Palmers Lodge: Swiss Cottage

Wonderful
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Lovely old building in a quiet area, close to bus and tube connections. Good facilities: bar, lockers, guest kitchen, lounge, garden, WiFi. Nice breakfast, which was good value when bought as part of the room rate. Comfortable beds, which felt private, despite being in a room that could accommodate 18 people.
  : Mixed toilet facilities. Having to clean up after the previous user before using the toilet is unacceptable. The hostel displays signage requesting guests keep noise levels down at night and keeping the kitchen clean, but nothing about leaving the toilets in a clean state for the next user.

Very Good
Traveller Type: solo traveller
  : Loads of secure parking available for £10 per day. Really close to the underground stops and lots of amenities nearby. The building is beautiful and it felt very safe.
  : Not sure why I got a good 20 emails before, during and after this booking but other than that it was great!

Pleasant
Traveller Type: with friends
  : the staffs are nice.
  : The water pressure was bad. I don't usually take a long time for shower. but it made me took a long time

Good
Traveller Type: solo traveller
  : It's not close to the city centre but there is an underground station nearby that can take you to it. There is a lounge room, a bar and a terrace. You're allowed to use the kitchen and the fridge, although I didn't. Staff are nice. I didn't interact much with them though. There is lockers in the bedroom and for rent besides those. The beds have curtains providing privacy. There are hairdryers. There is also a drinking water fountain outside the bar, so you can fill your bottle up.As a female solo traveller, didn't feel unsafe in a mixed dormitory room. The location also felt safe.
  : Guests were extremely noisy, up to the point of slamming doors at two or three in the morning and steps so heavy that your bed would literally shake. Needless to say, the rule about keeping quiet after 11pm wasn't endorsed at all. Staff didn't do anything about it. The breakfast wasn't anything to write home about. Very basic and not worth it in my opinion. Better to buy something in an underground cafeteria shop. Better prices, better flavours. The shower stalls are basically always dirty, but I guess that's part of it being a hostel. Did see the cleaning lady, but everything is dirty again in seconds. Bring your own lock, towel, shampoo and adaptor – or you can pay for it there.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: solo traveller
  : Everything
  : One guy who works at night wasn't as friendly as everyone else who worked there but not rude just not as friendly as everyone else and that why I rate it 9 out of 10