The banff HI hostel is up the tunnel mountain road which is a few kilometers away from the town. I arrived in the town of Banff through bus from Calgary. But at first it is very confusing to find out where the hostel is located. I knew it was on someway up the mountain but therte were mountains everywhere !... more

We've visited Banff town & NP at the end of July staying a total of three nights in Alpine Centre, two of which before a three-days backcountry riding and the last one after it. So we've seen two different private rooms. Alpine Centre was the cheapest place in Banff (110 CAD per night in a private rooms, shared bathroom) and... more

The room is what you'd expect from a hotel not a hostel - so initially we were thrilled. Beautiful living areas and internet area and a good kitchen with excellent cold room crate system which was cleverly designed to deal with a lot of visitors. The staff were lovely so no complaints there! There is a bar and cafe on... more

Stayed here on a recent trip to the Canadian Rockies - overall good price for what you get, pretty standard Hostel, most rooms in main building are 2 bunks to a room with bathrooms and showers down the hall. Biggest negative is the access doors at end of halls - they require a key card which is good as it... more

A great hostel, nice bar, friendly staff, not a central location (1km from town centre) but off the main hotel strip which is nice. more

We arrived and was told our booking had been made for August the month before we got there. So not a great start. But after saying we had rung the main booking office, they sorted us out with what we had originally booked. A private room in the new building for our party of 6 people with bathroom. Shared shower... more

A great hostel. Not in the centre of town but you can get a bus in. reception is very cosy with free wifi and nice restaurant. Kitchen is good. Get a room in the new building. Very comfortable. Good nights in the basement bar. more

Great Mountain location, 15 minute walk downhill to Banff. Cafe onsite provides good meals at good prices. There is also a pub with various entertainment. There are various walking trails from the hostel. My room was ok, although noisy, there are lots of young travellers here, and the carpet behind the bed needed a good vacum! The bathroom was spacious... more

I stayed at a lot of Hostels during my vacations but this was the worst. Me and my boyfriend had a private double room, it was so small we could just take our clothes for the next day from the car into the room, our luggage was too big. The bed was so small my boyfriend didn´t even fit in... more