Rooms are clean, kitchen is small but adequate. Overall this is a nice hostel but it has 2 problems. 1. It is home to 20-30 ski resort staff who call this place home for the winter. Although I'm sure the majority of these guests are quiet, clean and respectfully I didn't meet those people. I was in a room with... more

Great, fun hostel in Banff... the rooms were clean, the shared bathrooms were spacious and always clean and the on site bar and restaurant were great. Would definitely stay here again! more

I've stayed at the Banff International Hostel in 2003 and 2004. I couldn't get in last year to stay. Tjhis year I'm going in about 2 days, and I can't wait! Every time I stay there it's always clean and the people are friendly. The 2 kitchens they have are enormously big, and lots of room to cook your meals.... more

One of the best hostels I've ever stayed in. It is second only to Sydney Central YHA in my humble opinion. My girlfriend and I stayed here for six nights in July 2004 whilst touring Canada, I can honestly say it was a joyful experience. I would recommend it to any sort of traveller - just fantastic. more

What a great hostel. It may be a little way out of town (and up a pretty big hill) but there is a cheap bus and taxis are readily available. I also walked it a number of times and being a bit out of town you are often rewarded with wildlife such as deer and elk. The building itself is... more

Wicked place - pub on-site, kick-ass deals on snowboard packages, way nicer hostel than I've ever stayed at. I'm a student & ride the weekends, I stayed there 4 times this winter - ROCKS! more

I've been travelling the world for six months now, and I've found heaven. Banff is a fantastic town, elk wandering down main street, good pubs on Main street - and a ton of neat things to do. This hostel knows what it's all about - it's a five-star experience! Really friendly staff who know everything to do in town and... more

This hostel is unbelievable! Every night there's some of the best activities/events I've ever encountered, mostly free - pretty much designed to so you get to know all the other people staying there. The desk staff make the place; they know all the local secrets and are quick to point you in the right direction so you get the most... more

Put us in the wrong room then, eventually, after much tooth pulling, and only grudgingly, put us a correct room. Everyday thereafter, they changed the locks on our new room thereby locking us out and making us come downstairs to stand in line at the front desk and plead not to lock us out anymore.... more