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Global Village Backpackers Reviews

460 King St West, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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68%Overall Rating

From 26 ratings
  • 62%Character
  • 72%Security
  • 89%Location
  • 70%Staff
  • 65%Atmosphere
  • 47%Cleanliness

The following reviews were submitted by customers who booked in the last 6 months.

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67%

The room we stayed in was so noisy, that as soon as the trams got started around 6am it was impossible to sleep.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


63%

Cheap place to lay your head. Place could do with a total refurb though, it's really tired and grubby looking, housekeeping clearly work hard but they are fighting a losing battle. The breakfast wasn't all that, could do with maybe offering a choice other than either pancakes or rice crispies. Spot on for location, near everything pretty much! It can get pretty loud at night, especially on the weekends due to the bar. Staff were friendly and helpful. But the location is the major perk!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (1 review)


77%

the breakfast was perfekt :) the hostelstaff is more like a big family and it's located in a house. the rooms where really small and we almost had no space to place our luggage somewhere

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Switzerland
  • (5 reviews)


100%

Environment friendly, comfortable location and good prices. Thanks!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
We're glad you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to welcoming you back anytime!

50%

We had to wait for 10 minutes before someone finally came to make our check-in. Bed linen was dirty, the bedroom's key did not work, they had problems with the internet at this time (no wi-fi and impossible to pay by credit or debit card), and on top of it : mice crossing the room during the whole night !!! When we checked out, the guy at the counter didn't even ask if we were satisfied. Really : DON'T GO THERE ! I wouldn't even pay 5 dollars to sleep in such a place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Justine, I apologise that you had to wait to check in, we do have 24 hour staffing for our front desk and so our staff were probably helping another guest when you arrived. Our linen is cleaned professionally offsite - If they did provide us with unclean linen I hope that you returned it to us immediately so that we could bring this to their attention. I hope you give us a chance in the future to improve on your experience with us.

100%

It was great. Bar inside, friendly staff and comfortable rooms.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for taking the time to review us! We'll pass your kind words on to our staff!

67%

This hostel's staffs are very good!! I'm just happy for they are kind But this hostel is very old so that isn't so good. I think that's all

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)


70%

The slanty stairwells have become fixed in my memory, and the lemonade that came with the free breakfast may have been the sourest thing I have ever tasted. If you are looking to shower, avoid the fourth floor bathrooms, and go to the 00 level as it is much nicer and has doors which close instead of funky curtains. Fantastic location, however, and best price for a dorm on the site in Toronto.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your review, we're glad you had a good stay with us! I'd like to address a couple of your points - We are in the process (and will be finished very soon!) of renovating our fourth floor - bathrooms included! Come back this Summer to see the finished product! The lemonade at breakfast is actually lemon juice! A lot of Europeans prefer lemon juice and sugar to top their pancakes instead of syrup...It definitely isn't meant for drinking neat! I'm sorry you experienced that!

63%

This was the first time I felt segregated from a hostel community. It was a bad and boring experience and not much insight into the city was given by the front desk. The bar is also a reminder of an awkward prom where those that work at the hostel are gathered with the bartender drinking and telling stories, neglecting to serve drinks to everyone else.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


83%

The location is the best part! A short walk from anything you could want to do in downtown Toronto! However, upon speaking with my French roommate, found out that there had been mice in his room. Not the most appealing thought to have before putting your head down to rest! If they fixed that, I'd have no issue with the place but until then, I'd likely take my business elsewhere.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


57%

You can hear mice during the night, absolute terrible! I will never stay there again, even if its cheap.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 22 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


33%

This hostel is filthy, being a manager of a hostel in Australia and travelling through hostels throughout Australia, New Zealand, Bali and Canada, this is by far the worst hostel I have ever stayed in! There were mice all through the kitchen and bed rooms, when you couldn't see the mice you could hear them scurrying through the walls as you try to sleep, the bathrooms were blocked the entire stay I was there and the staff would not fix it even after being asked too, the desk staff are more inter

  • Novice Nomad
  • 31 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


63%

Overall it was an OK hostel. There were mice in the rooms and no sign of traps or anything to get rid of them. It's like the staff think it's ok to have rodents running around your room. Another thing is that the bar is open every night of the week so its very hard to get to sleep with the loud music. The lack of female toilets upstairs is annoying. The beds are noisy. They do a great deal on the Niagra Falls tour, very good discount.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


53%

The place was disgusting! Invested with mice all over the place, toilets constantly blocked and showers not working..I only stayed one week and ad to leave the place..I can't understand why this hasn't been mentioned in reviews already..

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


43%

Dirtiest hostel ever. Unfriendly staff. Disgusting kitchen. Did I mention unfriendly staff.. mice everywhere. At one point there was not one working toilet. No maintenance staff whatsoever, so yeah, will never go back.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Nov 2012
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, We do appreciate your comments but we did notice that you did stay with us in October and then came back a second time in November. One night was booked but you chose to extend your stay with us for an extra 5 nights. If you had brought any of your concerns to any of our staff members at anytime throughout your stay we would have gladly done all we could to ensure that you were comfortable. We do have cleaning staff working several shifts a day, every day. All rooms are vacuumed and serviced daily, our bathrooms are cleaned several times a day and the kitchen is seen to at least 3 times a day. We of course always have toilet facilities in order for guests to use, and we do employ maintenance staff to take care of any problems in a very timely manner. I apologise that you did not enjoy your stay with us but are confused as to why you then kept choosing to extend your stay with us.

30%

I'm going to be blunt. The ONLY good thing about this place is the location. The bathrooms are mouldy, and one of the toilets on our floor was out of order. The temperature of the water in the showers is impossible to control, constantly switching between freezing cold and burning hot. The sheets provided are too small for the beds. The hostel has mice. Added to this, the bar downstairs is loud enough to make the beds shake, and they're open every night until 3am, making sleep impossible.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Nov 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Mixed Group, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, I appreciate your comments and I apologise that you found your stay with us to be less than satisfactory. I would like to address some of the points made here. We do have housekeeping staff cleaning our bathrooms and toilets several times daily, we have plenty of facilities throughout the hostel and although we try and fix any plumbing issues very quickly you are always welcome to use any of our other facilities if a toilet is temporarily out of order. We order our linens from a hotel supplier and we supply both a flat and a fitted twin sheet for each twin mattress, they are a standard size throughout Canada. Our bar closes at 2am nightly, as per Ontario law. We will never keep the bar open past this point. Most of our guests to not find that the noise from the bar is excessive or bothersome but we would have gladly moved you to a room further from the noise if you had come to see one of our desk staff, we do have staff available to you 24 hours a day. Again I apologise that you did not enjoy your stay with us and we would greatly appreciate the opportunity to redeem ourselves to you if you choose to stay with us again.



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