Welcome to Clink78 London! Clink261's bigger sister! Clink Hostels are London's most original hostels!
Stay in a former courthouse!
Sleep in an authentic prison cell!
Chill out where The Clash stood trial!
Email from our magisterial internet courtroom!
Meet up in Clashbar!
Explore London from a great central location: King's Cross!
Judge for yourself!
Clink78 combines 200 years of history with a quirky and colourful interior in London King's Cross. Set in a former courthouse, our hostel is truly unique! We offer a wide range of clean and modern facilities such as a self-catering kitchen, a fun bar, a games area, internet and TV lounges in original courtrooms, a travelshop, a laundry...
Our reception is manned 24/7 by multi-lingual staff, with night security
from 9pm. We have no curfew, but you need your keycard to gain access to the
hostel and your room. We are all about security!
We offer a mixture of private rooms and dorms. Most private rooms and some dorms have their own bathrooms. We also offer Girls Only dorms and Girls Deluxe for even more
luxury.
Freebies include:
Continental breakfast
Bed linen
Luggage room
Towel for everyone who books into a female deluxe dorm
London walking tour
London map
CLASHBAR (open from 7pm until late every night) - strictly for the over 18s
Clashbar brings you 7-nights-a-week of pure entertainment, fun…
Perfectly located to explore London’s rich past as well as its diverse multicultural present, Clink78 is the ultimate destination from which to discover all that London has to offer.
To the North; you will find Camden Markets and Regent's Park Zoo, to the South; the world famous British Museum, St Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Modern, to the East; the trendy nightlife of Angel, Old Street and Farrington and to the West; the shops of
Covent Garden and Oxford Street.
All are within walking distance or just a few minutes away by bus or underground.
Our closest underground Station is KING'S CROSS. We're about a 10-minute walk away or 2 bus stop away by bus 63 (bus stop in front of the station).
There are a LOT of exits but once you have walked outside make sure that EUSTON RD
is in front of you and that Station is behind you. All you have to do is turn LEFT and walk down Euston Rd which becomes PENTONVILLE RD. Walk along this road and the 2nd street on your right is KING'S CROSS RD. Follow this road as it curves to the right, you will see a big TRAVELODGE on your left, we're the big victorian building with the steps and red phone box in front of it.
From Heathrow airport, take the underground Piccadilly Line all the way to King's Cross.
From Gatwick airport, take the First Capital Connect train all the way to King's Cross.
From Luton airport, take the First Capital Connect train all the way to King's Cross.
From Stansted airport, take the Terravision Buses or Stansted Express train to Liverpool Street Station. Then transfer to the underground taking the Metropolitan Line, Circle Line or Hammersmith & City Line WESTBOUND to King's Cross.
From Victoria coach station, take the Underground Victoria Line to King's
Cross.
Once in King's Cross, follow the directions above.
Reviews
Anonymous
Positives:
Friendly staff, helpful. Bed, toilets and showers were clean. This hostel is near the tube,…
Negatives:
Dormrooms were very small, and packed, and it was less convenient to sleep in the…
69%
Louise Coward
Positives:
Great location, free breakfast, fantastic character of the building
Negatives:
Room too small for number of beds, not enough hooks to hang thinks in the…
94%
Anonymous
Positives:
I liked how quick it was to check out, how close it was to King's…
Negatives:
The heater in our room was on all night, and it made the room stifling…
77%
Sook Kean Swee
Positives:
location is very convenient, when i get off from bus 63, the hostel just in…
Negatives:
staff not so helpful
83%
Mike Mole
Positives:
Friendly Staff. Pleasant Atmoshere. Very Welcoming.
Negatives:
Rooms quite small with little room for belongings.
Something to remind you that your sleeping…
83%
Anonymous
Positives:
Clean, plenty of character (previously a courthouse with actual jail cells converted into rooms in…
Negatives:
The free lockers as well as the personal bed lockers required you to have your…
74%
anna beardsmore
Positives:
good facilities, cheap booze, secure, location.
Negatives:
smoking area too crowded
89%
marcos martinez
Positives:
It is clean and has most of what you need
Negatives:
The showers are very annoying because the water only last a few seconds and the…
66%