Stayed there for a night in March 2013 to be closer to Stansted Airport as my flight the next day was quite early. Hostel is excellent located if you don't want to stay in Central London. Booked a shared dorm room for 17 pounds (Thursday night). When I arrived at the hostel (10 min walk from train station - a... More

Have stayed at this hostel a few times in the past. It offers basic but good value for money (UK) accommodation. Richard and his staff are helpful and offer offstreet secure parking for motorcycle. You do have to rough it a bit and the smell can be off-putting. Initially Harlow is surprisingly difficult to find your way around. It seems... More

Me and my partner stayed here for two nights in the autumn of 2011. Plus sides – one of the staff members was friendly. It's relatively cheap. It's in the park. Kitchen seemed well stocked with utensils. Memory foam mattress on double bed. Free internet. It's close to the train station – about 10 minute walk with luggage. Downs sides.... More

I arrived at the hostel at 11pm to be told it would have been polite if I'd phone- which I'd tried to do but the number given on confirmation didn't work. I was shown into 'annex' to a dorm room. On pushing open door I found bricks and a duvet pushed behind it, reason being - girl occupying it had... More

Staff were very helpful and friendly. The bathrooms in the main building and rooms were kept very clean (bathrooms in the annex were less so), though there was a smell of mould and damp in the corridors. The place was reasonably secure - the exterior doors have a code, giving you 24-hour access, and rooms have individual locked doors and... More

Staff were friendly and accommodating. Cooking facilities very good. Good dining area. Garden and surrounding very green and pleasant, excellent for children. Internet access free. Pub accross the road provides excellent home cooked food if don't fancy cooking. Bathroom very functional including hairdryer.

An absolute dump. It was dirty. Badly maintained. Toilet and showers were unclean. There was only one shower per gender in the whole building. Bedding was old and worn. Staff were rude and unfriendly. It’s poorly located. Poor signage on the building making it difficult to find. My room was next to the water tank/ boiler which made an awful... More