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Canmore Downtown Hostel

Canmore

Situated 26 km from The Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Canmore Downtown Hostel features rooms with air conditioning in Canmore. Among the facilities at this property are a shared kitchen and a shared lounge, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The property is non-smoking and is located 27 km from Banff Park Museum. Awesome place. Everything was organized, clean and super nice :)

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9
Superb
1,664 reviews
Price from
£37
per night

The Calgary Hub hostel style Home

Calgary

Located in Calgary and with Calgary Tower reachable within 6.2 km, The Calgary Hub hostel style Home provides a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. Featuring a shared kitchen, this property also provides guests with a barbecue. All rooms include a patio. The host is very good and friendly.

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9.3
Superb
448 reviews
Price from
£24
per night

Wicked Hostels - Calgary

Downtown Calgary, Calgary

Located right in the heart of the Calgary Core 150 m from a C-Train (metro) station; Wicked Hostels offers a unique hostel accommodation experience in Calgary. A shared kitchen offers a large free breakfast each morning. Free WiFi is featured throughout the property. The hostel organizes daily social events for guests

Wicked Hostel offers shared dormitory rooms and private rooms that feature towels, linens, and a seating area. Access to a shared bathroom with showers is available. A Wicked Vibe! in a good way.

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8.2
Very good
1,283 reviews
Price from
£25
per night

HI Calgary City Centre - Hostel

Downtown Calgary, Calgary

Studio Bell and Central Library are a 3 minutes' walk from the property. Calgary Stampede is 10 minutes’ from the property, while the US Consulate is 5 minutes' walk away. Calgary Airport Shuttle bus is 2 blocks away from the hostel. one of the best thing of Hi Calgary Hostel is the location. Others are as follows… staffs- friendly and accommodating. if you have questions or needs assitance they are very helpful. amenities and facilities- it is great (just don’t compare it to hotels) breakfast - have choices to eat and good start for the day (which is free)

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8.2
Very good
1,510 reviews
Price from
£30
per night

HI Banff Alpine Centre - Hostel

Banff

Boasting Rocky Mountain views, HI-Banff Alpine Centre offers a café and a bar. Free WiFi and self catering kitchens are available for guests to use. Banff town centre is 4 minutes' drive away.

HI Banff provides each guest a free bus pass for the local transport system. Discounted ski packages, bike rental vouchers, and Summer rafting tickets are available. Probably the best hostel I've ever stayed at.

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8.1
Very good
2,043 reviews
Price from
£32
per night

Canmore Alpine Hostel - Alpine Club of Canada

Canmore

Silvertip Golf Course is 6.4 km from this hostel. Canmore Nordic Centre is 14 minutes’ drive away.

Hostelling International is a membership organisation. All non-members can purchase a membership card upon arrival or an additional fee will be added to the room rate. See the fine print for more details. The location was perfect. Away from the town. Set in an amazing setting. Floor to ceiling glass with views over the mountains. The Three Sisters stood gloriously within eyes view. Hikes two mins from Lodge. The lodge was exceptionally spotless clean. The staff were friendly and helpful. Outdoor and indoor seating for eating. I cannot fault this accommodation.

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8.3
Very good
170 reviews
Price from
£29
per night

HI Rampart Creek - Hostel

Saskatchewan River Crossing

Located 90 km north of Lake Louise in a wilderness setting, this hostel features a common kitchen. Snowshoes are provided for guest use. Ice climbing opportunities surround this property.

Wooden furnishings and natural daylight are offered in all dormitory rooms at HI Rampart Creek Hostel. Shared bathroom facilities are provided. Linen is included. The location is so perfect with the view. Its surrounded by stream and mountains. We enjoyed the sauna. The property was clean and the host was friendly and explained everything about the stay which was clear.

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8.3
Very good
181 reviews
Price from
£22
per night

HI Kananaskis Wilderness - Hostel

Kananaskis Village

Nakiska Ski Resort is located 1.5 km from this Kananaskis hostel. A shared kitchen and barbecue facilities are provided on site. Free snowshoe rental is offered to all guests.

Simply furnished rooms offer wooden décor and natural daylight at HI-Kananaskis Wilderness Hostel. Shared bathroom facilities are provided. Mountain views can be enjoyed. It was clean and well equipped. The hostess was very friendly, there was quite a bit of information available regarding the surrounding area and the location was great.

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8.9
Fabulous
192 reviews
Price from
£23
per night

HI Castle Mountain - Hostel

Castle Junction

Located at Highways 1A and 93, this Banff hostel offers BBQ facilities for guest use. --Linens are included in all dormitory rooms--. Offering intermediate hiking, Rockbound Lake Trail begins 50 m away. Elizabeth was a fantastic host. She made us feel like family and we really appreciate her local guidance and care about all guests.

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8.6
Fabulous
214 reviews
Price from
£24
per night

HI Edmonton - Hostel

Southwest Edmonton , Edmonton

Just off the Whyte Avenue entertainment strip, this Edmonton hostel is within 3 km of the University of Alberta. Free amenities include parking, Wi-Fi, linens and towels.

Hostelling International Edmonton features private and shared dormitory rooms. Free lockers are offered in each room for storage. Ironing facilities are available upon request. Friendly service and a great business everything is there library tv …Everything was good

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8
Very good
835 reviews
Price from
£23
per night

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