Canadiana Backpackers Inn

Awesome
So much fun, fantastic staff, clean, centrally located, and a great vibe. Staff were helpful, fun (without being overbearing), and the set up is great for meeting friends. It's more international than most in Canada/U.S., which is so much fun. The best hostel I've stayed in so far! I can't recommend it any more than that.

Quite nice
Attended in February 2007. The hostel is well located, the staff is nice, the hostel is clean and quiet. We tried the private rooms and there's nothing awful to say. Breakfast -- pancakes for free. Have to be fast to get some but nice.

Good
this place was really nice. the breakfast is great although you really need to be there right on time or they could run out. the atmosphere is great and the people all seemed really nice. the kitchen is open almost all the time and they have tons of bowls and cooking utensils that you can use. the internet is hard to find available but it's fast and free two hours a day as well.

The hostel on the whole is pretty good. Comfy beds and good kitchen/location. But my stay was tainted by a creepy little guy that works behind the desk and wears blue contacts! He was rude, unhelpful, and cheated me out of my deposit and my last nights stay!

Well, not so cheap, when I arrived they had lost my reservation. Bathrooms are a little bit dirty. The people who work there some are very nice people and others are very rude. I remember two girls that were very rude. It's open twenty-four/seven, that's very good though and it's really well situated (just beside all the nightclubs, so you don't need a taxi to come back). The rooms are very clean and it's got nice rooms.

I loved this hostel! It was the first place I stayed on my trip, and I felt right at home. Sharing a room with the long-termers was a little overwhelming at first (they all knew each other), but they weren't at all cliquey and were very willing to make friends. In the end it felt like one big family -- they looked out for me and were great at recommending things I might not have discovered otherwise. The pancakes are great and the common rooms are a good space for hanging out and meeting people. I stayed here two weeks and actually cried when I left. Honestly, this place is lovely.

Cozy and friendly. Met some great people here. A good mix of travelers and people staying long term makes the hostel have a bit of a family feel. Huge kitchen to cook in, very clean, and the staff was ready to help. I wouldn't want to stay anywhere else.

My stay at the Canadiana was memorable. There was a tall blonde lady working in the office who seemed completely stressed and tried to give me sh*t but I wasn't ready for taking any. She had no idea how to deal with people.

Some friends and I stayed here one weekend in 2004. We loved it. Rooms were spacious and clean. Cozy atmosphere and good pancakes. We plan to stay there again next time we're in Toronto.

Anyone who gives this place less than 5 stars is obviously more used to the Hilton than hostels! Great location, easy walking distance to local attractions and some nice but unobtrusive nightlife nearby. The staff who were there in August 2005 were all really friendly and helpful. Lots of activities if you want to sign up but by far the most appealing activity to me and my travelling buddy was the fantastic decked area out the back where there was always someone to sit and have a drink and a chat with. Decent size rooms, solid bunks, clean bathrooms, big kitchen, loads of communal space and fantastic people ... again, who couldn't rate this place 5 Star!?!

Bedbugs got me there, and the staff didn't seem to care. They didn't help me avoid transporting them to my house. Other people also were bitten. I was very disappointed with this, as this hostel claims to be the best. Everything else was fine...But I'm itchy!

I stayed at Canadiana Backpackers during the week of 9/11 (In 2001). While I was there, I met a few people from Germany, Australia, etc. First day I was there, I was accidentally given a key to an all women's room. Luckily, the error was resolved and I was pleased with the results. However, the beds were a little hard.

I stayed here. Liked it. But two of the staff were very rude and irresponsible. I did not know who to complain to. It would help if the owners of the premises post a board above the reception, clearly giving their phone numbers and whom to contact in case of complaint. This in itself will act as a deterrent and make the staff behave properly. Except for these two people this hostel deserves a five star rating.

I definitely enjoyed my stay. When I was in Toronto, last March, I felt like I was at home!!! Staff are great, and the room is ok considering the price, so no complaint is acceptable . . . LOL!! Thanks Canadian Backpacker. I enjoyed it so much, of course I will be coming back soon!!! Thanks also for the chef who was making pancakes in the morning — very nice, and yummy.

I would not stay here again, the place is very run down, the breakfast is pretty gross as it sits out all day, and there aren't any activities planned. Definitely find other accommodations for your stay.