Generator HostelEditor's Pick

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The Generator Hostel feels more like some sort of bizarre nightclub than a hostel. After passing the “bouncer” at the door, we found ourselves in a low-lit lobby booming with dance music. With a broad menu of organized activities, a prime location in the student hub of University College London and ample common spaces, the Generator has a definitive social vibe. (In other words, “Generator is a party, and the party don’t stop.”)

Rooms at the Generator Hostel are surprisingly standard, with blue metal bunk beds, bright red walls and navy blue curtains. They are as quiet as you could expect from an 800-bed hostel (read: not very) and equipped with lockers and a sink. Dorms sleep between four and 15 people, and special female-only dorms have the added bonus of pink walls and girly dressing tables.

The shared bathrooms are clean and well equipped to handle a huge number of guests.

The Generator’s enormous lounge is painted pink and lime green and decked out with a big-screen TV, pool table and café. There is also an equally vast (and equally bight), dining area, which serves up breakfast (included in the room rate) and very inexpensive dinner options.

Then there is the nightclub, with its glow of neon lights and flow of cheap drinks. The bar’s packed calendar of nightly events includes everything from quiz nights to “bundy hunts” abd “blind date” and “karaoke nights,” plus some extra-special themed parties.

To maintain its party-people reputation, the Generator Hostel also includes a walking tour and free welcome drink (plus as many hangovers as you can handle). Free Internet stations are available in the lounge and Wi-Fi is free throughout the hostel.

» Nina Derham

Note: This hotel was visited by a EuroCheapo editor and is recommended based on cleanliness, location, price and overall quality. EuroCheapo did not charge this hotel to be listed.