Name: YWCA Banff Hotel
Address: 102 Spray Avenue, Banff, Banff, Banff, T1L 1A6, Canada
Rating: 6.2

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YWCA Banff Hotel

We wanted self-catering, & this had the cleanest kitchen we have ever stayed at!
Friendly Staff will lend you a bear spray. Free car parking.
Perfect location for downtown & for public transport to The Gondola & Lake Louise etc (car parks there fill up fast).
Room not large but nice.

The YWCA Hotel was perfect for what we needed. It is difficult to find a place to stay in or around Banff that does not cost the Earth. The YWCA is a budget accommodation which many other that have left reviews seemed to have forgotten! I would not pay attention to a number of the reviews that have been left. I would also recommend reading the website, as you will see where the profits are spent...to benefit those who are in need. 

We never had any issues with parking, there was always room at the property in the mornings and evenings.

Yes, the rooms are basic but you are staying in one of the most amazing areas in Canada so you really do not spend much time at the hotel anyway. The property is located a short walk from the center of the town, just over the Bow River. The Bow Falls are are short walk from the hotel, which is a must visit. 

We stayed here for four nights during our stay in Banff. It is in a great location and we always managed to find parking on the premises (although we always left and came back early!). Following booking the accommodation we saw the negative reviews that people had written about the place, which made us slightly apprehensive. Following our experience, there really was no cause for concern - we never experienced anything or anybody unpleasant. It is important to remember this is budget accommodation. We stayed in a private room with private bathroom. The room remained cool throughout the day and evening and the bed was fine. The shower was a little temperamental, but perfectly usable. Staff were always very friendly and approachable and we had no problems during our stay. Would recommend for a budget option in Banff.

Great place to stay. Good location for sulphur mountain gondola and hot springs. Close to downtown and tunnel mountain hike. Typical hostel facilities. Super friendly staff. Kitchen has basic crockery and cutlery with plenty of food and fridge space. 

My first time   staying at and staff  good services and staff thanks  for the services and staff  and good  services and staff  very much and staffing and I liked it so much thanks  
The shower is good and I liked it so much 


Nice rooms as advertised. Common kitchen with places to store your food in a bin and/or refrigerator.  Common Room with a television.  Good wifi included.  Comfortable bed. Clean and safe.  Helpful front desk staff. Walking distance to the central area of town.
Close to bus stops serving the town.

Banff is expensive in the summer. After searching many places, prices were $400 to $500 or more per night.  I found YWCA and Reading many reviews I was a bit worried. Some rooms you have to share a hallway bathroom with others ( which was not for me) but they did have rooms with private bathrooms in your room. Some pictures I seen showed very plain, nothing fancy, minimal accommodations. We knew what we signed up for but were still a bit worried. 
Check in seemed normal, friendly service, quick and easy. Parking can be limited at certain times of the day and we had to park around back. . We were in a one bedroom on the 3rd floor facing the back of the property. Room was basic with a  double bed, a nightstand with lamp, a desk/table with 2 chairs and a fan. Bathroom was very small. With toilet sink and small shower. Everything was clean. The room had newer flooring. There is no a/c, but many hotels don’t. But while we were there it cooled off at night and we had the windows open and did use the fan one night. Hôtel is close to town, you can walk over the bridge and you’re in downtown Banff.  You can walk along the river to Bow Falls. I was happy with the stay. It saved us money. It was clean and close to town. Wifi worked well. We were barely there, only to sleep and shower.  Other reviews said something about strange people roaming around, but we barely seen anyone at all.  Front desk had extra bear spray for us to use. I would recommend this hotel to anyone trying to save some money, that just wants a clean no frills place to stay close to everything.

We stayed for a total of 5 nights. Our room was a private room with a double bed and a private shower. It was clean, tidy and toiletries were regularly topped up by the cleaner. The front desk staff were very helpful with giving information about the town of Banff and with responses to our questions about our booked tours with Brewster tours. It was quiet at night and close to some great tourist locations like the Buffalo nations museum and food joints like The Silver Dragon. All in all, I would definitely recommend this hotel and we'll be returning here in the future. There was laundry facilities that you could use and a kitchen with ovens, cooktops, microwaves and fridges for guests to use as they needed. The heating was also great in our room, not once did we feel cold during our February stay.

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Close to town and saved us some money!

A great budget stay in Banff 

Don’t pay attention to the bad reviews

Great service, Amazing views

Great value for Banff & Canmore, location good. Staff friendly. very clean kitchen

Beautiful banff

Hello again 

Safe, convenient, comfortable, clean

We stayed in a third floor room with two double beds and a washroom, which included a shower. 

Pros: Friendly staff, nice clean, quiet building, reasonably priced (two nights for the price of one at any other Banff hotel).

Cons: The building is quite old, & has radiators on the walls that are only controlled by a central boiler. Our room was well over 30 degrees at check in. With both windows wide open and a fan the front desk gave us, it was still too warm to sleep comfortably, even though it was -15 degrees Celsius outside.  Also, beds are only doubles, not queens, so sharing is a bit tight.

Cheap but hot

Please be aware this is more of a hostel than a hotel. Still good though! We stayed in a private double bedroom with a shared bathroom.

The Good - Staff were very friendly and helpful. Free WiFi had super strong signal which is always a plus! Clean and spacious bedrooms. Shared bathroom was clean and very well maintained. Free parking during your stay. Ski storage, and rental shops will deliver equipment right to the front desk. Amazing location, really close to town and right on the river.

The Not So Good - Walls were paper thin so we could hear everything in the next room. Heating in our room was unbearably hot and couldn't turn down the heat so slept with the windows open all night. On our way down to check out we noticed the thermostat outside our room....whoops. 

At the end of the day they're a social enterprise and linked to the YWCA organization, so the value for money goes towards good causes in the community. I'd stay again for sure, but ask to turn down the thermostat!

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