As you have properly noticed we have changed the name from Ashlee House to Clink261.
And not just that… the Hostel has undergone a massive refurbishment during the last 6 weeks to make it to something extraordinary!

And well, it is! It turned out to be a very trendy and stylish place combined with some British features.
We have a lovely fireplace at the reception area where you can relax and unwind and exchange travel stories.
The new TV lounge looks stunning. You can just sit back and watch films on our new plasma TV or join us on our Movie nights which are always fun and a good opportunity to meet people from across the world.

Besides all the changes we are still a small cosy Hostel with a great atmosphere and we are happy to welcome all types of guests: free independent travellers, families or groups.

We are very excited to show you the new Clink261 and hope to welcome you very soon!

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We just had a summer fancy-dress party, so here are the photos!!

We are a very small, multicultural and enthusiastic team.
Christophe and Lucie are from France, Anne and Ivan from Ireland, Vita and Andrej are from Ukrain, Pablo from Spain, Kristine from Latvia, Dan and Gabby from Romania, Zsolt from Hungary, Yara and Jaqueline from Brasil and Laura from Italy.

Christophe and Anne

Ivan

Pablo

our manager Kristine

Lucie, Vita, Pablo, Kristine, Dan and Gabby

What are you waiting for? Come to London and join us! : )

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What we like the most of our job is the possibility to cross the lives and stories of so many different people from all around the world.
We have been travellers ourselves, so we know how it feels to be on the other side of the desk, no matter if your journey is a holiday, a break or a path of self discovery.
Every day is different and we are happy to say that our job is never dull or boring, and we are pretty much prepared for any situation…

We must say, though, that we would have never imagined that our Hostel could become the set for a film!! And yet, this is exactly what happened last week!

When Darren Sharland, the director, contacted our manager Kristine about the possibility to film some scenes of his short-film in our reception area, we have been all very thrilled by this idea.

He chose our Hostel because his background is Interior Design and Architecture and our Hostel’s spaces had all the elements needed as it was written in the script.
He thought – in his own words – that “choosing Ashlee House was the right choice because of the great light coming in the window and designed interior and space for movement.”

Of course we have been very happy to accept, so we arranged to have them invading our reception on a sunny Sunday morning.

This short film is called The Traveller (check it out on the official website) and it’s a story about an encounter.
A mysterious guy arrives in a new city and into the lives of a couple of fellows travellers, and join them on their exploration of London.
But something happens and a possible revelation threatens the very base of the couple’s relationship. Who is this guy? And what did he see?

There is only a way to discover it… watching The Traveller, that soon will be ready for screening. Keep an eye on the official website to know more about it.

The day of the filming has been fun and busy at the same time.
Lucie has been working wonderfully as usual to welcome all our Guests at her best, despite not being able to use the reception desk, completely surrounded by cameras and with real actors playing our role!
At the end of the day, though, she got some ice cream from the filming crew as a thank you for her patience.

Emily, the production assistant, has been very kind and nice, as everyone else. The crew and actors used our kitchen to cook their lunch and they have been around our Hostel for more than 10 hours of filming!

It has been truly an interesting and particular day and we are very glad they decided to choose us as a set for this great story.
Meeting all the crew and actors has been a real pleasure. We look forward to be in a cinema to see the première of this short film.

If you have been travelling in your life, you know that “travelling for a long stretch becomes less about the places you visit and things you see and far more about the experiences you have and people you meet.”

We look forward to discover which story will bring us the next ring of our entrance bell.
Maybe will be you, coming to stay with us?

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