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SameSun Backpacker Lodge


449 Banff Avenue | (Formerly Global Village Backpackers), Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1A5, Canada
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2 of 5 stars
Scot_in_Oslo   2 contributions
Oslo
Sep 1, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

Stayed here while traveling across Canada from coast to coast. Was assigned to a 4 bed dorm where the 3 other girls were long term residents so lots of stuff lying around everywhere. This seems to be a common complaint about Samesun, they have no maximum stay limit so there are many people who 'live' at the hostel There was... more

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2 of 5 stars
WPFG2009   4 contributions
Australia
Aug 19, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Banff is a fantastic place to visit in the proviince of Alberta, Canada, however, the Samesun Banff is not the place to stay. The location is superb as it is just a short walk to downtown and the value, well, it is a Hostel. But, the rooms are meagre and include 4 small sized double-bunks fitted approximately 20 years ago... more

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2 of 5 stars
archernikov   4 contributions
Berlin
Mar 3, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

Full of teenagers, loud shitty music and no service at all. Not that clean either, good place though. more

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3 of 5 stars
scottik187   4 contributions
Sydney, Australia
Feb 23, 2009 | Trip type: Solo travel

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

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1 of 5 stars
revheavy   1 contribution
east anglia
Apr 25, 2008

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

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4 of 5 stars
stargazerlily   4 contributions
London
Aug 24, 2006 | Trip type: Solo travel

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

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4 of 5 stars
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Sydney
Feb 7, 2006

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

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1 of 5 stars
Alun   1 contribution
London
Sep 26, 2005
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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

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1 of 5 stars
gettin_there   3 contributions
Boston, MA
Jun 29, 2005
3/4 found this review helpful

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

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5 of 5 stars
Yahwee   1 contribution
Deutschland
Aug 25, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway

Empfehlen kann ich vor allem das SameSun Chalet, das ein paar Meter links von der SameSun Backpackers Lodge liegt. Kostet... more

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449 Banff Avenue | (Formerly Global Village Backpackers), Banff, Banff National Park, Alberta T1L 1A5, Canada
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