The Pride of Paddington offers dormitory accommodation in the heart of London, a 5-minute walk from Hyde Park. Paddington Underground Station is less than 5 minutes away on foot.
With a traditional bar and its own restaurant, The Pride of Paddington can cater for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is included with each stay, from which guests can choose a full English, and the food is home cooked.
The rooms are clean and basic, with carpeted floors, bunk beds and shared bathrooms. Some have their own private bathroom, and guests can make use of free WiFi throughout the building.
Situated 2 miles from Kensington and Notting Hill, the Pride of Paddington is an ideal base from which to explore London. The Royal Albert Hall is a leisurely 20-minute walk through Hyde Park, and Heathrow Airport is a 30-minute drive away.
Score from 931 reviews
Excellent
7.4/10
Rooms: 10
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Address: 1-3 Craven Road, Paddington, London W2 3BP (Map)
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What people say
I lived in this hostel from 15 till 27 of April 2013 and I would
recommend it, because the location is perfet, 5 min from the tube, rooms
are clean and staff is very friendly! Bathroom is clean and good.I Loved
breakfast and 12 days I ate only "full English breakfast". I
Common room you cam meet alot of new people from all over the world.
Stay there and you will not regret!:).
Fantastic position for tube and bus too, staff very friendly and helpful (I don't know why I had a better room, with private bathroom, free of charge), delicious full english breakfast and have it in a pub is very nice, wifi very good, room and private bathroom clean and comfortable- discounts if you eat in- I'll be back for sure!. all reviews »
There was never a time where I could not find a vacant shower or toilet. The free breakfast was very filling, a full English breakfast. The pub was quite nice as well in the evening. The staff for the most part was friendly and helpful. Showers were nice and hot. Closeness to many hubs of pu lic transportation.
Located right next to Paddington Subway station, excellent pub at 1st floor, convenient, bathroom facilities are clean, calm neighbours (at least this time), staff available all day long, English breakfast included, nice district. Highy reasonable for its price.
All the staff are really nice. The Pub on the first floor must be the
best one around, it was always crowded, good for meeting new people. Had
no problems about safety, but the lockers are not so large. Lots of
showers, no lines. It's not so expensive.
Loved the price which included a full English breakfast. I was catching a train next morning from Paddington Station so it couldn't have been more convenient. Staff were very helpful and friendly. I would stay there again on a trip to London.
i usually use this hostel when i come to london alone. really close from the paddington station and staffs are friendly.
pub under the hostel was very nice, excellent free full english breakfast, location is perfect.
Location is excellent
Breakfast included
Fantastic people.
tidy and clean
great breakfast
position
wifi everywhere.
Exellent location near Paddington and very cozy pub:).
The breakfast is really great and room is clean.
Old school bunk beds and the French barmaid ;-).
it was warm!!! and clean.
Location, Restaurant.
Location, price.
The PUB.
Extremely fantastic location. Almost right next to the tube and very convenient. Nice pub too.
Location, Londonese vibe, full English breakfast, autentic feeling.
Very good full English breakfast; Very close to the train station.
Good location, friendly staff, clean toilet.
good breakfast.
Location.
1.Location, very close to Paddington. If your flight get to Heathrow, it
will be very convenient to take train to get there.
2.Breakfast, it's English breakfast, but I booked because of the promotion. If no promotion, I would not say it's a good deal.
The best thing is definitely location, very close to the underground. The nice touch is a free breakfast, which is pretty decent.
staff were friendly and helpful.
A little bit cold at night, because they don't turn on the hit, but
take some cloth on you and everything will be ok:).
You have to bring the key with you because the pub is closed at night- and don't forget the ear plugs!.
The food was quite expensive (yes a city, but there were cheaper alternatives in the area). The rooms, despite what other reviewers mentioned, were blazingly hot at night for a rather chilly time of year.
Wi-fi failed a few times.
It could be cleaner. But its comfortable anyway.
It was a very hot night and the room was stuffy. Other occupants didn't seem to want to open the windows, possibly due to security?
Some confusion about whether a towel was included and it seemed I needed a voucher. Not sure how this voucher was obtained.
You have to leave 20 Pound deposit when one night cost 24 pound.
weak wifi in rooms.
Smoky air in room and durty window:(.
It was not clear that breakfast was until 10am only but we still got a free tea!.
Wifi.
The old paint in the room, the laud noise.
It was super cold at night. Maybe it was raining but there was no heating in the building so it was absolutely freezing in the middle of the night.
The bed without a proper blanket. Had to take my feather jacket on during the night. The quality of coffee was poor.
Too noisy.
Cold at night. the space between upper and lower beds is limited, but not a big problem.~.
wifi was terrible.
The bothroom door lock its not user friendly. Get confuse by the Foreign traveller.
1.The management did not answer to my email inquiries after I booked.
Because I got some parcels and mails delivered to there, I had to
remind the staff in advance. However, they never got back to me.
2.The 6 bed dorm room is very small, but it looked not so small when I referred to those photos on letsbookhotel.com. It's not a big deal, you know, it's London!.
The stuff really has to work harder to keep the place cleaner, most of the time they just sign the sheet in the bathroom and do nothing.
# double bed made with single sheet and ? the cleanliness of the mattress.
# had to request towels at the bar.
# other people trying to enter room during night (maybe thinking the room was the bathroom which was next door)
# access difficult with suitcases as stairs narrow.
The private double room wasn't anything that I thought I had booked. Very disappointed!.