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Banff International Hostel

1.5 star property
Hostel with free breakfast, near Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

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Reception
Courtyard
Mountain view
Basic Room, 1 Queen Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Lobby sitting area
Reviews
7.6

Good

Popular amenities

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  • Laundry
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  • Kitchen
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  • Free WiFi
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Check-in time

4:00 PM

Check-out time

11:00 AM

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Map
449 Banff Ave, Banff, AB, T1L 1A6
  • Popular LocationBanff National Park Information Centre7 min walk
  • Popular LocationBanff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau7 min walk
  • Popular LocationTunnel Mountain5 min drive
  • AirportCalgary, AB (YYC-Calgary Intl.)94 min drive

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About the neighborhood

Banff

Banff International Hostel is located in Uptown District, a neighborhood in Banff, and is in a shopping district and near a train station. While the natural beauty of Upper Hot Springs and Banff National Park can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can check out Banff Gondola. Victoria Glacier and Banff Park Museum are also worth visiting. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or check out other outdoor activities such as snowshoeing and ice skating.
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What's nearby

  • Banff National Park Information Centre - 7 min walk
  • Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau - 7 min walk
  • Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity - 13 min walk
  • Fairmont Banff Springs Bowling Centre - 4 min drive
  • Tunnel Mountain - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Banff Station - 12 min walk
  • Calgary International Airport (YYC) - 94 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Park Distillery - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Masala Authentic Indian Cuisine - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪BeaverTails - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Rose & Crown Restaurant & Pub - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Farm & Fire - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Banff International Hostel

Hostel located in Uptown District
Close to Banff National Park Information Centre and Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau, Banff International Hostel provides free continental breakfast, a terrace, and an arcade/game room. In addition to laundry facilities, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also find perks like:
  • Free self parking
  • Free newspapers, a computer station, and a TV in the lobby
  • Tour/ticket assistance, barbecue grills, and ATM/banking services
Room features
All guestrooms at Banff International Hostel offer amenities such as free WiFi.
Other amenities include:
  • Communal kitchens with refrigerators
  • Heating and daily housekeeping

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Ski shuttle nearby
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Ski passes
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties

Property is also known as

Banff International
Banff International Hostel
Banff Hostel Banff
Banff International Hostel Banff
Banff International Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
Banff International Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Banff

Frequently asked questions

Is Banff International Hostel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Banff International Hostel?

As of Jun 21, 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Banff International Hostel on Jun 26, 2024 start from $273.94, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Banff International Hostel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Banff International Hostel?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Banff International Hostel?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Banff International Hostel located?

Located in Uptown District, this hostel is within a 15-minute walk of Victoria Glacier, Banff National Park Information Centre, and Banff Lake Louise Tourism Bureau. Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and Canadian Ski Museum West are also within 15 minutes. Banff Station is 12 minutes by foot.

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 80 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 243 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 243 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Nathaniel

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wouldn’t stay again
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Wai Yuen Yvonne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The worse hostel I have ever had. The staff who handled my check-in was extremely unpleasant and totally unhelpful. No lock was provided for locker. She suggested me to buy at the gas station. I failed to get one and returned to talk to her. She found me a lock without any difficulties at all but charged me $5. The locker is very narrow and barely good for one carry-on suitcase. The hostel has storage for larger items but very dirty as for garbage storage. Top of the fridge inside the dorm was very dirty and dusty. The water tank of the toilet has water leaking issue. I had to open the lid to fix that in order to prevent wasting of water. Told staff re same. Breakfast is totally self help, made my own pancakes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My first hostel stay and it won’t be the last! I lucked out with a clean room, great roommates and the location was perfect and walkable to shopping and restaurants. Liquor store onsite, decent variety of breakfast although I found the kitchen a little chaotic and confusion. Some signage would help! I’d definitely recommend this as an affordable place to stay while visiting Banff (hotels are outrageously priced, this was a fraction of the cost!)
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
4 bedroom Hostel with an included shower and bathroom in the room, a hard find. All amenities were clean, they provide basic breakfast downstairs in the morning and were helpful talking about activities in the area
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No sound isolation, when people upstairs got up at 6am it was so loud we could not get back to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

joel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I thought it quite and relaxing
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kirill

Traveled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Doesn't deserve is place in Banff
This place should be leveled to the ground. It is an old motel turned into a sorry hostel. The infrastructure is more haphazard post apocalyptic than a proper hostel. It has a liquor store on the premises and it seems that the LOCAL drunks start there and finish up crashing in the hostel. Overall this place gives an impression of subsidized rehab government housing than a place for tourists.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Junjie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable prices
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jakub

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Felipe Jr

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Akimoto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean and safe

10/10 Excellent

Wilhelmina

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Teng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Just okay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Irene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its safe
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Wonwoo Bryan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dark, humid, rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

HUU THINH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

PAJHONGJIT

Liked: Staff & service
Bathroom, and refrigerator in unit are convenience. Locker size is small.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mehul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023