Reviews of YWCA Banff Hotel 1 stars
102 Spray Avenue, T1L 1A6 Banff, Canada
#49 of 49 hotels in Banff
Guests' ChoiceReview score
Based on 573 hostel reviews
7.3Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
7.7
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Comfort
7.5
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Location
9.3
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Facilities
6.9
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Staff
8.8
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Value for money
7.5
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Free WiFi
8.4
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Reviewed: 16 May 2024
David
Canada10 reviews2 helpful votes6.0“Ok for a solo traveller.”- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
No tv, poor lighting relative to mirror
Location and price
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 15 May 2024
Cynthia
Canada3 reviews8.0“all in all it was a very nice stay.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 1 night
bathroom fan was very load, unable to turn light on without running the fan. it sound like the bearings were grinding, it did quieten down after running it for a long time.
good location, the rooms were clean .
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Peter
United Kingdom13 reviews8.0“Just right for the Solo Traveller.”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Tea/Coffee provision would be good. ( No Breakfast).
Location is fine - a short walk/bus ride to Downtown. On bank of the Bow River - short walk to Bow Falls. Room is great for the Solo Traveller. 24 hour Reception/checkin.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Dianne
Australia16 reviews1 helpful vote8.0“Very comfortable stay.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
I would have liked to have a coffee in the morning. I appreciate them not supplying free tea or coffee. A pay as you use coffee machine would have been good. The place does have a well equiped kitchen but if you aren’t travelling with a car it is too difficult to carry around supplies for coffee.
Nice big rooms,comfortable bed. Good location. place to do laundry.
Stayed in May 2024
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Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Lucy
Canada5 reviews8.0“Good no frills room”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Like other reviews noted the room was very warm even with window open and fan on. I expected this though and would rather support the social enterprise by staying here
Good location, close walk into town. The room is basic (which is all I needed) but Affordable and clean. Staff are friendly, shared kitchen is big and clean.
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Adele
Canada1 review8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The room is stuffy. The fan helped, but only one plug in in room.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 12 April 2024
Clara
Denmark41 reviews5 helpful votes8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Great location and good value for money
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Keryn
New Zealand17 reviews8.0“Fabulous old place in a really convenient location if you can cope with the heat.”- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Just toooo hot 🥵 Old boiler heating system causes tropical temperatures.
Great location and loved its purpose
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 28 March 2024
Òscar
Spain7 reviews8.0“Good value, rooms too warm”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
Rooms were too warm, facilities are a bit old.
Location was great, staff is nice.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 25 March 2024
Djone
Croatia1 review6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Clean
Location
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Kaixuan
Singapore7 reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Heaters couldn't be set within the room, felt like I was being cooked when I left the windows closed.
Location and price. Staff were really nice and accommodating.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 18 March 2024
Dale
Australia18 reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Good quiet location only 5 min walk from town
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 13 March 2024
Keryn
New Zealand17 reviews7.0“Excellent location and option for those on a Banff budget.”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Too hot
Location and price
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 12 March 2024
David
United Kingdom2 reviews1 helpful vote6.0“Lovely Staff”- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Rooms were too warm, they tried to mitigate this with fans. Neighbours were a little loud
Room good for price paid. Staff we really pleasant, quick and easy check in and out. Liked that it supported YWCA. Excellent location close to the centre.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 11 March 2024
Tira
Thailand23 reviews8.0“Great staff. Good value. Perfect kitchen.”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The place is quite old but not bad for the value.
Good location with stunning views. The kitchen has everything you need. Just buy your own ingredients.
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 11 March 2024
Juliette
Canada1 review8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • People with friends
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Too hot
Kitchen, Cleanliness
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 9 March 2024
Bettina
United States2 reviews6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The room was way too hot. There was no way to cool it down even with the window wide open.
Nice staff
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: 24 February 2024
Rylan
Australia1 review7.0“Goof”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Heat too hot
Good location
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: 23 February 2024
Marianne
Netherlands52 reviews23 helpful votes7.0“Simple but convenient”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Shared Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The place hosts a lot of young people around puberty/young adolescence age. Compared to scouting centres (like KISC in Kandersteg, Swiss or the Jasper Hostel) there’s not much regulation on how they take care of their surroundings. Loud music, leaving the kitchen and kitchen tools dirty, and sometimes loud and uncomfortable talks and smoking pot outside (getting the smoke in our room with the windows closed…) it would make things more comfortable for all if rules on this would be visible and maintained. The rooms are very basic giving a bit a ‘monastery’ feeling with the brown curtains/doors, composite/epoxy floor (no soft carpet), basic washroom facilities, main light switches outside of the room and very basic interior of the rooms. It looks ‘emotionless’.
Convenient location, spacious rooms, friendly staff. Big plus that it has a kitchen so you can cook your own (healthy, cheaper) meals instead of going for dinner every time. This makes the slightly high price (compared to places with similar comfort) acceptable. Though everything in Canada seems expensive, so this fits just right in. As comparison a place like this in Switzerland would cost half the amount… I saw quite some complaints about the heating, I really didn’t find the rooms too hot and if it was slightly hot I could just easily open a window. The beds are not as terrible as described. They’re hard, compared to most Canadian/US hotel beds but standard for a EU hotel bed. Improvement could be a thicker top mattress on top of the standard mattress. Free parking! Despite the simple rooms, stay etc. we decided to stay a little longer as everything felt acceptable enough.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 19 February 2024
Daniel
Australia1 review6.0Pleasant- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Heaters right where the pillows are.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 17 February 2024
Tim
New Zealand18 reviews7.0“Altogether we were ok with it for the price.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
Heating too hot. Had to adjust temperature with opening windows. Opening windows allows noise to enter. Trains! Tap in basin needs fixing. Hot water takes along time to flow. We read about that. Lighting is lacking for reading.
Location Price Friendly staff
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 14 February 2024
Andrea
Spain13 reviews8.0Very good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
It was so hot that we had to sleep with the window open.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 12 February 2024
Pamela
Canada3 reviews7.0“Would stay there again!”- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The room was very warm. We had the window open the whole time which made it bearable.
The room and facilities were clean and it was a very short walk to town.
Stayed in February 2024
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Reviewed: 9 February 2024
Piper
Australia10 reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
The rooms were extremely hot with no ability to adjust heating, unfortunately affecting my sleep on each night of my stay.
Good location, easy walk into town and close to the bus stop. Staff mostly friendly and helpful and provided recommendations. Rooms clean with fresh towels provided daily.
Stayed in February 2024
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