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| - I stayed here in June 2011, and I was only here for one night. It is, however, the nicest HI hostel I have ever stayed in. I seriously need to get back up to Toronto soon.
I was passing through Toronto on my way to fly to Austria. (Flying to Germany or Austria is cheaper out of Canada than most of the US. Spread the word.) They let me check in an hour early, upgraded my room, and made sure I got my ISIC discount. The girl checking me in was super friendly and helpful. She made sure to tell me where I could convert money, etc. The wifi was fast. The hostel was secure. This hostel actually had enough lockers, and they were nice and spacious. WAY better than all of the US hostels with HI.
I had a solid 24 hours at the hostel. I mostly wandered the city during the day, but when I came back at night I didn't know what to do. However, the other hostellers here were WAY friendlier than the other hostels I have stayed in. I met some guys from the UK, and we were going to go to the Pub Crawl. One of the awesome front desk guys (He was from Glasgow?) told us about another bar we should check out. So we went out, and I had my first legal drink (Oh the joys of just turning 19.). I did come back to a lower bunk mate with crazy sleep apnea, and she kept me up ALL NIGHT snoring. I'm sorry, but she should have been forced to take a private room. However, I did beat jet lag in Austria since my body was a disaster from not sleeping. So score.
The restaurant in the hostel was only ok but convenient and a good way to meet people. The front desk staff helped make sure I knew how to get to the airport, and I appreciated it.
I wish I had had the time to take in all of the discounts this hostel provided. Discount hockey tickets were really popular. I absolutely adored this hostel, and I cannot recommend it enough.
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