About HARLOW INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL
Surrounded by nature and just 30 minutes from Stansted International Airport, HARLOW INTERNATIONAL HOSTEL is an ideal, affordable base for exploring Essex and the capital city London.
Room options include singles to dormitory style rooms accommodating eight or more beds with shared toilet and shower facilities.
The hostel offers 24-hour reception, an extensive library, a games room with pool tables and pinball machines, flat screen TV and free Wi-Fi throughout.
Full self-catering facilities allow guests to determine their own meal times. Conveniences include access to microwave, large oven and fridge/freezer.
The hostel is just ten minutes to Harlow train station and the centre of town. Sustrans National Cycle Route, Parndon Wood Nature Reserve and The Roydon Lockhouse are all within easy reach.
Positive Reviews
positive:
Ideal budget friendly base for exploring.
Harlow International Hostel is the ideal base for exploring Essex and the surrounding south east of England. Just a ten minute walk to the Harlow town centre train station where up to four trains leave for London each hour.
positive:
Great accommodation for nature lovers & cyclists.
The hostel is situated within a nature park providing plenty of hiking trails to explore the beautiful English countryside. The Sustrans National Cycle Route runs right past the hostel, making it an ideal stopover for adventure cyclists and those in train
positive:
Plenty of great activities in the area.
Harlow has many great attractions to keep all visitors happy for hours. Sports and outdoor enthusiast can enjoy the Outdoor Pursuit centre complete with a full size assault course, climbing and boat tours and hiking trails. For the non-outdoor types there
Negative Reviews
negative:
Self-catering is not everyone’s cup of tea.
The Harlow International Hostel offers extremely affordable accommodation and part of this includes a self-service ethos throughout your stay. This may not be everyone’s cup of tea as guests prepare their own meals in their own time.
negative:
Basic accommodation is more suited to backpackers.
Youth tourism depends largely on affordable, self-catering type accommodation such as this and this sort of basic shared accommodation is definitely not for everyone. While single private rooms are available, bathroom and shower facilities are still share
negative:
Noise from the local pub can be a problem.
The local pub plays loud dance music on most nights, particularly weekend nights, which doesn’t stop until the early hours. This can naturally be of some concern for guests looking for a peaceful countryside getaway.