Le Jazz St. Denis, Montreal

Le Jazz St. Denis, Montreal

Located on rue Ontario at the corner of rue Saint Denis, we are located in the heart of the Latin Quarter that is known best for its cafes, bars, theatres, boutiques, and artistic atmosphere. Just outside and surrounding the hostel are a wide variety of restaurants and bars, frequented by travelers as well as students from the many colleges and universities in the area. Everything is in walking distance including the Red Light District, the Gay Village, McGill University, and Sherbrook, St. Laurent, and St. Catharine Streets.

The hostel itself is a charming building with antique décor and an intimate feel. Half of the building is still operating as the VIP Loft Hotel, a well-known 3-star boutique hotel. Now under new management, Jazz Hostels has opened some of the VIP rooms to travelers seeking the hostel experience – clean and inexpensive accommodations, in the center of town, with a terrific staff to make your stay the best it can be.

Hostel of the week, Oct. 26th to Nov. 2nd, 2008

submitted by Kennedy Jones

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Balmer's Herberge, Interlaken Switzerland

Balmer's Herberge, the oldest private hostel in Switzerland!

'EUROPES MOST FUN MOST 2004' - Hostelworld

'TOP RATED FOR FUN' - Hostelbookers

A cheap, friendly, clean, safe and comfortable environment, with helpful staff and the option of a large variety of services, is what a traveler really needs. Our motto - "A Home away from Home". With 60 years of experience in the industry we have had time to discover what the traveler is looking for, and we give you, as our guest, the opportunity to make your stay as easy and enjoyable as possible.

Also check out Balmer's Guesthouse and Tent Village


Check out Balmer's Hostel YouTube video

Feature of the Week, Dec. 2nd to 9th, 2007 and also on Feb 15th to Feb 22nd 2009
submitted by Kennedy Jones
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Fat Salmon Backpackers, Port Alberni

We, at the Fat Salmon, have spent the better part of a decade exploring the global village and its crazy, shiny corners for the most relaxed, quirky and pragmatic ways to accommodate the creative and adventurous budget traveller (you). Let your journey begin, pause or stay in breath-taking Port Alberni, British Columbia, where ours continues every lucky day.
El Gordo, the groovy Fat Salmon, is waiting for you (and so are the rest of us!).
Come on, come and eat up our fantastic backpacker's hostel and shoe-string budget accommodations in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Call us at: (250) 723-6924

Hostel of the week July 1st to July 8th, 2007

submitted by Kennedy Jones

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Hostel Bear in Canmore Alberta

The Hostel Bear

Stay with us at Canmore's Newsest Hostel! Located one block from downtown Canmore! Be prepared to be pleasantly surprised with the standard of The Hostel Bear. We're here to bring you the best quality stay possible in an elegant, affordable and secure environment.

Our lodge features a large fully functional kitchen, free wireless access, full in-room bathrooms & showers, secure in-room lockers and more. Our friendly, helpful, outgoing staff are here 24 hours a day to ensure your stay exceeds expectations.

• Ideal for business and tourist


• 45 minutes from Calgary


• Close to town center & nightlife


• Clean environment


• Large communal kitchen


• FREE Parking & Wireless Internet


• Large common area with games room

Stay with us at Canmore's Newsest Hostel! Located one block from downtown Canmore!"

Hostel of the Week for the week, February 2nd to February 8th, 2009
submitted by Kennedy Jones
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Fat Salmon Backpackers in Port Alberni is for sale!

The Fat Salmon is a seasonal backpacker's mecca, offering 38 beds in dormitory-styled rooms. There are four bathrooms, two lounges, a kitchen, a BBQ outside and both front and back decks. There is laundry and workshop downstairs, as well as a drying room for wet hiking, cycling and kayaking gear. The back of the hostel sits two streets up from the beautiful Harbour Quay in rugged Port Alberni.

The 90 year-old building, sitting on two city lots, comprises two floors ­ the main street-level is the hostel, and the lower floor houses the manager's suite (complete one-bedroom apartment), as well as a second one-bedroom apartment, currently used as a rental unit (but perfect for expansion of the upstairs hostel, too). There is an unfinished attic that could easily be renovated to expand the hostel or to finish as another rental unit. All plumbing, electrical and alarm systems were updated in 2005 to meet code.

The Fat Salmon has earned a reputable name for itself as a business and a hostel. The Fat Salmon works closely with local kayaking outfitter, Batstar Adventure Tours, local tubing outfitter, Stamp River Tubing, as well as Rendezvous Dive Adventures in the Barkley Sound.

The Fat Salmon is a member of several networks, has been acclaimed in many travel guidebooks, newspapers, and television shows, as well as national and international magazines.

Contact Chris and Char directly at: 250.723.6924. Email us at charmead@mac.com .

Just keep swimming.

Hostel of the week Jan. 18th to Jan. 26th, 2009
submitted by Ken Jones,
Backpackers Hostels Canada