Name: Astor Museum Inn Hostel
Address: 27 Montague Street, London, GB

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2026

James

Cheap and cheerful hostel in the heart of London. Lovely staff - cramped but nice vibes

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Tiffany

Good location, friendly staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Kokil

Excellent stay

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Lisa

Room was clean and very well kept. In a great location and lots nearby for you to visit
Staff were very nice

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Dominic

Staff are extremely helpful. When the USB charger was not working, Finn (not sure of his name) quickly helped me and lent me a charger than I can use.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2026

Pia

Our stay here was short, but truly wonderful, and delivered on everything you would expect from a lively hostel. The location was wonderful, located within walking distance from great food and nightlife, right across from the British Museum.

2/10

Poor

19 Mar 2026

Giovanna

CAUTION!!! BED BUGS!!!! No WiFi! They kept saying they were working on WiFi ..for 5 days! Only 2 bathrooms and 2 showers available for everyone. It
Was cheap but not worth it.try someplace else. I got several bites told the staff and never heard back from them.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Keith

exellent value for money, clean and efficient

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Jack

Everything was brilliant. Safe, fun and in an excellent location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

feng

Nice safe location, within walking distance to many places.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

Noelle

Great place for a couple of travelers! Aitor and Anthony were so helpful and sweet!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

24 Oct 2025

Cassie

Room was clean and warm, staff very helpful and accommodating. Toilet on different floor to room (a few stairs away), shower on our level was clean. Great location.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

28 Sep 2025

Penelope

Had to pay an extra £90 for 2 night stay as extra fee since booked through Hotels.com. Hostel itself was fine, staff were great. Understand disclaimer that hotel may assess other fees. But didn’t expect 30-40% more.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Genaro Alberto

Hostel made me feel like home. I arrived at night and the guy in reception was really friendly regardleas the time I arrived (2:30am) he was welcoming and cool, from London so gave the right spots to go. The place is clean, I had a chat with Flynn while having breakfast. The location is well connected to several tube lines. A good experience overall. 10/10

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Dilliraj

Thanks

Nice and comfortable

Self

8/10

Excellent

12 Aug 2025

Haitong

The hostel has two sets of bathroom and toilet on ground floor and underground which was good. There is a sink in the room. I stayed in a four beds dorm but only shared the room with another person. This a really a plus. The guy in reception was very friendly and knows everything about the property. The room was not too warm with window open, but this also brought the noises from the street in. In general I quite enjoyed the stay there and might come back again.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

06 Aug 2025

Michael

It’s a brilliantly located hostel. However, as other reviewers have commented, I’m surprised at this hostel’s high rating. Because although the staff here are super friendly and accommodating, everything else is poor.

Beds don’t have privacy curtains, which in today’s world, is pretty unforgivable. Especially when the dorms can be so hot that guests sleep on top of their bedding with little clothing!
I moved to a different dorm during my stay, both were very noisy and very warm (during good weather). They are no hooks to hang anything including wet towels, so dorms are messy.

The bathroom for my first dorm was small, old and felt dirty. By contrast, the bathroom for my second dorm was modern and clean - world’s apart!

The entire property isn’t particularly clean, partly because they rely on the live-in staff to do the cleaning, rather than using a proper cleaning company like most other hostels do. The staff are lovely, but they are not professional cleaners.

There’s a real lack of communal space to have some alone time, or do some work. The TV room is small, leaving only the kitchen area, which is always busy. Also, annoyingly the kitchen must be vacated mid-morning (at exactly when guests will want to make breakfast) so that the staff can clean it - bad decision!

The laundry situation was dire, with one machine, that was partly broken.

I loved the staff, so I wish this hostel was better, but it’s pretty terrible. There are MUCH better London hostels for your money.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2025

Jack

Overall I liked this Hostel a lot and would definitely come back. Look, at the end of the day the things inconvenient about this property are the things inconvenient about every hostel. If you can’t handle no AC, no lift, and roommates that snore or are loud in the hallways all the way to quiet hours, then no hostel will work for you. Bring ear plugs and a sleep mask, and be ready climb some stairs. Beds are comfortable enough, showers are comparatively large for a hostel. My only complaint was my trundle locker was very squeaky which made it difficult to be respectful of my roommates sleep.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2025

Andrew

A very short 8 hour stay. 8 bed dorm was clean and spacious. Staff were friendly and welcoming.

I didnt get to try the leisure facilities due to lack of time.

I will be back

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Faizaan

Great place and great staff very friendly and welcoming

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2025

Chris

Great Hostel, Fantastic staff, Would use again!

The hostel was great. The reception lady and the manager were fantastic on check in. Very warm & welcoming. We had a 2-bed room a short stroll down the road. Room was clean, sheets were clean. Can't fault it for the price. A simple breakfast, but a perfect way to start the day. Good location to underground an small shop around the corner among other local attractions. I would use again if i were down in the capital!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2025

James

Great value for money

Great hostel, would stay again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2025

Laura

I had excellent service and care from the staff when I became a little unwell. Thank-you, everyone!! I had a girls only dorm it was spotless and the bedding was spotlessly clean and fresh. I liked the centrality of this place.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

09 Dec 2024

Chad

Do not book through hotels.com!

My flight information changed quickly. I called to push the date of arrival back and they wouldn’t accommodate. Stated they had no rooms available, but the online there was availability, though I’m unsure what specific room(s) were available. They refused a refund and again did nothing to accommodate me. I had to stay elsewhere and eat the $93 charge from this booking. Do not book through hotels.com!

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Oct 2024

Amy

My stay was fine, but the bare minimum, even for a hostel

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2024

Michell

The staff are amazing

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Stayed at building 103. I was given a used wrinkled paper card to access building which didn’t work most of the time. No wifi info provided. Had to return to the front desk to obtain a plastic card for entry. Smell the toilet as soon as entering building. Hitting my head going downstairs to the basement to the shower and toilet. Location is good, bed so-so, cold and damp in the room with window open.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Oct 2024

Gabrielle

Well situated in a cute neighborhood. However they couldn't accomodate with an early check-in (2pm instead of 3pm..). Plus whenI got there they told me the bed I had reserved was in another building. No bathroom on my floor. 2 tiny bathrooms for the whole building, 3 showers. It was ok for the price. People at the reception were nice though.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2024

Rawle

Loved the property. Great kitchen and breakfast.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2024

Andrei

Overall an amazing place

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Presiyan

Love it.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Shally

The accommodation was in a very convenient location and budget friendlh. The hostel had all the basic services and amenities. The staff were very friendly and helpful too

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2024

Alexander

The museum location has 2 separate buildings. The 1st being the main building that has all the amenities and check in, and the 2nd being a kind of overflow building for longer stays and more inexpensive rooms. I stayed in the 2nd on the ground floor as my stay was for a week. The second building has your rooms, showers and toilets. If you want to experience the hostel’s amenities try and book a bed in the main building. The room I was in didn't have A/C, or a screen on the window so if you wanted some cooler air or airflow in general you'll need to turn on the large noisy fan and crack open the window. 1 night of my stays one of my roommates put his belongings on a table near the window and at some point in the night, someone reached in and stole them. So maybe keep your items in your bags locked overnight, or if you see your window doesn’t have a screen just don’t put items near the window.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

15 Jul 2024

Ella

Good location and price, very helpful staff. However the room was unbearably hot, only 1 functioning toilet in the entire building, my plug socket didn’t work

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jul 2024

Ekaterina

Located very centrally, close to so many of the major landmarks. Has GREAT kitchen, spacious and well-stocked so you have everything you need to cook proper meals. It's very social—it really encourages people to chat with each other, which not every hostel does, and has fun events, so it's great for a solo traveller.
GREAT staff, all are so friendly, the most friendly set of staff in a London hostel which again makes it so easy to be social! Thank you everyone; Tristan, Alex, Ben, Aitor etc etc who all made my stay a joy :)

The hostel is clean, bathroom amenities are clean and rather spacious, and rooms are spacious, light and with high ceilings, which is great. Just great overall!

I recommend to book rooms in the main hostel and not the 'annexe', to make it more convenient. :)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Ekaterina

Great location, very central, clean and great friendly staff :)

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 May 2024

Adam

Good stay

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2024

YING JU

The hostel is right next to the British Museum, and close to many of the popular tourist sites. The staff is really helpful and friendly. I’ll definitely stay there again when I visit London in the future.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024

Olha

Amazing staff. Everyone does their job well: receptionists were helpful and friendly, sheets and toilets were probably the cleanest I've ever seen in hostels. Super satisfied with my stay. Thank you guys!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2024

Hardik

Its nice

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2023

Nerissa

Affordable, great area, lots of things to do.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

30 Sep 2023

Stuart

Good:
- The room was a good size with simple furnishing, true to pictures
- Showers are a good size but see below.
- There is a phone which directly connects to the main building reception.

Bad
- The rooms and the stairs are not soundproof at all. Noise resonates a lot.
- The doors are all heavy but the closing mechanism is very hard, and thus when they close they always bang loudly. The main house seemed to have dampened mechanisms.
- You wouldn't expect to need a notice to remind guests, yet other guests feel it is acceptable to make a lot of noise after 11pm, ignoring that other guests might be trying to sleep.
- Room 1 is right next to the external door, which is where we were, so the lack of soundproofing, selfish guests, poor door mechanisms, and noisy stairs, meant we got very little sleep.
- We complained at 1:30am and there was some respite, but the noise continued through the night.
- There is no internal door lock - it has been removed.
- Despite room amenities listing a shower/toilet, it is in fact shared. There were 3 showers and 2 toilets on our floor and the one below.

The problem with older buildings is you have to make the effort for them to be hospitable for sleeping. Astor hasn't, and thus the experience is terrible. Sorry.

Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2023

Chris

Reception team were great and on it when we left something behind by mistake

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2023

Kerryn

Great central safe location with very friendly hostel staff

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023

AYAKO

Great walking distance to many city attractions, perfect access to most of area by bus (less than 5 mins walk to closest bus stop - connects to major area in London) or metro (less than 10 mins walk to Holborn). Clean and tidy room and bathroom - friendly supportive staff member through out the stay! One thing would be the staircase you have to use if you are staying at the upper floor - and have heavy luggage. Will definitely stay again for next trip.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2023

Taelor

Staff were helpful and friendly. Bathrooms clean.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2023

Sara

Good location but that is as far as that goes! I have been in more than a dozen hostels and this has been the worst in terms of noise which is obviously expected but not to that level! Had to leave at midnight!

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2022

Melle

It's more than okay for the price and location.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Oct 2022

Yuk Lan

Excellent location to restaurants & British Museum

Only stayed for one night with limited actual experiences.