Went to Fernie with a buddy for some fly fishing. The rain prevented us from camping as much as we wanted, but the Raging Elk worked out great. We stayed in one of the private rooms with bunk beds and a private bathroom. Price was around $70 and it was well worth it. Fernie is not an inexpensive place to get a hotel room at so I would highly recommend staying at the Elk if you want a clean place to stay at a reasonable price. You can spend less for one of the semi private/shared rooms, but when traveling with two people the extra $10/night each was worth having a private room. Make sure to go across the street for 2-1 burrito night.
Joe is a heck of a host. Enjoyed spending time in the bar for a reasonably priced draft beer or two and enjoyed swapping stories with Joe. Water levels were a bit high when we were in Fernie so we hope to return and catch up with the Raging Elk and Joe next year. Two thumbs up and make sure to say hi to Cody the dog. Hope he still has his lion hair cut.

Crashed here for a night, so we could ski Fernie. The price was right, we had a private room which slept 4 and came with private bathroom. Rooms are getting a bit rough around the edges, but it's a hostel so no big deal. Free pancakes and coffee in the morning are an added bonus. The room was quiet and had good space for hanging wet clothes etc.
Super convenient for walking to bars, restaurants etc, plus there is a bar in the hostel for those first few warm-up drinks.
Needs free wifi though!

So the last HI related hostel we have stayed at was in Fernie called Raging Elk Hostel.
I was a big fan of Fernie, both the town and the hostel. Huge shame about the Mountain though – I will try to review that later. Fernie is a great Hippy town, with some great places to eat be it cheap or expensive. The Hostel is right next to the Greyhound (a nice change from Banff where it is miles away). Note: The Eastbound bus to Vancouver/Nelson etc leaves at 3am. Everything is in walking distance, and the facilities are great. They have a whole floor below the hostel with Huge Screen TV, huge common area and big kitchen. The Bunk beds were not the most comfortable but hey they are bunk beds! The bar/café has some great staff that were very helpful and the Rib night was very good. These Ribs were like Dinosaur bones and very tasty. The Ski bus also leaves from just across the street!
I would recommend this hostel as it was very convenient.

great place to stay to set up stuff like long term accomodation! can be loud like any hostel but super down to earth and awesome facilities!