I stayed here with a friend for a night and we were happy with it. The staff was friendly and it was not far from a Tube station and was a somewhat short walk from Buckingham Palace and Parliament. The room was what I expect from a hostel although it was nice to have a sink in the room although the actual bathroom was down the hall. This is a good place to stay if you are taking a train from Victoria Station (I just hope you don't have to walk there in the pouring rain like my friend and I did.) The one bad thing about this hostel - THERE'S NO ELEVATOR! And the guy at the front desk had told us the wrong room so we did not enjoy lugging our heavy suitcases up and down the stairs.