Name: Dover Castle Hostel
Address: 6A Great Dover Street, London, SE1 4XW, GB

4/10

Poor

16 May 2026

Vladimir

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Self

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2025

Kelly

Staff were friendly. Room was incredibly hot though, it made for a restless sleep. A large fan was provided but its no good for ones sleeping on the upper bunks which I was. Otherwise, location is great.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2025

Molly

honestly, there were a few issues, normally I'm not too picky when it

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

kin fai

When I checked in I was told the reception would be open 24 hours but when I wanted to check out the next day, the reception was closed and the worst thing was the phone number written on the sign they put on the door was not in service so I had no way to reach out to the staff. I had to search the correct phone number on Google myself. But even if I dialled the correct number nobody answered. I rang the door bell nobody answered either. I was in a hurry to leave but in the end I waited for 15 minutes being worried before someone finally came.

Another thing was, I know it was a cheap hostel but why did we have to take out the all the covers like the bed cover, pillow cover and duvet cover by ourselves? It wasn’t a very difficult job however when I checked out it was in the early morning and the shared room was still dark. I had to climb up to the top of the bunk bed to do it in darkness, which was dangerous to myself and disturbing to the people who were still sleeping in the room. Why can’t the staff do their own job instead when everyone checks out in the afternoon?

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2024

Freddy

Quite, calm 🤗

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Hamad

Valentino was a great host!

Valentino at the Dover Castle really helped a lot, super friendly guy who helped me get a 3 night stay last minute, due to evacuation of another hotel. He was very helpful and very positive, hard to find in a guy in London. So a massive thank you to him and his hard work there.

Self

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2024

Dany

The guy at the reception is very rude! I don’t know why is he working there if he don’t like it!
They were painting the hostel so noise and terrible smell in the rooms and hallways!

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2024

Jacob

Very close to Borough station and bus is very accessible. The pub attached as well is fantastic. However the property was a bit dirty and outdated. The toilet facilities weren’t great and had a foul stench. Overall okay if you’re just sleeping and getting around without spending much time in there.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Mar 2024

Liam

Average at best

I read good reviews about this place which is the main reason I booked. However, they have a few fundamentals wrong.
No storage for your belongings!
No soap in the toilet next to my room.
No curtains on the window next to the bed I was sleeping in.
No socket at the bed to charge my phone.
Do not stay here if you have heavy luggage, I was constantly helping people up and down the stairs with theirs.
Apart from that it’s ok. I wouldn’t stay again. I wouldn’t discourage people to stay though.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

shahbaz

Low price

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2023

glyn

Great hostel

Lovely hostel

Business

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

Antonio

Nice place to stay many facilities

Business_and_leisure

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2023

Stephan

Kitchen had some old stuff, otherwise good

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jun 2023

Valérie Gaillardetz

The second floor washing facilities are horrible, no place to store gear, no hanger, push buton for water and curtain for the shower door. Seriously though to change location after the first shower. No electrical outlet near my bed, the only bed without one in the room.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2023

Francisco

I didnt like the cleanliness of the room and the bathrooms.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2023

Isalino

Too noisy

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2023

JITENDRA

Hotel is very nice clean and staffs are also good. Thank Mr.Pioter

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2023

JITENDRA

Excellent Hostel.Great think of this hostel is they have

Business Friends

4/10

Poor

20 Mar 2020

Clay

Kitchen/living area wasn't very pleasant, showers were run down, a lot of stairs

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2020

David

Good place to stay at. Great people working there.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2020

Ryan

Ryana

Great value for money and excellent staff

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

The people who work there are friendly and helpful !

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2020

Sam

There is sort of an abnormal odour at the entrance of the hostel which needs to be taken care of.

Heating condition in room should be better. Too cold in the room

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The staff was amazing and the location was really good. Accross the street from the underground. I was able to take to underground straight to the airport practically to the door step. Breakfast in the morning was nice to have and saved me a lot of money. It is definitely a little worn down and you get what you pay for but the amenities were worth it. Wi-Fi was a little hit and miss. Good 20 minute walk to a lot of amazing locations. If you didn’t want to take the underground.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Dec 2019

Kailash

It was very nice hostel with great location and amnesties.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Easily accessible. Friendly staff. Clean rooms and great service.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

The main thing I liked about the hostel was that it had a 24 hour reception. I arrived just after midnight and had to leave early in the morning so it was handy to have a real person there to check me in and out.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Good location close to grocery stores, restaurants and the tube and major rail station. WiFi doesn't reach the top floor very well.

8/10

Excellent

12 Sep 2019

Ian

I enjoyed my stay at Dover Castle Hostel -- the price is right for a quick visit into London... but don't expect any fluff! ;-)
I recommend!

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2019

Aleem

Everything was oke. Just suddenly saw a girl came in room at late night. the next day i asked form some one he says yeh girls even can live with boys rooms.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2019

Francisco

Nice simple place.
Amazing staff and ok breakfast.
Only problem was the sound coming from the pub, but for me was fine.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2019

Chris

On the whole it’s OK

Great location, staff are very helpful and it’s the cheapest hostel in this area.

The mattress that was in my bed was old and saggy in the middle, which made for an unpleasant nights sleep. The place could really do with a freshen up as all the facilities seem to be well used.

Aside from that I would recommend it, and have just booked my second stay there.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Beds were not comfortable. And hard to sleep with the street noise and pub noise below. Location is good as it is fairly accessible to see various things around London

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2019

JIANCHUN

Bunk beds in a big enough room by the street.

A small hostel on the upstair of a pub, and it is very clean. If you only want to stay for a sleep it is good enough. But if you are a light sleeper ,mind street is really noisy.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2018

Fish

good to have a short stay

location is convenience. it is next to Borough station
good for backpacker to stay for one day /few days.
staffs are nice and helpful!
the room is clean.
the breakfast is nice!

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Nice Location, very close to borough underground

Friendly environment. Rooms were tidy but abit smaller than I thought.

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2017

Simon

Nice place to get your head down

It's noisy, with a bar downstairs open till late. But it is warm and cosy and the staff really care

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2017

Simon

A place where they know your name

Lovely staff who know your name. It could do with a bit of tlc

8/10

Excellent

13 Dec 2017

Simon

Very friendly place. The staff really care

Staff are great. Above a student pub so can be noisy and bits keep falling off, but is being slowly refurbished

4/10

Poor

14 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Judge on your own

Maybe I was expecting a bit too much. Friendly staff in general, breakfast was ok.

Two things were unacceptable: loud music in the pub of the hostel, I mean they know there is a hostel next to the pub, it's their hostel, though the music went loud as a club until late. The other thing is towels were not offered and were charged rather expensive.

Would I stay again? No. But maybe this is just my standards. Some people were renting monthly.

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2017

Verified traveler

Avoid to go even being cheaper

Not recommend! Worse experience ever! bad service: cold water for some days (cold showers), one toilet broken, WiFi not working. The building is in bad conditions which some windows open and dirty. At least the area of the hostel is good and central. However not worthy this price for the conditions and service.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2017

YLI-PARKAS

nice staff

near London bridge station, five minutes to the borough market.

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2017

Iris

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Dover Castle Hotel. I slept well despite loud music from the Dover Castle Bar below the room or being in a mixed dorm with 7 others. The other sharers were very considerate and respectful. I didn't get the Internet to work on my laptop but the staff were willing to try everything they could. It was ridiculously cheap and that included breakfast. I will stay there again should I need somewhere to crash out in London.

8/10

Excellent

23 Aug 2017

Walid

close to tube

I spent 5 consecutive night in this shared rooms place. It was a friendly and a safe place. Breakfast was fine rooms were well maintained. entrance stairs need fixing. The place is on a walking distance to many famous London areas.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2017

Stacie

Great for the price

I had a blast, met some awesome people at the pub downstairs. My only complaint was that it was so hot in the room, the windows barely opened and there was no fan or AC... so I would wake up in a dead sweat. But when it cooled down outside it was great. I didn't have to worry about anything getting stolen. And I was close to all the sights I wanted to see on my trip. Great stay

6/10

Pleasant

30 May 2017

John

No privacy. Basic continental breakfast

Very basic hostel. No privacy curtains on beds and no security lockers. Much better hostels nearby.
Very old and dilapidated building with limited toilets and showers.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Apr 2017

sam

Tiny, not big enough for the number of people

So, loud in the room, no was to close Windows. Staff came into the room at 2am, 3 male staff carried a girl so drunk she was unconscious into our room, waking everyone up, were very load and it was awful. I'm concerned about what they did with the girl, she needed hospital.
Then an hour later the fire alarm went off. Basically it was awful. On a Monday night too! U may expect it at the weekend, but really?

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2017

Teng Joo

generally not bad.

So far ok. Nothing special to be mentioned, either good or bad,

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2017

YANG

Good breakfast

nearby tube station.

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2017

Verified traveler

only one bathroom and two toilets each floor. Loud music even at midnight because there's a pud downstairs.

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2017

YANG

nice

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2017

YANG

Good hostel

Good location,nice stuff
Breakfast was satisfactory.

4/10

Poor

10 Feb 2017

Simon

Noisy, share a shower, did I say noisy

The people who work there are lovely. Shared mixed showers so can get to know people really quickly if you wanted to. The local area is Borough/London Bridge where it seems every single student in London gathers to get drunk on weeknights

4/10

Poor

28 Jan 2017

Simon

Wouldnt stay again

Bar downstairs was soooo loud. Light in shower didnt work. Ratio of about 20 people per loo and shower. Continental breakfast was as basic as can be. Kitchen to cook your own food was suitable only for a bedsit. But it was warm, staff really friendly and helpful and was just what I needed

2/10

Poor

05 Dec 2016

Jua

Very bad experience. Check other places before.

Reception is at basement level. Place for breakfast is the bar...smells very bad.
Rooms are very crowded and dety.
There is one shower ans 1 toilet per floor, meaning to be shares with more than 20 people...shower was not cleab, even in the morning.
The whole place snelled really bad.
I do not recommend it.

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2016

Alexandra

Bermondsey is a cool neighbourhood

The bed sounds were arranged anywhere as the room was odd shape. I didn't have an outlet close to my bed and there were none free. In the morning some guys came in and we're arguing because there were no blankets on their bed.

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2016

rob

Convenient. Great staff

Inadequate bathrooms- anyone would think water was on post war rationing footing. Dangerous staircase

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2016

Kevin

Let down.

Not good at all. The 1 toilet there was on the floor had no light for the 4 days I was there. And the 1 shower had no lock, so anyone just wandered in. It's central, that's about it. Management should hang their heads in shame.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2016

Keir

Very reasonable price, great staff, super locam

I really enjoyed staying here. The check in staff was friendly. Free breakfast consisted of cereal or toast, along with juice. Shared bathrooms are less convenient, but they were kept clean and functional. The noise from the bar on the main floor never made it up to my room, so it was quiet and comfortable. I would totally stay again. Don't expect a 5 star hotel experience though. It is an older building so its not pristine, but it is well maintained and I felt it has a lot of character. The exterior of the building was under construction, but that didn't affect the operation of the hostel at all.

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2016

Marcia

Cheap hostel but safe and comfortable stay

The building is old and under renovation at the time I stayed there. I stayed in the shared 4 beds room and I didn't expect my bed was so comfortable compared to the beds I sleep in the other hostels. The hostel is simple old building but it is maintained well and clean. The shower is super small that's the only thing I hate. No doors in the showers for mixed bathroom female and male which is scary in my opinion.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2016

Duncan

Convenient Hostel

The location for the hostel can't really be beaten - right next to the tube station, and only a ten minute walk from London Bridge!
As a hostel it's fine, the only down side was the number of showers which meant quite a wait in the morning.

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

My stay in London

Had a great time here and the staff are extremely helpful

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2016

Lukas

Good place to stay

Sleepover in this hostel was our emergency call, because we needed place to stay for one night. Unfortunately, we spent rest of our time in London in different hostel and we regret it very soon. Dover Castle Hostel is amazing place to stay especialy for young people. We arrived very late at night and we obtained welcome drink -it really pleased us, because these days was very hot weather in London. We had room for 6 people with a lot of space - something what you will really appreciate. Guy on the reception was very kind and told us every detail we wanted to know (this was our first stay ever in hostel in London). At the morning we came to breakfast as one of the first, so there was also a juice. Breakfast was in standard level and we enjoyed it. As I said, we stayed here was just one night, but if we could, we would stay here for much longer time. Next time we will visit London, we will probably go there. There is also nice bar worth to visit. P.S.: sorry for my english 🙂

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2026

Maria Lucia

Tem que colocar cortina nas camas e armário para a bagagem

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

Marcia

Excelente localização

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2024

Csilla

Családias panzió

Központi helyen van, remek tömegközlekedéssel, mégis csendes. Belülről szűk, de otthonos. Tisztaság van. Különös tekintettel a zuhanyzóra és toalettre. Mindig van wc papír , folyékony szappan és papír kéztörlő. A konyha jól felszerelt. Tisztán van tartva. Vasalni is lehet. A recepción lehet hajszárítót kérni és akkumulátor átalakítót a telefontöltőhöz. Angliában másmilyen konnektor van! A személyzet kedves és segítő kész. Hétvégén nyitva van a pub, éjjelig hangos zene szól. Pár percre 2 Tesco van, a C10 busz a Victóriáig visz

2/10

Poor

30 Jun 2024

juan carlos

Que pesimo servicio del recepcionista, habla mal a la gente y no hay nada de limpieza ,estuve 6 dias y nunca cambiaron sabanas ni fundas de almohadas, olian a sudor de otras personas

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2023

Gustavo

Todo estuvo súper bien, la gente de recepción siempre con la disponibilidad de apoyar.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2023

Emmanuela

Good Hostel.
Easier to socialize thanks to the pub on ground floor.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

櫃檯態度很好，位置離地鐵站很近，還附早餐。

Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2020

Isac

Vivre à Londres

Un plus le petit déjeuner offert

Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Feb 2020

Jack

水回りが汚い、シャワーは冷水のみしか出ないなど、不満な点はありましたが、値段から鑑みると、満足できるサービスだったと思います

Leisure

2/10

Poor

25 Jan 2020

VANDERLEI

O pior local que já fiquei

O pior que fiquei na minha vida, corredores com carpete fedido, recepção fica no porão numa bagunça total, colocam foto do bar como área de lazer , porém fiquei uns 30minutos e o segurança fez eu sair de todo lugar que eu sentava pois eu não pedi nenhuma bebida e me mandou embora, café da manhã que é nesse mesmo local, não tem nada , café e leite frios , sem frios e o pior , não tem mesas, tem que sentar em banquinhos e colocar as coisas num tambor (se tiver vagas) internet não funciona nos quartos , fujam desse local, acreditem !

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The location is good, I stayed in a 6-beds room and everything was good. The staff is very kind, especially Robert, super nice and helpful!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2019

beomseok

Kind staff, Good price n location, old facilities