Jan 12, 2017 - Returned to this hostel to discover that they don't have a kitchen as written on this site...... Too bad. It would have been a perfect hostel if only it had a kitchen.
But they do have a common area which is a bar where you can sit and eat stuff you bought.
Jan 02, 2017 - Best wifi I've had in hostels!
Good location, close to victoria and city centre
Helpful staff, especially the young man
Good breakfast with cereals and orange juice and more
Only thing i could say was there were only 2 cells in the bathroom but one room accommodates more than 20
Overall i would return to it anyway!
Feb 24, 2016 - Solid hostel, helpful staff.Close to many attractions. Would book again.
Oct 22, 2015 - 2nd time.
Good value and location for backpackers.
But very bad WIFI connection.
Recommend go to Victoria Place to use their free WiFi.
Jul 12, 2015 - Unfortunately, my experience with the White Ferry Hostel was not good at all and I cannot recommend going there not even for one night. It made my stay in the UK quite unpleasant. On first sight, the hostel looks quite cozy and the pub on the ground floor is indeed worth a visit. The hostel itself is pretty busy (I guess due to its excellent location, it’s quite close to the Victoria (coach) station and hence good for people who have to leave early the next morning) but the facilities are kind of overloaded. There’s one unisex bathroom for at least 30 people. I think even public toilets are cleaner. But that’s actually not the reason for my unpleasant experience. What happened was the following: I booked a bed in the hostel via hostelscentral.com (hostelsclub) for 25th June 2015 and I also received a booking confirmation email. There it was stated that I would have to pay 13.49 GBP for the bed when I arrive at the hostel. My credit card was debited with 2.04 EURO beforehand, I guess as a kind of bookingfee, which was, however, stated nowhere on the website.
I also booked another night at the White Ferry via booking.com for 2nd to 3rd July 2015. When I arrived at the White Ferry hostel the stuff couldn’t find me in the list of reservations for that particular night, but when checking their mails they indeed found the mail from hostelsclub, meaning the hostel was simply overbooked that night. The stuff-member even admitted that I was not the first one that night to which this happened. Luckily the stuff organised me accommodation in one of their partner hostel "The Exmouth Arms". However, I had to take a tube to get there and back the next morning again, which costed me another 9.60 GBP. Money I got not refunded of course. But on top of the additional money I had to spent, I lost most of my little time I had in London, which was really a pity as I couldn’t see the city as I planned to and it made everything quite complicated. My stay at "The Exmouth Arms" was okay, the stuff was nice. There I paid the amount of 13.49 GBP in cash as it was indicated in my booking confirmation by hostelscentral (I had to negotiate first, however, as they first wanted to charge me 20.38 GBP which was the amount that it would have been if I paid in EURO). When I returned back home after my whole trip I found out that my credit card which I had to specify during the reservation process was additionally debited with 20.38 GBP (which equalled 28,72 EURO). I sent a mail to the White Ferry Hostel and kindly asked them to refund me the amount of 20.38 GBP soon. However, I didn’t receive any respond. So I contacted hostelscentral where they answered me immediately and said they would (and also did) contact the hostel to clarify this issue. However, I still didn’t get my money back.
Jan 31, 2015 - nice place. nice people. the burger was awful!
May 17, 2014 - It's a lot of people in one room so can get noisy (mostly with snoring!) and the breakfast is basic, but you really couldn't beat this hostel for cleanliness in all the areas that matter and value for money.
Feb 22, 2014 - Really cool hostel! Downstairs is typical British Bar where u can meet ppl from different countries:) It's just one negative... the lockers aren't in rooms:( If u want to us it u have to go to basement:P
Nov 22, 2013 - The wifi Works quite badly
May 27, 2013 - Lovely place except for the triple bunk, its a challenge to sleep there lol, Nice place to meet new people, the have a karaoke night so you can sing, an the winner of the night obtains a great price lol