The Safestay hostel in London is Posh – but minus the pricetag

With ‘poshtels’ popping up all over the world, Suzanne Harrington ventures across the water to investigate London’s Safestay hostel.

When you think ‘hostel’, this is what might come to mind: backpackers, bunks, budgets, bare walls, bad bathrooms, beastly discomfort. Basic, basic, basic - a total lack of luxury.

This was my experience - I never questioned it because hostels were basic for a reason.