one hour before check in ends while I had plans for the night and for that reason couldnt go and check in anymore. Agreed on doing it the next day and called many times, was promised to get in, but no. Again, I get a call one hour before check in ends and I'm already elsewhere. Very unprofessional and scammy. I didn't get my 2 nights and doubt getting a refund.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the most horrifying experiences I’ve ever had. AVOID THIS PLACE. It is a SCAM. The pictures you see on the website is not what awaits you in this hostel. I paid for a double bed & got thrown into a COLD (heating not working) box hole. The bathroom had no hot water, no toilet paper, paint buckets and waste littered the entire place. The front of the building advertised is a picture stolen from the internet of a different property around Brixton. You will be lost trying to locate this place. Those who run this property have multiple phone numbers and you never get to see them or get issues resolved. They operate a covert sort of mission which I wouldn’t advise you get entangled with because this property is not theirs. I contacted Expedia for my refund upon seeing this Shabby place & was on the call for practically half a day with no refund. AVOID THIS NIGHTMARE OF A PLACE. I will take this scam up and expose all involved in ripping people off
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Nicklas

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Insekter
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Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

4/10 Poor

Timo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worn down, failing electicity, questionable Fire protektion. No toilet paper, few untilites and broken/ torn pots and pans in kitchen. Great neighborhood although!!
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2019