Top Quality, Great Services:
The place to stay for your
Banff Backpackers Adventure

Now offering:

• FREE Wireless Internet to all Guest Rooms & Public Spaces!  
• FREE Local Transit Bus Pass for all days of your stay with us upon check-in!

Surrounded by the Canadian Rocky Mountains, our hostel is just a quick walk or bus ride from Downtown Banff. With spectacular views, full amenities, an on-site cafe and pub, we have everything a backpacker needs to have a great stay. See for yourself in our Virtual Tour and Activities Page for a glimpse of what waits for you at the HI-Banff Alpine Centre.

If you're ready to come to Banff, save yourself the 10% charged by hostel resellers and Choose Your Room Now - see a picture of the room you will get and book it on our real-time on-line reservations system!  If not, read on - we'll tell you more about our award-winning hostel.

The HI-Banff Alpine Centre hostel offers affordable and exciting adventures in the heart of Banff National Park and the Canadian Rockies. Summer or winter, we've got great Packages that give you deals on whitewater rafting, hiking, snowboarding - whatever you need to enjoy easy access to the spectacular Banff National Park.

 

Our popular and affordable pub, The Storm Cellar, is a great place to meet other travellers from around the world. Chat over a FREE game of pool, darts or foosball. Join us here for nightly activities and events.

If you are in too much of a rush to make breakfast before hitting the ski slopes or heading out for a hike, try Cougar Pete's Kitchen and Lookout, our full-service restaurant for some of the best prices, best food and biggest portions in Banff. In the summer, enjoy your meal on our wrap-around deck looking out to beautiful Rocky Mountain scenery. In the winter, enjoy dinner while watching ice climbers scale our 40 ft. ice wall.

Our guest rooms include comfortable four to six-bed dorms for the budget-conscious traveller.  We also offer a variety of private rooms from our standard private with double bed to our more luxurious superior rooms with queen bed, en-suite washroom and TV/telephone.  We have several beautiful log cabins that can sleep up to 4 guests with en-suite washrooms, TV/telephone and a suite-style seating area where you can cozy up around the fireplace and enjoy the view of the Rockies right outside your windows.

Other services include two spacious guest kitchens, two cozy lounges with fireplaces and wrap-around decks with spectacular views of the mountains.  Access the Internet through our free WiFi network on your portable computer or use our Internet kiosks to send a message to your friends at home.

Our Activities and Events are a big part of the experience here and we make sure there's something happening every night.  Whether it's karaoke, live music and games tournaments in the Pub, organized hikes and events to introduce you to other hostellers, or extreme opportunities like the chance to try climbing our 40-foot ice climbing wall, you can be sure that your stay with us will be unique and entertaining.

Make your trip to the Canadian Rockies a memorable one and stay with us at HI-Banff Alpine Centre.  It's time to see for yourself what all the fuss is about - or check out other guest's opinions, we were recently profiled in the travel sections of the Calgary Herald and Vancouver Sun.

Don't forget to check our Backpacker's Buzz page for opportunities, discounts, travel tips and hot destinations for your next ports of call!