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Reviews of Smart Camden Inn Hostel

55-57 Bayham Street, Camden, London, NW1 0AA, United Kingdom

#509 of 1,006 hotels in London

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Review score

Based on 1474 hostel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    7.8

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    7.9

  • Staff

    8.9

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.7

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  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    8.0
    Good option when you need one
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 9 Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Should be cheaper for that standard

    Convinient

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds are positioned so that you have to climb on the short side which makes it hard to get into them. The lockers are big enough to hold a hiking backpack, but not suitcases over 20 kg. There was no other option to store luggage so people's stuff was everywhere.

    Very good location, but still pretty quiet. Lovely lounge and courtyard.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 April 2024

    9.0
    Very decent hostel in Camden great for a few nights
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Showers and toilets inside hostel rooms is always a pain when people get up early and start showering

    Great location dorm had a pod style bed with a curtain with its own socket

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    7.0
    Good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The room is super small, as well as the bathroom. The room is too noisy. You can hear everything from other rooms.

    Good value for money. Good location.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    7.0
    Beds great, bathroom not so much.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There were rules everywhere. Like: all your stuff had to be in the locker, or they would remove it and you would have to pay. They didn't do it, but the rules were very aggressively posted everywhere. Our shower-toilet combo (in room) was very small. Because there was no shower curtain, for the whole length of the shower, the toilet would always get wet as well. And with one shower/toilet combo for 10 people, it was just gross the complete time.

    Beds were very private. Everyone had their own pod with a curtain, which was very nice. Slept quite well there.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The room only had a tiny window that you could only tilt and not even properly open. The room smelled really bad simply because there were 9 people sleeping without any air-flow. This was gebinning of march.. dont wanna know how itll smelll in summer

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    8.0
    Ok for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was extremely small

    Perfect position

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    9.0
    100% recommend and would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The steps to the hostel are very steep. It's tricky with a suitcase and wouldn't be suitable for travelling parents with a pushchair unless u fancy folding and lifting. Same goes for the Mornington Crescent underground nearest station (66 steps up and down). Obviously this only applies if you're travelling with kiddies. Most people who stayed here when we did were internationals travelling solo or in groups.

    We really enjoyed our stay. Staff were friendly and helpful. We felt safe. I booked a 4 day stay with my 9 year old and we had our own room with an ensuite. It was small but well designed so had what we needed (hooks for towels and coats, usb ports and sockets, 2 bedside tables, 2 reading lights, heater, AC unit, shower, sink, toilet, toilet paper, shower wash, borrow a hairdryer, storage for hanging and storing clothes and shoes, bin). It was exceptionally clean throughout. Buses could be boarded opposite the hostel and around the corner. Underground links were 5 minutes down the road. Aldi was up the road so we cooked dinner in the stylish and modern kitchen a couple evenings to keep it budget. You get a free breakfast if you post a photo to Instagram in the morning. Breakfast consisted of cereal, pancakes, toast with choc spread / jams / honey / boiled eggs / ham / cheese, tea, coffee, hot choc. You can store your own food in the fridge and there's luggage storage for when you checkout and still want to explore. We didn't use the communal lounge but it looked comfy and had netflix. WiFi was very good. We would stay again and managed to travel everywhere we needed to.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    8.0
    Good location in Camden
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The rooms were a bit small The toilets were small

    The staff was friendly and helpful. The toilets were well-maintained, the rooms were comfortable and well-equipped.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    9.0
    100% recommend and would stay again. Great clean, friendly hostel in the centre of Camden.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great atmosphere, very clean and modern, big & welcoming shared space and kitchen. Felt very friendly and safe.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing everything okay

    Yes good hostel and good staff I'm lucky

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    8.0
    Good place for a short stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom is really tiny. I am tall and that was extremely difficult to wash my teeth !!! Age policy simply is discrimination, it shouldn't exist. If the hostel want to develop a fair prices policy, it has to do it based on income and not on age.

    Good place for a short stay Well organized and maintained Clean and quite Bed with curtains offer intimacy Nice shared kitchen and lounge Convenient location Reasonable price

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    9.0
    Comfy bed
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Well maintained

    Comfort

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    Each bed has a small light and a USB charging port. Unfortunately, the USB port did not work for my bed and there were only 2 sockets in the room so that 6 people could charge their devices (as far as I understood from other guests, their USB port did not work either).

    The reception staff were always kind and if there was something unclear, they explained everything. The location is good - less than 10 minutes walk to Camden Market, public transport nearby, various shops and cafes.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2024

    9.0
    Super clean, comfy and excellent attention
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My room, B03, was right under the reception and it was noisy since you can hear people entering and leaving the reception area. So, if you're thinking about staying here, maybe ask for a room that's not under busy spots like the reception. The place is cool and all, super clean and comfy, but a quieter room would've made it perfect.

    I stayed at this hostel recently, and it was super clean everywhere! Even though my room was a bit on the small, it was still really cozy and comfy.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Solo traveller
    • Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was good value for money

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Good stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The chargers located in the beds was USB and I hadn't USB, I had to go comun areas to charge the battery of my mobile. The bathrooms in the bedrooms were quite small, It was difficult to dress in them.

    It had good comun areas to be. Good location, 10 minutes to Camdem Market. It was well transport connected to go to the centre.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    7.0
    Cheap, central and CLEAN place in London!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Female Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The toilet is very small. I didn’t really use it, so I wouldn’t know much.

    I just stayed one night (less than 12 hours). I checked in at 11pm and checked out at 9am. I liked the fact that they give you the bed sheets and you put them on the bed yourself. There were no bed bugs or rats or anything of a such which is a good thing! The location is central which gives the place a good value of price!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    nothing

    It was next to Camden Market.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great place to stay and value for money

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2024

    9.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Mattress isn’t very comfortable

    Super clean. Perfect location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Budget Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    poor wifi

    Great and helpful staff! Good location, small room but nice and clean

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    9.0
    Would stay again, very clean facilities and friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Clean, friendly staff, easy check in, safe.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bunk Bed in Mixed Dormitory Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    They only have USB outlets by the beds, not the type C ones on or regular sockets, so it was a bit inconvenient to charge my phone, I had to charge in the common area. Otherwise everything was great.

    I had never stayed in a hostel by myself before so I was a bit worried what it was going to be like but I was really satisfied and I felt safe, the staff and the other guests were all very nice and I enjoyed my stay a lot, it's perfect for a solo traveller for a weekend trip.

    Stayed in February 2024

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