Name: HI-Lake Louise Alpine Centre
Address: 203 Village Road Lake Louise,Village Road, Lake Louise, Lake Louise, Lake Louise, T0L 1E0, Canada
Rating: 8

24-hour reception

Elevator/lift

Smoke-free property

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Family room

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Library

Barbecue grill(s)

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Free Parking on Premises

Parking

Sauna

Beauty and wellness

Playroom

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Banff Airport

HI-Lake Louise Alpine Centre

Lake Louise

child-bed

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lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We stayed two nights here in one of the private rooms.  Positives of course were the price relative to other Lake Louise properties (but at 180 per night, is still way outta bounds for HI!), location for us to get to the ski hill and out exploring the area's amazing winter trails. And as always, the restaurant was amazing. Negatives would be that we found staff service to be adequate, but not overly memorable and most of our fellow hostel-goers being quite stuffy and not much for conversation. Late night cleaning staff also "evicted" our daughter from the unlocked common area while she was there quitely reading at 10pm. Seems a bit heavy handed for what is meant to be a very informal place to stay (just a hostel!).   A little odd of an experience. I think HI can do better. And just because the neighbourhood costs an arm and a leg doesn't mean you need to "keep up". 

Ho hum experience at HI Lake Louise

Spent 2 nights at Lake Louise - in 2 different rooms. The first one with a private bathroom and the 2nd without. Both rooms were fantastic and great value, very modern and clean - much more than I bargained for. The bathrooms and showers were plentiful and super close to our room. 
Parking was great and not far from reception. Bill Peyto Restaurant which we ate at both days was very good value, not too expensive and the servers on both days were happy to help and super friendly.

Much more than I thought!!!

I didn't know what to expect at a Hostel, and I was pleasantly surprised by this place.  The rooms and bathrooms are clean, the staff is friendly, and the two buildings have nice sitting areas and large kitchens. It's in a great location close to Lake Louise Village. We ate breakfast and dinner at Bill Peyto's, the onsite restaurant, and both were excellent. The morning server was a bit inattentive (I saw her reading a magazine when we were trying to get her attention to pay our bill). The dinner server was fantastic.  He was very efficient and cheerful. I would definitely stay here again.

A very pleasant surprise

It’s been over 30 years since I last stayed in a hostel.  This was not our first choice but was our only choice at short notice.  Queen bed on-suite room was acceptable.  Did not realize on-suite was a toilet and hand basin - shower was across the hall.  The bed comfortable and room big enough to accommodate our luggage.

Only negative was our upstairs neighbours arrived at 1130pm and spent 2 hours stomping around their room (despite a polite knock on door from us at 1230am to let them know the floors very thin and not sound proofed - the stomping and banging continued for another hour).  Otherwise it was surprisingly quiet and comfortable.

Front office staff very efficient and polite.  Better service than some pricier places we have stayed at.

Surprisingly good

I spent 7 nights here. Private room with ensuite bath. Shower is directly across the hallway. Staff are very friendly and accommodating. Gave me 2 room keycards in case one failed so I wouldn’t have to go back down to the front desk. Wifi, lounge, laundry room, lots of parking, fire pit. Large clean kitchen with cooking stations and tables. 3 large refrigerators and one freezer for your groceries.
Holders of HI card get 10% discount. I stayed off season and got a further reduction by staying  7 nights. Extra towels available along with a hair dryer. Bill Peyto Cafe on-site is a great place to mix and mingle.

Cathedral ceiling private room

Great location, 5-10 min drive from lake Louise or about an hour 15 walk. We stayed at two other HI hostels previously, which we found to be cleaner (in kitchen area) and better equipped. However, room was clean, well sized, and never needed to wait to use shower or toilets. Lovely stay.

Decent Hostel

Stayed here with a group while on a hiking trip. The hostel wasn't as nice as the one in Banff. Location is convenient, can walk to the store and restaurants. Nice grounds, public seating areas. Showers were not well cleaned (superficially cleaned, but needed to have the hair and soap scum cleaned from the catch basin in the drains). Would also be helpful to provide a trash can in the showers! We had a 4 person bunk room with ensuite sink/toilet. Only storage in the rooms was under the beds, made it a little tight maneuvering. We were in the building with the 24-hour kitchen which was convenient for early morning departures. Not sure why the other building's kitchen isn't open all the time as well. Restaurant was good.

It's a hostel experience

Stayed here overnight and had the worst night’s sleep I’ve ever had. If you like sleeping far too close to others, showering amongst other people’s body hair and paying nearly enough the same price as a hotel then this place is for you.

Cramped, dirty, smelly, hot and disappointing!

Stayed here for one night on our recent road trip. Stayed in an ensuite private room which was comfy and had towels and bedding provided. 
Disappointed the restaurant closed early the day we were there as there was nowhere else you could eat in the Lake Louise area so bear that in mind and maybe check ahead.

Comfortable stay

HI Lake Louise is a great hostel with very affordable rates. Stayed in a private room with my brother, and it was spartan but adequate. 
Appreciated the on site restaurant and had a dinner and breakfast during our stay.
Also liked the large hang out space with couches, pool table, etc.  The kitchen is spacious with good food storage and cooking space.
Bedding and towels are included.  
Staff was friendly and helpful.

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