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 8.4 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.5)

  • Free parking available on-site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Alejandro
    Spain Spain
    Great hostel. Very cozy and people very kind. It’s the typical place to know people who travel solo. They have even a big kitchen with all tools to prepare any food. Nice experience.
  • Arnulfo
    Panama Panama
    beautiful place, well maintained and excelent service by all employees. Great place to stay in Banff.
  • Catherine
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    The kitchen facilities were good and the on site restaurant.
  • Michal
    Slovakia Slovakia
    The accommodation pleasantly surprised me. A beautiful place with a great atmosphere and wonderful people. I’ve never experienced a better hostel. I will definitely come back.
  • Shaun
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staff all very helpful, the room I stayed in and the shower facilities were clean. There’s a bar and cafe on site which is useful for getting a bite to eat if you’d don’t want to go into Banff. The hostel had a real good vibe to it. Lots of...
  • Paris
    Australia Australia
    The beds were comfy, the location is great, the bar was so much fun, the front desk workers are very good at what they do. The staff members made the stay a whole lot more memorable and there are activities/events every day (hiking, bar events,...
  • 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.
  • Alison
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent staff, facilities and location. Would book again!
  • Arthur
    Canada Canada
    The hostel is served by buses, and free tickets are available. The bedrooms and kitchen offer ample storage space.

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 check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
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.