78 Kings Cross Road
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locationThe hostel is situated less than 10 minutes walk from Kings Cross rail station. St Pancras International Station and the Eurostar terminal are just 15 minutes? walk away from Clink 78. The British Museum is a 20-minute walk, and the fashionable Islington district is a 15-minute walk away.
restaurantOpen plan dining and seating area. FREE all-you-can-eat breakfast (cereals, toast, tea and coffee).
exteriorThis is a historic building.
lobbyThe hostel has a medium size lobby.
generalClink78 is a fun, friendly and stylish London youth hostel with great facilities, set in a beautiful 200 year-old courthouse building which mixes bold interior design and elegant Victorian architecture. They like to think of it as more of a sociable place to stay and meet other travellers than just a party youth hostel, though with an on-site basement bar and space for over 500 guests, it can get very lively. Due to Bar license, guests are prohibited to bring and consume alcohol purchased from outside premises, a fine to each guest will apply. All floors at Clink78 have loads of clean, well-maintained communal bathrooms, shower rooms and toilets. Self-catering kitchen, Well-equipped, so on the days you don?t want to hit the great and cheap local restaurants, you can cook up gourmet meals. In the morning, the kitchen is where they serve the breakfast. Then guests can use the hostel kitchen to prepare their own food at lunchtime, all afternoon and all evening. ClashBar, In-house late-licence bar brings you 7 nights a week of unadulterated fun, with live music, DJs and many more events, plus great cocktails Internet & PC courtroom, internet lounge is one of the old magistrates' courtrooms carefully converted into a computer zone, with plenty of PCs and wifi for your own laptop, tablet or smartphone. The courtroom is English Heritage-listed keept mostly in its original condition... after all, this is where The Clash went on trial in 1978!
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