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Located in Banff, Samesun Banff is in the mountains, a 2-minute drive from Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and 6 minutes from Upper Hot Springs. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 1,615 reviews
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Excellent
9.6
Pros: Location Facilities Clean Atmosphere
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The staff are exceptional, so friendly and helpful. Very good at dealing with the problems every hostel has to deal with . Breakfast was good but a little repetitive after 2 weeks . The lock up to store boards and bikes is really helpful .
Excellent
10.0
Pros: I had pretty high expectations for the hostel in Banff set by my experience at the Vancouver samesun in 2017 at the beginning of my two year trip. The hostel in Banff exceeded even my own high expectations. Staff are friendly and helpful, beds are comfortable, rooms, bathrooms and other common spaces are clean, tidy and the common spaces are very comfortable.
Excellent
9.6
Pros: We were getting a better room without paying more, because there was one empty. Breakfast was tasty and the kitchen is very good to cook in.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Breakfast is good!
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Overall 8.4 Excellent
Based on 1,615 reviews
WiFi
9.8
Service
9.1
Location
8.7
Value
8.6
Bar
8.1
Breakfast
7.9
Room
7.1
WiFi
9.7
Service
9.4
Location
8.9
Bar
8.1
Breakfast
7.8
Room
6.6
Location
8.8
Service
8.5
Vibe
7.6
Breakfast
7.4
Room
5.4
Service
8.7
Breakfast
7.3
Room
6.3
9.6 Excellent
Pros: Location Facilities Clean Atmosphere
Cons: Nothing
10.0 Excellent
Pros: The staff are exceptional, so friendly and helpful. Very good at dealing with the problems every hostel has to deal with . Breakfast was good but a little repetitive after 2 weeks . The lock up to store boards and bikes is really helpful .
Cons: Anything I could say that it could be better will always be overthrown with "it's a hostel" so basically what I'm trying to say is it's a great hostel .
10.0 Excellent
Pros: I had pretty high expectations for the hostel in Banff set by my experience at the Vancouver samesun in 2017 at the beginning of my two year trip. The hostel in Banff exceeded even my own high expectations. Staff are friendly and helpful, beds are comfortable, rooms, bathrooms and other common spaces are clean, tidy and the common spaces are very comfortable.
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9.6 Excellent
Pros: We were getting a better room without paying more, because there was one empty. Breakfast was tasty and the kitchen is very good to cook in.
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Breakfast is good!
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Located in Banff, Samesun Banff is in the mountains, a 2-minute drive from Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and 6 minutes from Upper Hot Springs. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
With a stay at HI-Banff Alpine Centre in Banff, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and Tunnel Mountain. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 1,256 reviews
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Excellent
10.0
Pros: Nice property
Excellent
10.0
Pros: I liked the connivence of the hostel. Great location, affordable, staff was welcoming.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: The staff were extremely accommodating to every need and went above and beyond for their guests. I lost my passport upon arriving at the accommodation and they did everything in their power to locate my passport and in the mean time were full of helpful advice and reassurance. Top quality staff. The facilities and location were also excellent. Whenever I return to Banff I will be sure to return to the HI Banff Alpine Centre.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: I enjoyed the location to everything and the available and free parking.
Excellent
9.0
Pros: we stay at another building, very nice and airy. Double room is spacious and plenty room for bag/luggage and clothes (hanger) one of the stove cooker did not work, Staff came and checked out quickly. HI locates very close to forest, we saw deers in the morning.
Excellent
9.1
Pros: Quiet. Clean . Affordable. Free WiFi. Friendly guests.
Okay
5.0
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Overall 8.3 Excellent
Based on 1,256 reviews
Service
9.2
Amenities
8.2
Vibe
8.1
Location
7.8
Breakfast
6.9
Room
6.9
WiFi
6.6
Service
9.4
Amenities
8.6
Location
7.5
Vibe
7.4
Room
6.8
Service
9.1
Food
8.2
Location
7.9
Vibe
7.5
Room
5.4
Comfort
4.8
Location
7.3
Room
6.3
Cleanliness
6.0
Comfort
5.4
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Nice property
Cons: Nothing
10.0 Excellent
Pros: I liked the connivence of the hostel. Great location, affordable, staff was welcoming.
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: The staff were extremely accommodating to every need and went above and beyond for their guests. I lost my passport upon arriving at the accommodation and they did everything in their power to locate my passport and in the mean time were full of helpful advice and reassurance. Top quality staff. The facilities and location were also excellent. Whenever I return to Banff I will be sure to return to the HI Banff Alpine Centre.
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8.0 Excellent
Pros: I enjoyed the location to everything and the available and free parking.
Cons: The shower areas could have been cleaner, one of the showers I used, the water would not go down and there was hair everywhere.
9.0 Excellent
Pros: we stay at another building, very nice and airy. Double room is spacious and plenty room for bag/luggage and clothes (hanger) one of the stove cooker did not work, Staff came and checked out quickly. HI locates very close to forest, we saw deers in the morning.
Cons: fan in Bath room is very noisy. No lift .
9.1 Excellent
Pros: Quiet. Clean . Affordable. Free WiFi. Friendly guests.
Cons: One very minor issue. Missing a screen on the window allowing a couple mosquitoes into room.
5.0 Okay
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Cons: Showers are smaller than other hostel. Can’t use their hair driers appropriately. It shots down every 1-2 minutes and you have to wait another 2-3 minutes to use it again. And I tried to use my own one, but after a minute the fire alarm was on, scared all my roommates. I spent more then 30 minutes to dry my hair. What a terrible experience I had!
With a stay at HI-Banff Alpine Centre in Banff, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and Tunnel Mountain. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
When you stay at Banff International Hostel in Banff, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute walk of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 8.2 Excellent
Based on 1,551 reviews
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Excellent
9.7
Pros: The nicely arranged front desk with the commons section nicely decoreted. Great rooms with covers on side of each bed for privacy needs. Free of odour in the suites and clean interiors. Helpful employees helping me finding a convenient parking spot.
Excellent
8.0
Pros: The hostel was well located near the center of Banff and was clean. There was breakfast provided and the kitchen was kept very clean. The price/quality is very good.
Okay
5.0
Pros: The location The staff were friendly
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Really comfortable beds, warm blankets, friendly staff, and great location. Maybe 10 minutes to walk downtown. And free breakfast in the morning is always nice!
Excellent
8.8
Pros: good place with all the basic facilities and easy access to the everything
Okay
5.0
Pros: The breakfast was fair, store foods served with hot coffee and fruit.
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Overall 8.2 Excellent
Based on 1,551 reviews
Service
9.2
Location
8.6
WiFi
8.6
Room
7.5
Breakfast
6.0
Food
4.9
Service
9.5
Location
8.6
Room
7.8
WiFi
7.4
Value
7.2
Breakfast
5.7
Food
5.2
Service
9.2
Location
8.6
Room
6.9
Value
6.7
Comfort
6.0
Breakfast
5.8
Service
9.4
Location
8.5
Room
6.0
Breakfast
5.2
9.7 Excellent
Pros: The nicely arranged front desk with the commons section nicely decoreted. Great rooms with covers on side of each bed for privacy needs. Free of odour in the suites and clean interiors. Helpful employees helping me finding a convenient parking spot.
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8.0 Excellent
Pros: The hostel was well located near the center of Banff and was clean. There was breakfast provided and the kitchen was kept very clean. The price/quality is very good.
Cons: You can't sit upright in the top bunk beds because they are too close to the ceiling. Otherwise, no remarks.
5.0 Okay
Pros: The location The staff were friendly
Cons: There only way to access the room was to walk up the stairs. I find that highly unsafe as I had a heavy suitcase and it was snowing so it was slippery. The kitchen was getting renovated during the day so I was unable to make food and had to send money on eating out. It would of been more convenient if it was to be done during the night or I was told in advanced.
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Really comfortable beds, warm blankets, friendly staff, and great location. Maybe 10 minutes to walk downtown. And free breakfast in the morning is always nice!
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8.8 Excellent
Pros: good place with all the basic facilities and easy access to the everything
Cons: nothing to dislike it was apt fitting to what we pay
5.0 Okay
Pros: The breakfast was fair, store foods served with hot coffee and fruit.
Cons: The heating of the room was horrible, it was hardly 15°C in the evening.
When you stay at Banff International Hostel in Banff, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute walk of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau. Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
Located in Banff, YWCA Banff Hotel is in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and Tunnel Mountain. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Overall 7.3 Good
Based on 773 reviews
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Mediocre
3.7
Pros: Nothing!
Excellent
8.3
Pros: Perfect location ! Big private room, clean and nice commun kitchen!
Excellent
9.0
Pros: Great place, good location and very clean. Simple and affordable.
Good
6.0
Good
6.0
Pros: Kitchen and the opportunity to prepare your own meal
Private parking
Good option for budget travellers
Mediocre
2.0
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Overall 7.3 Good
Based on 773 reviews
Location
9.4
Service
7.5
Value
6.4
Room
5.2
Comfort
3.9
WiFi
3.8
Breakfast
1.4
Location
9.5
Service
7.7
Value
5.9
Room
5.0
Comfort
3.8
Location
9.1
Service
7.5
Value
6.4
Room
4.4
Vibe
4.2
Comfort
3.9
Location
9.1
Room
4.2
Comfort
3.5
3.7 Mediocre
Pros: Nothing!
Cons: A noisy place to stay.
I can't beleive I pay over $100 dor this hotel, it much more like motel 8.
8.3 Excellent
Pros: Perfect location ! Big private room, clean and nice commun kitchen!
Cons:
9.0 Excellent
Pros: Great place, good location and very clean. Simple and affordable.
Cons: Supplies in the kitchen.
6.0 Good
Pros:
Cons: too warm in the room
6.0 Good
Pros: Kitchen and the opportunity to prepare your own meal
Private parking
Good option for budget travellers
Cons: Location: making a left turn on a very busy street near intersection is hard and it's easy to miss that very turn.
Furniture: old and uncomfortable. Room doors are very heavy and hard to open.
Rooms and overall feeling: it's a hostel rather than hotel.
2.0 Mediocre
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Cons: The washroom sink clogged ... The toilet bowl clogged and has loud noise. The shower room too tight..
Located in Banff, YWCA Banff Hotel is in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau and Tunnel Mountain. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Top tips for finding the perfect Banff hostel
Looking for a hostel in Banff that is close to the nightlife? Ideal for backpackers and those young at heart, Samesun Banff is a centrally located hostel that is a short walk from the downtown’s bars and restaurants, 0.4 mi away. The mixed dormitory rooms can host large groups, plus a bar and lounge with live music and trivia nights provide entertainment for travelers who want to have fun, as well as a common room where guests can socialize.
For travelers looking for cheap ski accommodations, stay at Banff International Hostel in the Banff National Park. Located 0.4 mi from the center of Banff, the hostel is conveniently based near the Mount Norquay Ski Resort, only a 5 mi drive away. For winter travelers, the hostel provides ski and snowboard storage, as well ski passes for nearby resorts (passes not free).
There are many advantages of staying in a hostel in Banff, particularly the social aspect. Solo travelers will find that the hostels here provide a great community environment, thanks to the shared dorm rooms and communal areas. There is ample opportunity to get to know other travelers at YWCA Banff Hotel, thanks to its large mixed dormitories, along with its game room and lounge. There is also quick access to local shuttles, so even if you are traveling alone, you will be able to get around with ease from this hostel.
For those on a budget and looking for a hostel in Banff, the HI Banff hostel offers affordable shared dormitory rooms and supplies all guests with a free bus pass for the local transportation system. Just over a mile from the Banff town center, this hostel also provides discounts on ski packages, as well as bicycle rental vouchers, so you can explore the area without breaking the bank. Additional complimentary entertainment includes billiards, darts, and foosball in the on-site bar, Storm Cellar.
