Hotel description Clink 78
This hip, modern backpackers hostel is housed in a 200-year-old Magistrates courthouse and it was stylishly renovated in 2010 to combine history with edgy and cool design. Facilities available to guests at the 125-room hostel include a lobby with 24-hour reception and check-out services, lift access to the upper floors, a games room, TV lounge, bar, disco and a breakfast/dining room. Internet access is also available.
Room description
The rooms are basic but comfortable and clean, with individually regulated heating.
Sport activities description
Guests may enjoy a game of pool/snooker (fees apply) and the hostel puts on entertainment programmes for adults.
Meal service description
A continental breakfast buffet is served each morning.
Hotel location description Clink 78
The hostel is located in central London in Kings Cross (zone 1) with direct links to London's train stations and the Eurostar. King Cross railway station is 800 metres from the hotel, and guests will find restaurants, bars and shops within a few minutes' walk of the hotel. The tourist centre of Piccadilly Circus is just 2 km from the hotel, the British Library is 500 metres away, and the British Museum is 1 km away. Nearby airports include London Luton (40 km away), London Heathrow, London Stansted and London Gatwick (all approximately 60 km away).
Payment methods description
MasterCard and VISA are accepted as methods of payment.
How to get there
The closest underground station to the hostel is King's Cross St. Pancras. There are a lot of exits from the station but whichever one guests choose to exit from, they should make sure Euston Road is in front of them and that the King's Cross and St. Pancras stations are behind. Turn left and walk down Euston Road which then turns into Pentonville Road. Walk down this road and the second street on the right is King's Cross Road.
Description Clink 78
- » Number of floors (annex building): 5
- » Annex buildings: 2
- » Single rooms: 10
- » Number of floors (main building): 5
- » Last renovated: 2010
- » Total number of rooms: 125
- » Double / twin rooms: 20
Hotel type
- » Youth hostel
Methods of payment
- » Visa
- » MasterCard
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Individual heating
- » Central heating
Facilities
- » Disco / Club
- » Launderette
- » 24h. Reception
- » Public Internet
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » Mobile phone network
- » Bar-s
- » Dining room
- » TV room
- » Game room
- » Breakfast room
- » Reception area
- » Shop-s
Restaurant
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Continental breakfast
- » Bed and breakfast
Activities
- » Entertainment activities (adults)
- » Billiards / Snooker (*)
Interest points
- » British Libary: 500m
- » British Museum: 1km
Distances (in meters)
- » Town centre / kings cross: 400m
- » Tourist centre / Picadilly circus: 2km
- » LHR Airport - London - Heathrow Airport: 60km
- » STN Airport - London - Stansted Airport: 60km
- » LTN Airport - London - Luton Airport: 40km
- » LGW Airport - London - Gatwick Airport: 60km