We welcome East London’s first boutique hostel – The Dictionary, Shoreditch.

We are so very proud, after almost a year of working non-stop and tirelessly, to bring you our very own first, independent hostel in a great location in Shoreditch, London – The Dictionary, Shoreditch.
Having worked for a large chain of hostels for almost a decade, owners Peter and Eliska Finlay have finally managed to find the perfect building in a vibrant, young and creative part of London. Shoreditch in East London, is set on the edge of the city and sits where East London meets Central London. Where the hostel is now there used to be an old veneer warehouse and has a wonderful industrial feel, although we have completely rewired and replumbed everything.

Translate is our cafe bar downstairs, cafe by day and bar by night with a chilled out vibe and we are all so enthusiastic and friendly and very eager to open our place up to you.

What will you get when you stay with The Dictionary, Shoreditch?
You will receive our very best attention to make sure that you have a brilliant stay with us. We want to impress you and we want to make you feel welcome. Our rooms range from shared dorms of 4 to 12 bed dorms and our private rooms consist of twins and doubles. All the rooms are en-suite and the beds all have lockable baskets underneath the bunks where you can store your luggage. There is free wi-fi for all our guests in our cafe and a tiny smoking courtyard just next to it.

If you need to know anything or have special requests, we’d be delighted to help. Email or call us.

Plenty of artists, creatives and buzz in Shoreditch, London, makes this area perfect for the young and fun-loving traveller. With no end to the choice of restaurants and bars, markets and shops you will love the edgy and enlessly stimulating vibe in Shoreditch.
We’re only bus trips away from the Tower of London, Oxford Street, Covent Garden and within walking distance of Spittalfields Market, the Geffrey Museum, Brick Lane and literally dozens of bars, clubs, boutique shops and markets. We are even near a couple of Banksy’s!
Hostel Conditions
We’re very laid-back and enthusiastic to help make your stay as lovely as possible. However, as we have a licensed premises we can’t accept guests under 18 years old. Please contact us if you fall outside of our age guideline so that we can advise you of alternatives.



Directions
From Old Street station, take Exit 2. Continue along Old street until you get to Shoreditch High Street. It's about a 10 minute walk and you'll know you're there when you've gone under the railway bridge. Turn left onto Kingsland Road and The Dictionary Hostel is on your right hand side.
From Liverpool Street turn left from the station onto Bishopsgate Rd and take either the 67, 242, 149 or 243 to Kingsland Road from bus stop K. The stop to get off at is Shoreditch Church and you can ask the bus driver to announce it for you.
From Shoreditch High Street Station, come out of the station, turn left and then left onto Bethnal green Road and right onto Shoreditch High Street. Walk along until you can see the rail bridge overhead (about 6 minutes). We're on your right hand side at 10-20 Kingsland Road.