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Global Village Backpackers

460 King St West | (near Bay Street), Toronto, Ontario M5V 1L7, Canada (Downtown Toronto)
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW via mobile

Teeny showers, not much offered at breakfast, and a lot of old stairs to climb. But those are more than compensated for with the fantastic location, the bar downstairs (!!!!!) with cheap drinks, free wi-fi and computers, activities going on when it's cold/raining, and the really friendly staff who just made me feel so welcome. The value of this place... More

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Winnipeg, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2013

I stayed here for a weekend getaway with a few friends. Location was great, but overall, there is a lot of improvement needed. The stairwell leading up to the guest rooms stinks of urine due its proximity to a mens bathroom. They've either got to do something with the plumbing to get rid of the smell or close that bathroom... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013

Location is great,on the edge of fashion district, central to the kensington markets and lake. cleanliness is on the down side, bathrooms are grotty. Nice outdoor bar and pool table area. would not stay here again.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013 via mobile

I have stayed at a lot of hostels over the past few years and this one is the worst. I have not experienced a place so bad, the smell of urine in the hallways, no toilet paper in washrooms, showers were not cleaned the weekend I was there. The power went off nightly, not sure what was going on, but... More

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

I completed a 2 year world wide trip and this was one of the worst hostels I came across. It was dark, dingy, damp/moldy and the staff were arrogant and rude, After a couple of nights a large group of us moved to the Canadiana, much cleaner and fresher.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

This hostel is invested with mice. Besides hearing them crawl around during the night, they munched through bags and ate all our food.... pretty disgusting!! The staff is nice however and the bathrooms were fine.

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 April 2013 via mobile

Dirty old hostel. We found belongings of former residents, human and non-human. My floor had only one men's shower for 15 rooms (x 4 persons), and was out of order. Toilet was clogged most of the time. There was gum on my bed, bloodstains on my mattress and dark stains on my sheets. My pillow was yellow, but must once... More

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YouthHostel, Director of Sales at Global Village Backpackers, responded to this review
1 May 2013

Thank you for your review and I am sorry that you did not enjoy your stay with us. I do need to point out however that there are a couple of errors in your comments. We have an old building, which is cleaned every single day by professional cleaners including rooms and washrooms. There are only 11 rooms per floor... More

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

I stayed here for 5 weeks and I loved every minute of it. I think some of these reviews are harsh towards it. It is not the ritz carlton, it is a great priced hostel with a friendly staff. Yes it has it has its problems but it is a really old building it is going to have problem or... More

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Toronto, Canada
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2013

How this place is allowed to operate is beyond me. Cleanliness? Well more appropriate to list is filthiness. Doesn't look like a cleaner has set their eyes on this building. Grimy, slimy filth bowl. Flies everywhere in the kitchen, i spotted 3 mice on 2 different floors and several people in my dorm had bed bug bites - no wonder... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

Telling you not to stay here could be my best advice I'd ever given. Rude customer service (when you could find someone to help you), a stench to all rooms, and an infestation of bed bugs. This place should be condemned.

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Address: 460 King St West | (near Bay Street), Toronto, Ontario M5V 1L7, Canada
Region: Canada > Ontario > Toronto > Downtown Toronto
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Ranked #31 of 56 Speciality lodging in Toronto
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Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Global Village Backpackers is Toronto's original backpackers hostel. Since 1997 the "Village" has hosted thousands of travellers from around the world. Our facility offers 24 hour operations, large common area, backpackers pub and restaurant, kitchen, laundry and clean and comfortable rooms. We look forward to welcoming you. ... more   less 
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