About this property

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. Alpine Centre HI Banff offers private and dorm-style rooms. Select rooms have en suite bathrooms. HI Banff Alpine Centre’s full-service restaurant, Cougar Pete’s, offers a varied menu. The Storm Cellar bar provides free darts, billiards and foosball for a fun atmosphere. 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. Mount Norquay Ski Resort is 9 km away.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.3 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Hostelling International
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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.5)

    • Free parking available on-site


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 single bed
1 single bed
4 bunk beds
1 single bed
2 double beds
1 large double bed
4 bunk beds
1 single bed
1 single bed
6 bunk beds
1 single bed
1 single bed
1 single bed
3 single beds
and
2 double beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Roanna
    New Zealand New Zealand
    Nice been out of the busyness of Banff, staff at the hostel were really helpful
  • Chrissy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    A good hostel with a range of common area spaces. The room we had was hot even with the window open and fan on. But the room itself was great, very clean and roomy.
  • Tessa
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Cozy atmosphere and parking spot for car + busticket to use in Banff!
  • Alison
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent staff, facilities and location. Would book again!
  • Joy
    Singapore Singapore
    It was one of the only decently priced accommodation for solo travellers. I had pretty good roommates who were quite considerate and so there was not too much noise in the room. The location is close to a nice and relatively quiet viewpoint which...
  • Arthur
    Canada Canada
    The hostel is served by buses, and free tickets are available. The bedrooms and kitchen offer ample storage space.
  • Goss
    Ireland Ireland
    Front of desk staff went above and beyond and were very friendly and informative. The place itself was in great shape and is in prime location right on the bus stop running through the town
  • Heather
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Great location out of town from all the tourists yet with the free bus pass from the hostel could easily get you town and back. Cabin 1 where we stayed still had access to laundry and kitchen in main hostel and everything was spotless and easy to...
  • Nikhil
    India India
    View from the hostel is too good. hostel rooms and washrooms are super clean and staff is friendly. breakfast was awsome.
  • Lena
    Canada Canada
    Everybody was very friendly! It was very clean, I just felt very comfortable in general :))

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Cougar Pete's
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Dinner

House rules

HI Banff Alpine Centre - Hostel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 4 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that HI/YHA discounts are not available to members as part of this booking.

Please note, special policies apply for groups of 10 or more. Guests must contact the property after booking.

Please note for the comfort of all guests, we do not allow children under 12 years old to stay in the shared dorm rooms. Children under 10 years of age are more than welcome in our private room types. Children aged 13-17 may only stay in dorm rooms when accompanied by a legal guardian.

Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.

In accordance with government guidelines to minimise transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property may request additional documentation from guests to validate identity, travel itinerary and other relevant information, during dates where such guidelines exist.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please ensure that you are only booking this property following the local government guidelines of the destination, including but not limited to the purpose of travel, and maximum allowed group size.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.

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