This is lovely building with period features. Its very easy to find and off a main tube stop. We stayed 3 nights, it was clean and friendly, the shared areas are excellent. It all looks pretty new and fresh.

We stayed in the mixed double bed dorm, it was very charming. It was a little disconcerting being off the main foyer, which meant you had to walk past loads of people to get to the bathrooms and they have continual loud music 24 hours day. However, the sound proofing in the rooms is brilliant, so you don't hear a thing.

I thoroughly recommend this place.

Palmer's Lodge was a decent place to stay. It was nice and clean and had a lodge-y. The bunks were wood which made it feel a lot nicer than it metal framed bunks. I guess that's really the only thing that made it seem nice. That and each bunk had it's own reading light and shelf for glasses or watch, which was really convenient.

Front desk was good... not exceptionally nice or mean. There were computers with internet access but like most hostels with free internet, there was usually a wait. The problem was that internet was really slow sometimes so you'd have to wait a long time to get on, and then a long time for your page to load. The common room had a bunch of couches and a TV, and there were usually people hanging out there at night. With that said, I don't think the place is really that social though. It's definitely not a party hostel if that's what you're looking for. It's a quiet place with decent accommodations. The outside looks really nice... it kind of reminds me of a dorm.

We were in a 14 bed all girl dorm, for a very reasonable price. Everyone in the room kind of kept to themselves... not extremely outgoing. We were next to the bathroom which was convenient, except one of the toilet stalls doors squeaked so loud, you could hear it every time. The room also had a weird smell... not gross or anything, just weird. You adapt to it, but you get reminded of it every time you re-enter the room. The bathroom was good. It was 2 sinks and 3 toilet stalls. There were 5ish shower stalls. The shower stalls are a bit cramped since it's divided between the shower area and a semi-separated mini changing room to put all your stuff in also... which is rare in hostels.

The location was kind of outside central London, but it's right near two Underground stops so it's not hard to get around. It's actually 6 miles from Piccadilly Circus... we actually did the walk there, which took about an hour and a half.

There were lockers under the bed which fit our backpacks since they were squish-able. But those who were traveling with us that had roll-y luggage had to unpack all their stuff into the lockers since their roll-y luggages didn't fit. I felt like it was a very safe hostel. Entrance to rooms were key-card locked and opened.

The hostel offered a free breakfast, which were croissants, juice, cereal, bread, jam, and some fruit. Nothing extraordinary, but it did the job of filling us.

The area around the hostel was fine... there's a pub nearby, there's a Sainsbury for groceries and actually, an even larger supermarket store whose name I forget. There's also like a mini-mall nearby. But there's nothing tourist-y around.

Its a very nice looking building, but i had a bad time at Palmers Lodge. The staff are the main problem, ive stayed in so many other Hostels in London and people have been reaally nice, so this was a big let down. I left my bag on top of my bed in the morning to brush my teeth when i came back the cleaners had put (thrown?) it onto the floor and my camera and watch inside were both damaged.
The guy who said he was the manager wasnt interested in helping at all and said I should probably move on to a different hostel.

To make things worse when I checked my credit card online, I saw that they billed me for the next night anyway, although im not sure if this is the fault of the booking website or the Hostel.

I was not impressed with the way this place was run at all and definately wont be back

Fantastic building
Friendly staff,good breakfast,clean rooms,clean communal bathrooms
I prefer staying here over many hotels in London,cheap and excellent quality for a youth hostel