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Hands down the best hostel in the world. Whatever you do, dont listen to all the old fart, boring critics who mud sling the Generator just cause they didnt get laid in the bar.
With 857 beds, a fully licensed bar (open from 6pm til 2am. The cheapest bar in London) A full kitchen serving free breakfast, paid breakfast, and paid Dinners. A Swedish chef by the name of Henrik, cooks great meals for the traveler on a budget.
I been to enough Hostels to write a book about them, and none come close to comparing to the atmosphere to the Generator. The easiest bar to meet people in, and get laid in. There are drinking games everyday of the week, that are great ways to meet people, and get the night started off right.
Most of the staff are travelors themrselves, all looking to have a good time on their off time. There are a bunch of long timers for anyone looking to stay for a while. Its easy to get stuck in the "Generator trap" and end up staying for weeks, or even months.
If you are looking for a nice quiet place, to read a book, and catch up on some sleep, then dont stay here. Not to say you cant get sleep here, after some nights in the bar, i have slept for 24 hours without being bothered. But the Generator is a palce to have fun, and meet people that you may stay in contact with for years to come...
For more on the Generator, visit the following link to their website Generator Hostel
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| | | | Generator London: A fun place
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Really, I don't quite agree with all the negative vibes about the Generator on here so far. When you choose to stay in a hostel, you know it's not going to be like a hotel!
We went to the Generator because we're young and were looking to have a lot of contact with other people. Well, I can tell you you certainly will meet plenty of people!
When we arrived, we could store our bags in the bags room, which was only accessible to guests, so really, you just hope that people won't steal from each other. Not the safest option, so take your expensive stuff and valuables with you! When we checked in, we were placed in an 8 room dorm, which was only occupied by us 3 and three other guys.
Pretty comfy beds, and I had no trouble sleeping, as there was hardly any noise from the corridors.
For 16-19 pounds a night, it's certainly a good bang for your buck, and probably one of the cheapest places in London.
Best part of the hostel is certainly the bar. We entered the place at about 10 and could make use of the 1 pound pints. Good stuff! Loads of games going on, with alcohol as prizes. Easy going people, loads of backpackers and a real mellow atmoshphere. We made a lot of friends in no time! When we left the joint at 1am it was getting more and more crowded.
The breakfast is nothing special, but you can get some cereals, toast and milk, the usual. If you pay a little extra you can get hot servings. Leave a Comment |
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| | | | Generator London: Generator
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I stayed in the Generator from Feb. 14-March 10, 2005, arriving from Paris.
A former police barricks, the Generator is large, cramped, overcrowded and noisy. How noisy you ask? I could hear the music in the bar on the 4th floor very clearly. Even with earplugs.
The rooms are outragiously cramped and gave me a couple anxiety attacks untill I adapted. The lighting in the rooms are horrible as well with a singe ceiling bulb for the entire room and no independant bed lamps.
The windows in the rooms are only single pained so you can hear all the traffic outside. The bathrooms are decent and cleaned daily but I found no real hot water in the showers which have a weak water pressure.
The breakfast is a free, all-you-can-eat before 8am when the kitchen is locked up.
The dinner is the hit-or-miss adventure that you have to pay extra for. I had a couple good meals but more often than not I had to go out and buy my own food from other places.
The staff are friendly and helpful for the most part, but watch out for the "Hardman" competition where they encourage you to overdrink and strip. (3 people (2 guys and 1 girl)from my Traveling Classroom group did the Hardman. One guy got his shirt off, the girl stripped to her bra and panties and the 2nd guy stripped naked (and won the competition)).
The laundry is affordable but the dryers are almost worthless with at least 3 times needed to get clothes "dry".
There is a luggage storage room for you to use. You need to get a key from the front desk because the door locks automatically after it is shut. I reccomend having a good, strong cable lock for your luggage in the luggage room though. The Generator isn't responsable for lost items and a lot of people just left their bags unlocked.
update post-Sep.2005: The "Chill-Out" room (main commens area) has gone through a make-over and is now filled with comfy looking beanbags, couches, chairs and a couple internet terminals.
close to Russel Square and Kings Cross rail stations, elevator, good neighborhood, 15 min. walk from Oxford Street, 5 min. walk from British Museum. cheap drinks, nightly activities, movies at 4pm, internet, free internet booking on hostelbookers.com Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: less than US$20 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensivePhone: 0044 (0)20- 7388 7666Directions: From King’s Cross: Turn right out of station onto Euston Road. Walk 100 metres, take 2nd left which is Judd Street. Walk 150 metres to 2nd set of traffic lights and turn right onto Tavistock Place. Compton Place is 40 metres on your right off number 37.Website: http://www.generatorhostels.com/london/ |
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