Journeys Greenwich

London (Deptford)

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Address	81 Tanners Hill, London (Deptford), Greater London, England Map
Price	Dorm beds from US$14.29. Private rooms from US$35.06/person. Price may vary by season - Check Current Prices by Date Here

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Welcome to Journeys Greenwich, close to the O2 ARENA and the Greenwich Maritime Museum, we are only 11 minutes by train from London Bridge and the rest of our City’s famous sights!

Journeys Greenwich is the perfect base to discover the 'real' multicultural London. Surrounded by street markets and colleges, the buzzing atmosphere makes your London stay a memorable one. Our small and friendly property has recently been refurbished, providing light and airy rooms significantly bigger and more spacious than those provided by inner city hostels, making Journeys Greenwich the perfect location for a longer stay in London.

For concert goers, London's Mega Venue the O2 Arena is only a 15 Minute bus or train ride, making Journeys Greenwich the ideal crash pad after a concert or show. While you're in the area, why not check out the Royal Observatory Greenwich and stand on the GMT line, the Maritime Museum and The Old Royal Navy College are near by, as is The Queens House and Greenwich Park. Excellent transport links will take you to London Bridge Station in 6 minutes (by tube) for central London.

Chat with one of our Journeys Team, who are always willing to help with London insider advice on what to see and how to get around. Also, find our Journeys group on Facebook for more local tips, events, and advice from other Journeys Travellers and upcoming Journeys activities.

Whether you come to London to see the sights, study or work, we look forward to welcoming you to Journeys Greenwich.

Journeys Greenwich guarantees you
24 Hour Secure Access
Reception
Free linen
Warm and Comfy beds
Luggage Storage Lockers
Clean Bathrooms with 24 Hour Hot Water

Lively Communal Areas
Communal Kitchen & Dining Room
Free Wi-Fi
Lobby PC with Internet Access

Activities for Travellers
Pool Table

The Royal Standard Pub

Hostel Happy Hour – Discounted Drinks for Journeys Punters
Games Room featuring a Pool Table

See Reception for
Free Luggage Storage
London Maps and Information
Airport Shuttle Transfers
Towel Hire
Hairdryer Hire
Laundry Service
Iron and Ironing Board

PLEASE NOTE

Check In
New arrivals can check into their rooms after 2pm each day. Guests may arrive earlier and leave their luggage at the hostel if your room is not ready for you.
You do not have to be a member of any organisation to stay at Journeys however, we do require that some form of valid photo identification is presented upon check in, preferably a Passport, I.D. card or driving license.

Check Out

Check out is at 11am and guests must hand all security cards back to reception.

Important Information for GROUPS ONLY:

• Journeys Hostels define a group booking as 15+people
• Rooms/Dorms are available at 2:00pm on the day of arrival; however you are welcome to drop off any luggage in the morning.
• Check out time is before 10:00 AM on the day of departure.
• All bookings are subject to availability and we reserve the right to decline any booking at our discretion.
• All groups will be asked for a refundable holding deposit of £250 per group up to 50 people and £350 over 50 people per property against damages or loss. Deposit is payable by cash, credit card or cheque upon arrival.
• There is one designated group leader who must take full responsibility for the group at all times whilst staying at Journeys Hostels.
• For youth or student groups (under 20 years old) a group leader must be present and supervising the students in the Hostel at all times.

If we are full please check our other Journeys Hostels at Hostelbookers.com

How is Journeys Greenwich rated on other websites? ^(NEW)

Hostelworld

Overall: 65%

Cleanliness: 64%

Staff: 70%

Location: 60%

Fun: 65%

Atmosphere: 69%

Security: 66%

Hostels.com

Overall: 51%

Cleanliness: 44%

Staff: 68%

Location: 28%

Fun: 48%

Atmosphere: 60%

Security: 56%

HostelBookers

Overall: 65%

Cleanliness: 65%

Staff: 78%

Location: 54%

Fun: 62%

Atmosphere: 65%

Security: 60%

Hostelsclub

Overall: 43%

Cleanliness: 44%

Staff: 50%

Location: 41%

Fun: 40%

Atmosphere: 39%

Ratings & Comments

3.5 Average from 2 Ratings

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Comment by Al, Ireland

April 2008

Something different

This hostel isn't like any of the other hostels in London. You can rate hostels on cleanliness and location and whatever, and if you just need to sleep and eat and tick the London box and move on, then it just comes down to price and stars. But here is different -- there is some Caribbean magic or something. it's a place with a soul and real humans (that's unusual in hostels anywhere). On the downside, things won't necessarily run like clockwork. Ever. But it's a heartwarming place and I really enjoyed it.

Comment by Alma, Germany

May 2007

This hostel is located in Greenwich, southeast London, which means it is nowhere near anything. We found it ok, because we had a look on the map, but it takes about thirty minutes train ride on the Docklands train from the centre, and then a ten-minute walk. Six minutes from Waterloo, or fourteen minutes from London Bridge, as advertised, doesn't really work if you don't know your way around very well, as it involves getting on the SouthEastern railway. By bus even longer. The area is kinda scruffy, but interesting, with lots of ethnic and late-night booze shops (important!). There are apparently some colleges around somewhere but no university feel to the area at all. When you first walk into the smoky bar where you have to register, it's a bit unsettling, with a lot of mean-looking black locals giving you the eye, but the landlady is really very nice and helpful, in a butch sort of way. The place is very basic but clean enough, mainly because of the recent renovation. Kitchens are fine, bathrooms could have more shelves and/or hooks to put your stuff, only one shower/two toilets/two sinks per floor! All narrow, lockable but not separated by male/female. Had to ask for toilet paper three times and they don't usually give out towels, as opposed to what is mentioned in the description. Wireless not set up yet as of May 23rd, but we could get a good signal from somewhere. The usual swaying, metal bunkbeds, also in the small twin rooms, squeaky but new, clean and comfy. Laundry facilities consist of one communal washer/dryer in the kitchen which the staff uses to wash the sheets most of the time. People smoke in kitchen and TV room. Friday to Sunday nights they apparently play loud music in the bar below (where none of the guests hung out), with so much bass it made the beds move! No sleep 'til the small hours, our roommates said. We were there Mon 'til Wed, fine except for loud brawling outside the front door early evening. Otherwise quiet area. Possibility of being moved around rooms like musical chairs because they can't sync online bookings with walk-ins. One long-term resident had all his clothes in our cupboard and stuff under the bed because he gets moved almost nightly. For this reason he also knew our door code! No idea if these get changed at all, so not many points for security. All this sounds kinda scary but on the whole the vibe was friendly, nice relaxed people staying there, many long-termers. Cheap! We paid 10 pounds each (online price), and they let us stay in the twin for no extra charge the seconnd night (again, because of booking arrangements). It all seemed a bit disorganized, in a friendly sort of way. One star out of the three for friendliness, otherwise I would've given only two My rating -- cheap and utilitarian with a nice communal feel to it.

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