Safestay Holland Park

Despite the corporate-sounding name, Safestay Holland Park is, in fact, one of the city’s leafiest hostel options, with beautiful gardens and a terrace partly built in a Jacobean mansion within Holland Park. It's colourful, spacious interiors are a perfect retreat from the bustle of London. Accommodation options run from twin rooms to 33-bed dormitories (bunk beds with handy reading lights and privacy curtains, from £17 per night. There’s 24-hour reception and even a cash machine on site. Elephant and Castle has another branch.