I first booked my stay here because of the price, but when I arrived I was shocked at how nice it was. It is literally a newer hotel that was completely redesigned into a hostel. The staff were pretty cool, always attentive and kind. The place itself is massive for a hostel. The kitchen and dining room is huge and kept quite clean (I think they clean it everyday) and the other common areas were really nice with fireplaces, super-comfortable seats everywhere and lots of room.

I'm surprised there are so many negative reviews about this place, I had an excellent time, my room was kept very clean and from what I could see the common areas were clean too. The staff was nice and the price was significantly lower than anywhere else that I could find. All of this on top of the fact that this was better than some hotels I've stayed in, I had an excellent time and recommend this place to anyone!

I stayed at this hostel in Jan and there were some strange people living there. One guy kept ogling me and tried to walk into me with his shirt unbuttoned all the way down his chest. I was yelled at by a staff member that I should tolerate these people. Was told by another staff member that some female guests were staying there and another guy staying there was harrassing them and ogling them and they reported it to the staff. Apparently not much was done because the guy kept harrassing those girls and they ended up calling the cops and were arrested. Sounds like they don't respect women at this hostel. Also, rooms not that clean, garbage not emptied, can be loud and noisy late at night. Private rooms are $70-$80 but you still have to make your own bed.
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Recently I had joys of experiencing Christmas in Canmore.
I decided to take a look at Hostel's and discovered the Hostel Bear.

I decided on the private room for $70 taxes included per night, other options are available. The room was spacious, there was its own washroom, with tub and shower, as well as TV, A table and chairs for eight which was nice.The common kitchen was great large enough for a few groups, and Individuals to make meals without getting in the way of each other, and all utensils, pots, pans and plates provided by the hostel. well placed storage and fridges mean’s there would be great left over’s for later. Clean-up was a breeze, with a well thought of dish cleaning area, and a great Dining area, and a place to be social,.

The Games room was a nice touch. The wireless was actually high speed and didn't have to wait, and worked well in the rooms, and when I was up at five in the morning the friendly night front desk person greeted me offered to brew a pot coffee, and asked if i wanted to watch the news or listen to music.

The people were once again great, some younger, most were a little older, which was great as night was super Quite, and the Hostel was super clean.

The Staff were super friendly, and very knowledgeable about the area, and knew how to make you feel like home. the staff took pride in their work, Which in turn gave others, and myself a great experience.

If taking Taxi in Canmore to get around I would Highly recommend" Mountain Taxi" [--], and because it was Christmas day, My driver simply said," Merry Christmas that will be 17cents". I have never had a taxi driver give me a discount let alone on Christmas day, He truly made my Christmas with this gesture.

Canmore is A great place, super friendly People, and Great mountain Views.

We had a great experiance while staying at the hostel. I bought a group of 14-17 year olds from our leardeship group dogsledding. Naturally they were aprehensive for their first stay in a hostelas the only referance point they had was a bad slasher film. We had a great time in the games room, the kitchen facilities were top notch and everything was healthy clean. The kids are even talking about backpacking now. Thanks guys