Mark Ashton
Mark Ashton, 66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1AB, United Kingdom- Memorial
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Central London Hostel in Bloomsbury
Vibrant Atmosphere: Located near Russell Square Tube Station, The Generator features an internet cafe, lounge, and games room with pool tables. The famous Generator Bar offers nightly deals on meals and drinks, along with karaoke, a live DJ, and free movies for entertainment.
Comfortable Accommodation: Choose from dormitory-style shared or private rooms with en suite bathrooms. Experience a friendly and cosmopolitan atmosphere during your stay.
City Exploration: Take advantage of the free walking tour of the city offered by the hostel. Immerse yourself in the heart of London's culture and history.
Book now to experience the vibrant atmosphere and convenient amenities at The Generator in Bloomsbury!
Check-in from
03:00 PM
Check-out by
10:00 AM
Children
Allowed
Pets
Not allowed
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
9 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 4 guests
4 adults · 3 children
Beds
2 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
8 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
2 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
11 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 8 guests
8 adults · 7 children
Beds
8 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
24 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
17 sqm
In-room amenities
1 Twin Bunk Bed
258 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, energy-saving switches, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
24 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
6 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
17 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults · 5 children
Beds
6 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
8 sqm
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 2 guests
2 adults · 1 children
Beds
Queen bed (151-180 cm wide)
Room details
11 sqm
In-room amenities
3 Twin Bunk Beds
280 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Towels and shower
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, energy-saving switches, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 6 guests
6 adults
Beds
3 Bunk bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
26 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 8 guests
8 adults · 7 children
Beds
8 Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
26 sqm
In-room amenities
4 Twin Bunk Beds
301 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Private bathroom, towels, and a shower
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, energy-saving switches, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 8 guests
8 adults
Beds
4 Bunk bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
28 m2
In-room amenities
1 Twin Bunk Bed
280 sq feet
Internet - Free WiFi
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shared bathroom and in-room sink
Practical - Iron/ironing board (on request)
Comfort - Daily housekeeping and heating
Eco-friendly - Eco-friendly toiletries, energy-saving switches, and LED light bulbs
Non-Smoking
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (90-99 cm wide)
Room details
26 m2
In-room amenities
Sleeps
Up to 1 guests
1 adults
Beds
Bunk bed (Variable Size)
Room details
24 sqm
In-room amenities
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Provider-sourced guest reviews.
Good location
Only one set of bathrooms for the entire floor and no signage to find them. Also, the bathrooms were not cleaned very often
Not much
The rooms are so tiny you can’t move between the bunks more than one at a time and when you are feeling unsafe due to other room mate this is not the best for me. I went and spoke with staff but they were not able to assist me, so I left early and booked another place. No refund was offered or given.
La posizione, la presenza della reception, la possibilità di ricaricare acqua
Solo 1 asciugamo disponibile nel prezzo, doccia senza piatto doccia/vetro che causava acqua in tutto il bagno.
Near my doctor and hospital
Nice stuf
The generator is like home to me
Room was spacious and clean, good location to get to kings cross and out to Wembley for a concert, reception staff were friendly
The showers are a bit of a strange set up, wish there was a dry area within the shower cubical to store things and get dressed
Bardzo dobra lokalizacja, obiekt czysty, śniadania smaczne. Byliśmy we wrześniu, w obiekcie było sporo gości ale nie było to odczuwalne. Nie było kolejek ani w łazienkach ani przy śniadaniu. W bufecie rozsądne ceny, jak na Londyn. My trafiliśmy na pogodę z temperaturą max 23 stopnie w dzień, do pokoju wracaliśmy późnym wieczorem i było OK. Uważam, że przy wyższych temperaturach w pokoju ciężko byłoby wytrzymać.
Trzeba było dopłacić za ręczniki.
- Very good location! Tube stations, shops and bars/restaurants within walking distance. -Beds were comfy. - The bar downstairs was nice to said at and priced reasonably. -Water pressure from the showers were really good.
-Even though the bathrooms were apparently checked regularly, the one of our floor was minging most of the time from sanitary bins over flowing with used products on the floor and even in the shower along with big clumps of hair- we had to go to the other floor for showers. -4 bed hostel was tiny! Bit awkward when 4 people are trying to move around at then same time- especially if you are strangers.
all as expected
noisy door while closing and room inmates kept coming in and out
It was clean and the night staff are nice.
The other guests there and the day staff. One girl in my dorm sat in my bed without my knowledge and there were food wrappers and medications when I came back, disgusting!! People also cut the line for the lift which is already tiny.
The bed and people there
Pretty convenient location and the food from the onsite bar was very nice. It was convenient to order at the table on my phone. The bed was clean and it was kind of a staff member to make it for me. The dorm was not full. Nice disabled toilet that not many people used as your key card had to be activated for it. The breakfast was amazing. Really good value (cheaper to order in advance when you do the pre-check in form), so much choice and unlimited.
A few snorers in the room, bring ear plugs. The lock on the valuables box for my bed didn't work, couldn't get my padlock in it.
Está en una buena zona cerca del centro.
El lugar es muy ruidoso y deprimente. El personal nada amable. Cierran las duchas de tu planta y hay que ir demasiado lejos para ducharse o ir al baño. La cama es muy muy incómoda. Creo que vale la pena pagar más pero escoger un lugar más acogedor.
Venlig vagt
Receptionen og deres service og planlægningen... de gav os ikke det rum vi har booket og da vi bad om det så løj de og dagde det er det rum vi har booket. Først når jeg viser med billeder min booking og skal forsvarr mig selv ændre de historien og siger at de har opgraderet vores værelse hvilket er løgn. Det stank af lort og det vsr i kølderen...
Locatie was centraal. De douche had een goede druk en de föhn in de slaapzaal was fijn
De slaapzaal was shit. Weinig tot geen frisse lucht gezien ik naast het rokershok zat. Echt mega goor! Heel de slaapzaal rook naar sigaret. En het was super gehorig ook ondanks de ‘quiet hours’. Je voelt ook de metro rijden. Bij het bed heb je 2 USB aansluitingen voor opladen, deze werken niet. Telefoons worden dus niet opgeladen. Bij de make up tafel waren stekkers, maar met 12 mensen kun je je voorstellen dat er niet altijd plek was. Had gelukkig een powerbank bij. 3 van de opslagbakken stonden in het midden van de kamer. Grote koffers namen alle ruimte in. En dat met een slaapzaal van 12 maakte de ruimte erg beperkt.. Je kreeg bij aankomst je pas en dat was het. Geen korte rondleiding of iets. Je moest t zelf maar uitvogelen. Hoofdkussen was ontzettend dun. Heb er een extra gevraagd. Personeel keek me aan alsof ik de gekste vraag stelde. Ik kom hier zeker NIET terug
Praktisch verblijf als je op zoek bent naar een betaalbaar verblijf op een zeer praktische locatie. Zowel met de metro als te voet kun je heel wat leuke plekjes in Londen verkennen. De kamers zijn simpel, maar comfortabel en oké voor wat je verwacht van een goed draaiende hostel.
In de kamers hanger er slechts twee schamelige gordijnen. Die konden niet de ganse ruit bedekken waardoor er een heel groot stuk van het raam open blijft, niet echt aangenaam wanneer je je moet omkleden, zeker wanneer het donker is buiten en je het licht aan moet steken. Een klein tafellampje in de kamer en een comfortabeler kussen waren ook welkom geweest. Je ziet wel dat het poetspersoneel moeite doet om de hostel netjes en hygiënisch te houden. Het is er ook best lawaaierig ‘s avonds maar dat weet je wanneer je in een hostel verblijft.
La ubicación. Está cerca del metro de King Cross St. Pancrass y hay muchos autobuses. Los utilizamos porque con la ola de calor en el metro no se podía estar y el billete de autobús estaba a la mitad.
Te ponen una foto muy bonita pero la habitación era enana, apenas podíamos movernos 4 personas. Además había ola de calor y era un horno, no están nada preparados. Nos dieron un ventilador de torre para los 4, a las literas de arriba no había manera que llegara el aire. No teníamos lavabo en la habitación y los de hombre de la planta no funcionaban. Estuvimos 5 días teniendo que subir a otros pisos para ducharchos o ir al baño.
Os funcionários atenderam muito bem, em particular o Zeca na recepção e o pessoal do café. O João; Joaquin o chef e demais; sempre muito atencioso e prestativo. Nota 10 pra essa turma.
A limpeza nos banheiros as vezes deixava a desejar; principalmente no segundo piso, inclusive com Tampa de vaso sanitario quebrado.
Relación calidad-precio
Hacia mucho calor en la habitación
Cama cómoda, baños limpios, buena gestión del alojamiento
El precio quizás era un poco caro teniendo en cuenta que no es un alojamiento que esté en el centro, (dependes del transporte público) y que se compartía baño pero también es un destino en general caro. Dentro de lo caro está bien de precio...
Location is perfect. I had a ticket for the Bayeux Tapestry so I could walk there and back easily.
N/a
I felt the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming, I felt the person from Denmark who worked in the bar restaurant extremely friendly and quiet helpful and quite chatty which I found quite good
Nil
the staff were lovely
the walk to the toilets was a really long way, and I couldn't even see a shower room on my floor. there were no obvious signs.
Location and meeting people from around the world
Temperature in the room and showers
Breakfast and the staff were both stellar. Bed was alright. Facilities were very clean. I was grateful I could use the laundry services on site. I was surprised at how quiet the rooms and hallways were despite all the excited young people around.
Wish the mirror in the bedroom was a bit lower because I had to stand my on tip toes to see myself in it. The shower situation is rough. No night clothes/pajamas allowed in the hallways, but no shelving or lockers to help us change or wash either so you have to awkwardly carry and/or hang everything from two hooks while somehow not getting any of your stuff wet. I had to pack my own towel so I wouldn’t have to pay 5 entire pounds for one, and the fan in the shower room is incredibly loud. I wish I could have booked a bed in a small room only for women, but that wasn’t an option on the site. My male roommate wasn’t rude or anything, but I would’ve felt safer that way.
Nothing as it was very abd overall.
The worst things are a lot. There is no soap/shower gel in shower you should buy from reception. Never heard of this. The rooms were noisy in late night.people were talking in corridor and could be heared easily. Door was very bad it sounds bad when someone close so it opened my eye late night. People were not respecting silence at night. Only location was good and it's not the value of the money I spent on this. And staff on reception was also not polite. Bathroom was bad too.
Seems like a nice place if you are 16 and came on a school trip.
It is clear that the money invested by the hostel does not scale with their ambitions regarding the scale. Many of the bathrooms remained unclean for a long time, some of them not functional. The walls had low noise insulation so you could hear noises from kids that came on school trips from all over the place, top, bottom floors and left and right.
The staff were efficient and the central location is brilliant - very close to Kings Cross Station.
Unfortunately the room smelt very bad (perhaps linked to the drains connected to the sink?) and it was extremely loud throughout the night. We think our room was located underneath the pool table in the bar upstairs, and unfortunately the floors and walls are super thin. Large groups were socialising in the corridors and rooms around us throughout the night. We're very used to the hustle and bustle of hostels, but this was far beyond the level of noise and disruption that we have experienced before. Perhaps okay as a base for a night out, (if you're not aiming to sleep too much), but not great otherwise :(
Good breakfast and good value for money for one night
Had requested a bottom bunk because of my temporary mobility issues and my request was initially ignored, I had to insist before I got one. I also had originally booked a 4 person room and ended up in a 10 person room. The room also smelled like stale cigarette smoke because it was near the smoking area and clearly the windows weren't insulated well enough.
Emplacement, prix et petit déjeuner
Les très mauvaises odeurs dans la salle de bain se propageant dans la chambre et rendant l'atmosphère très désagréable
Nada, pois fui furtado dentro do quarto e eles não estão fazendo nada
Nada fui furtado, tive meu baú arrombado e levaram minhas bolsas e minhas câmeras e eles só fizer o BO e ficaram de entrar em contato sobre o reembolso e até agora nada
Value for money. Great breakfast!!
A lock for the storage box would be great.
Super lokalizacja, czysto i miły, pomocny personel
Głośne łóżka przy najmniejszym ruchu, pokój mniejszy niż był na zdjęciach poglądowych
Zentrale Lage fußläufig zu den Bahnhöfen St. Pancras und Euston und einer Tube-Statuion außerdem zu Läden und Restaurants. Nette Bar mit leckerem Essen.
Toiletten und Duschen für Männer auf unserem Stockwerk waren außer Betrieb, so dass meine Kinder nachts sehr weit laufen mussten, um zur Toilette zu gehen. Es war außerdem sehr warm und stickig. Es gibt keine Klimaanlage und die Fenster lassen sich nur einen winzigen Spalt weit öffnen, so dass es nicht möglich war, die warme und stickige Luft aus dem Zimmer zu kriegen, auch als es draußen wieder kühler war.
Very clean well taken care of in a great area of London in Bloomsbury. They accepted my dog easily. Bar and restaurant very good. Staff everywhere were great
The iron didn’t work in the laundry room. there are no paper towels in the water closet so after washing your hands, you have to touch the door handle
A localização
limpeza
Die Lage ist super, beinahe alles ist schnell zu erreichen durch nahe liegende Stationen. Dadurch kann man die Zeit zumindest gut außerhalb des Hotels verbringen und Menschen kennenlernen falls man alleine reist.
Die Zimmer sind zu eng, wenn mehr als nur eine Person an ihre Kofferbox möchte oder ans Waschbecken. Die Musik in der Bar kann schnell sehr penetrant sein. Wenn die Tanzfläche/Bar im hinteren Bereich öffnet überlappt sich die Musik in der Bar, was Gespräche sehr schwer macht. Einen ruhigen Raum gibt es außer dem eignen Zimmer nicht. Zudem gibt es pro Etage und Geschlecht nur ein Dusch/WC Raum der morgens teils einfach nicht reicht und die Türen der WCs schließen teils nicht ordentlich oder nur mit Kraft oder zerren.
La ubicación
Las instalaciones: poco limpias ( dejaron durante más de 24 horas sábanas, ropa,basura y enseres personales, de las habitaciones ya vacías, en los pasillos ( puedo adjuntar fotos)). En las habitaciones que teníamos baño compartido, como era nuestro caso, tenían un único baño por planta a más de 150 metros de la habitación. Las habitaciones era extremadamente pequeñas ( una para 4 personas, había que medio abrir la puerta,entrar y cerrar ya que tropezaba con la litera y no podía abrirse en su totalidad. La ventilación era nula: una ventana de dos hojas, la cual solo una de ella podía abrirse 10 cm. Imposible ventilar la habitación.
Hot breakfast. Dutch girl in upper bunk.
Electric charging links in my room didn't work. Sometimes men's toilets were a bit messy. Door into bedroom was very noisy. I know I am an old fart, but is it possible to have a "quiet room" i. e. no music or noisy school groups?
Frühstücksbuffet war immer frisch und sehr gute Auswahl
Thanks I liked my room. Very good reception customer service experience received. Exceeded expectations.
Location and value for money, near to train stations - London St. Pancras/King's Cross, British Museum (to name a few).
During my recent two-night stay, the bathroom/toilet for males on the 1st and second floor were 'out of service', which was a bit inconvenient for male guests staying on these floors.
Great location. Cosy room and beds. The bar and restaurant looked nice
The staff were completely miserable and unwelcoming. High price for a hostel
I liked my room, very clean every day. Thanks
Great location and helpful staff.
Air in room was stale. Most people wanted the door open to circulate fresh air into the room. A couple wanted door closed for security.
交通地點方便
Centrale ligging
Heel gehorig zeker als je in vakantie periode gaat. Ook best lastig dat er geen wc op de kamer is zeker s nachts .goed hotel voor jonge mensen
The location is perfect and the hotel is lovely
Everything’s fine
Friendly staffvgerst food and location for my visit
Chest under bed did not pull out easy and had a wheel missing at the back room was to warm most nights no fan in room
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Cleanliness
5.56/10Multiple mentions of cleanliness issues, indicating that the cleanliness was below expectations.
Service
7.53/10Some staff were friendly, but a few reviews indicated poor service from certain members.
Location
8.57/10Consistently praised for its convenient location near public transport and attractions.
Room Quality
6.02/10Some complaints about room conditions and discrepancies from photos, suggesting room quality is average.
Amenities
7.05/10Basic amenities are usually functional, but not all are described positively.
Value for Money
7.01/10Paid amenities such as breakfast for an additional fee lessen perceived value.
Food and Beverage
6.56/10Mixed reviews on food quality; some praise for the bar, but concerns about breakfast options.
Overall Experience
6.93/10Overall a decent experience with a mix of good and bad aspects, aligning with the target overall rating.