Rest up London - Hostel

Lovely place in London, few minutes walk from elephant and castle tube station. Lovely building and staff are great just roasting in the room! After it cooled down it was absolutely fine :) Nice bars and restaurants nearby as well that aren’t all at London prices

I stayed here in March 1989 for 2 weeks, exploring London and going on day trips. I had complaints, but I was mostly happy staying in such an interesting building. This was when it was called Driscoll house, run in person by Mr. Driscoll. Two meals included each day and they were good, especially breakfast. I don't recall it ever being noisy, and I'm a light skeeper. The area behind the Driscoll House looked like it had been bombed, I had to put my suitcase under the mattress to keep from rolling off, there was barbed wire on the front perimeter, and the walk back from the tube after dark was a bit scary, but, I have terrific memories and enjoyed my stay there. Sounds like the neighborhood has gotten better, but a shame about the hostel itself.