Great helpful staff, and pretty decent sized rooms, even with 8 people crammed in. It is in a great location, just a few minutes from downtown and the ski bus stops about 50m down the road. You will meet some cool people here, lots of Aussies as well as other nationalities. Not a very quiet place, you can hear people... more

if you want to save money go to the immaculately clean and friendly YWCA at the other end of town & having stayed at both, the 'Y' is in a better location for everything. My boyfriend & I are 25 & 27 and we wanted value 4 money.. We had the misfortune of staying 2 prebooked nights here. Beds are... more

It's a good hostel - big kitchen, tv room, internet, free breakfast is pancake mix! It serves its purpose as somewhere to stay from which you can walk everywhere. I'd stay there again because of its location & a good atmosphere. For what you pay - it is reasonable. It gave me a bed & I could myself a pancake... more

The party atmosphere is awesome! the samesun is close to downtown, the staff were friendly and the hostel was clean.. more

We also stayed at this place in Sept 2005. We had booked a private room and for the price expected something basic but acceptable. It was literlaly a dump. We were put in a 6 (maybe 8) dorm room, had to make our own bed on awful sheets. No towels. As we were on bunks we would have preferred some... more

If you are very young and want to meet your peers in Banff, this hostel may be worth staying at. The employees are very friendly, but they screwed up our reservation for a private room. Because of the partying ambiance, it ws very noisy at night. I can sleep through anything, but combined with the bad room, everything out of... more