"Will it be as good??? - I stayed in this hostel when I arrived in Whistler back in January 2004, so a wee while ago. Yes it has it's faults if you want to be picky, but it also has an amazing atmosphere that you just don't find in the sterile, modern, shiny, high-fangled this that and the next thing hostels. Some of the people I met during my extended stay in the Shoestring, I am still in contact with, and have met up with in the years since our stays. This was one of the most memorable hostels during my several years of travels -- and for... more »