Kensington College Backpackers Hostel

Maybe the worst hostel I've ever stayed in.. when we arrived at 10:30 pm (we told the Staff before that it's a late arrival), nobody opened up and we had to search for a new place to stay for this night. The next morning we came back and they told me that the transaction didn't go thru so they cancelled our booking - without telling us!! (Un-)luckily they had a cancellation, so that they could book us in again.. It just feels like nobody cares about this place.. the toilet stinks really badly like urine, the rooms are really dirty (better don't drop anything under the bed), there is almost no natural light in the rooms & the kitchen is just really dirty.. only the location is quiet nice. I can recommend the planet traveller hostel" which is just 50m from here. There you'll pay 10 bucks more per night

I would give 0 star if I could. First of all, I booked a female-only dorm and got a mixed gender dorm. The girl at the reception was nice, but everyone else was rude and unhelpful. The bed was uncomfortable, and the ladies washroom on the 4th floor was broken so you either have to go to the men’s or go to another floor. The shower room is FILTHY. No soap or towel was provided so you must bring your own. The facility was extremely rundown. I have always had good experiences with hostels so I was expecting more for the same price. Do not stay here! You can pay a little bit more for a better stay.

Honestly, I would avoid going back if possible. I am still upset about my stay.1 - Their reception time starts at 1, despite what Google says.2 - If you book via any other website than theirs you will always end up sleeping in a mixed dorm and you would probably even if you did ...3- Even if you call 3 weeks in advance to reserve a parking spot and you talk to the manager you won't get it.4 - Don't expect to get any arrangement for the inconvenience..5 - The location is good...

WORST HOSTEL I've ever been.Misinformation on the website: arrival after 10pm is not possible at all and they won't let you know until last minute, when you possibly have to book another hotel for that same night.Wrong information: while they claim to have reception hours from 10:30 or 11am until 8pm, it is a lie. During the four nights we stayed there, no one was in reception after 6pm and there were a couple of normal working days that nobody showed up until 2pm.Security is AWFUL. The second day we found a homeless man sleeping in the only available female showers of our floor.NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL.

Let me tell you how my stay was. I booked for 1 week but I stayed 3days. The shared facilities are very dirty (especially the showers). But at that price I wasn't expecting much. What I wasn't expecting at all is to be stuck outside: I cam back on my third evening with my keycard and see that it does not open my room. So I go downstairs in order to tell the person in charge: nobody is present. Then I just spend the next 4 hours trying to reach the manager who never answered. There was another guy waiting to check-in, he had had the manager on the phone one hour before saying he would pass by to check him in. The manager never showed up that night. The other guy was consciously left out in the street, and he had payed! Can you imagine such an irresponsible and unprofessional manager? Nobody in in charge or answering, so anything can happen in such a place, if you have a problem, nobody is here. Please never book in that place. I had to climb up the first floor in order to get to my room. I left the next morning. No refunds, of course

Bathrooms and showers were very dirty. I didn’t expect much for the price, but there was a constant strong pee smell in the bathroom/marks on the floor for the duration of my stay.Lots of confined indoor spaces with little windows or ventilation.Wish there was more staffing of the front desk area. Very hard to get ahold of anyone outside of 2-8pm.Another nuisance was the loud slamming of doors. The door design itself seems to be the main issue, as well as uncourteous people.Bed and bedroom itself was fine for the price!Great location :) would not return though. Have been to much nicer hostels for similar price.

Quite economical and budget friendly. Very good value for money.

Perfect situation, in middle of Kensington Market!But unfortunately a lot of bad points in this Hostel, there is no vibes and the common area dirty, shower with no intimity, 1 toilet per floor....This place have a great potential, I hope that with time they'll maybe hire more staff. Expect the girl at the entry we didn't saw other staff

Let’s be realistic: this is one of the cheapest places to stay in downtown Toronto. I booked a room here for this fact alone. There’s nothing luxury about it at all, it’s as basic as basic can be.Positives: the employee who served me at check-in was welcoming. It’s a good location. Private room was a decent size. It’s cheap.Negatives: I arrived at 10am and wanted to drop off my bag before check-in, the office was closed until 2pm and nobody answered my phone calls (unacceptable!!), so I had to walk around for 4 hours in the snow with my luggage. My room was ice cold, the heating was atrocious. The bathroom stunk.This place is the epitome of budget accommodation. You really do get what you pay for. Don't bring any expectations with you if you choose to stay here.

Positive: This hostel is situated in a great location close Kensington Market with an abundance of asian restaurants around. Walking into the city centre is easy.Negative: It appears that no renovations have been done in years. Everything looks run-down. Our double room was on a floor with approx. 9 other rooms. For all of these rooms there was one men's toilet available (plus urinal). The toilet and showers had no paper towels to dry hands etc.Overall this hostel is not worth the stay!