Comfortable and stylish, our youth hostels are aimed at visitors to England who'd like a little good value glamour.

Over ten years ago, Anne and Shelly, two sisters from Dublin, went backpacking and loved it so much they decided to start their own hostel. Ashlee House at 261 Grays Inn Road, London was born. With a team of loyal staff, hard work and dedication, Ashlee House soon became an well-known and popular backpacker hostel.

With a sound knowledge of the industry and always up for a challenge, when the old Clerkenwell Magistrates Court on 78 King's Cross Road became available it was an opportunity too good to be missed. It was refurbished as a hostel with a quirky, stylish, bold décor to compliment its striking exterior, and the new-born hostel was called ‘Clink’. Why ‘Clink’? Clink is an English slang word for a prison, and with its old prison cells and courtrooms the name seemed apt!

Though Ashlee House and Clink were very different hostels in size and style, they shared the same character, the careful management, the development of staff and the sense of understanding of our guests, so it was decided to bring them together as Clink Hostels, renaming them Clink261 and Clink78.

We're glad to say that Clink has gone from strength to strength by giving guests a friendly, fun, relaxed and comfortable hostel experience in stylish surroundings that are a bit more daring than the norm.