St Christopher's Camden

So I am a fan of St. Christophers so when I couldn’t stay at ISH any longer I decided to book here. Also because it’s on the same tube line as my flat so it wouldn’t be too hard to move all my bags and what not. This is my 4th St. Christophers I’ve stayed at and sadly I have to say it is by far the worst. In general it just smelled like sewer and it was just kind of grungy. And one of my roomies was staying there for 6 weeks and she said when she was really sick and stayed in bed she saw the cleaner use a cloth with DISH SOAP to clean the toilet and then use the same one for the sink...gross!!! I was in a 6 bed dorm but there was lots of space. We had our own toilet and a separate shower but the shower was just in a closet it seemed and there was no fan so there was mildew because it was always moist in there and it smelled. And it also made the room constantly have this kind of damp feeling. Bar downstairs but I never ventured there as I was going to ISH to hang with other people. Staff were all really friendly and helped me carry my bags as I have a lot. There is a chill out room downstairs but it’s 2 couches with gross blankets over them and internet is 1 pound for 10 minutes!!! What?? Just walk down the street about 2 minutes and there is a place that has 1 hour for 50p! Luggage storage available but it’s just a huge room so people could technically walk out with your stuff haha. Anyways stay here if you wanna be in the heart of Camden but I wouldn’t recommend it. Price was decent, average for London although I paid more on the Saturday as I was a late booker and it was the weekend.

I like this St. Christopher's Inn because of the character of the surrounding locale. It is located on Camden High Street, which reminds me a lot of Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley, California. It is somewhat grungy, there are lots of characters walking around, and numerous interesting shops. Granted, this may not be for everyone, but it was an interesting place to say the least.

The hostel facility itself was fine. The rooms and showers are pretty clean. I was kind of worried that the loud music coming from the bar on the first floor would keep me up at night, but in practice they turn off the music around 1AM or 2AM, and even before that it wasn't too loud or obnoxious. Staff is friendly and seems to have a very fun backpacker vibe to it. There is a cool lounge/room area downstairs where you can meet up with all the other travelers.