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Reviews for College Hostel, Toronto, Canada
 

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3/5

Based on 75 customer reviews
 
Address:      280 Augusta Avenue, Toronto
Our attractive building is located in downtown Toronto around the trendy Kensington Market ...... more info »
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England
28th October 2008
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2/5
Comments: alright, nothing special

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France
10th September 2008
Female
31-40
3/5
Comments: The web site talks about climatisation and many services but there is none of them. Also cleaning and painting are necessary. I'm dissapointed.

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5th October 2008
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25-30
4/5
Comments: Very clean and warm and also affordable. Right downtown!!! Even has parking!! Awesome!!!!

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Hong Kong
5th October 2008
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18-24
3/5
Comments: There is no office of hostel in the world opening at ten in the morning even in the developing countries.

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Australia
22nd August 2008
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2/5
Comments: LOCATION LOCATION! Kensington market is literally on your doorstep. for that i give College Hostel some credit. I would recommend only for 1 night stays if nothing else is available. The rooms are well sized but on the 4th floor, with no air con, it was a sauna!! Security? We had to leave the door open so we didn't suffocate! The kitchen was very dirty!

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1st October 2008
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18-24
3/5
Comments: A no-frills sort of place, but very clean/well-kept. The local scene can get kind of loud until all hours of the night, but if you can sleep through that, it\\\'s no trouble. No reason I wouldn\\\'t stay again.

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28th September 2008
Couple
18-24
3/5
Comments: The private double room was perfect for a young couple, even had a small balcony of it's own. The location is very near the university and Kensington Market and has free parking. Also near the best breakfast in town at Maggi's (400 College St.!!)

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Brazil
28th September 2008
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25-30
3/5
Comments: Staff is nice... but I stayed in better hostels. It's nice the free parking... main main issue was with the shower... with no regulation... and too hot! The room was for 6... but there were 7.. one guy sleeping on the floor. If you want just a place to sleep... not too bad.

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27th September 2008
Male
25-30
4/5
Comments: Only comment would be that it could use a room/closet to store luggage if you want to pick up your luggage later in the day after you check out. They currently use the office for this purpose which is less secure (not to mention has virtually no room).

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Australia
23rd September 2008
Female
18-24
1/5
Comments: There are definately cheaper, cleaner and more fun hostels in Toronto than this one. The girls toilets don\'t lock. A man came in once when I was in there. The rooms smell bad and there is no air conditioning but DON\'T OPEN THE WINDOWS because a squiral got into the room and into my belongings, tearing a hole in one of my bags. You can stay at places for $1.00 more a night that have a better, safer location and a much more fun atmosphere.

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21st September 2008
Couple
25-30
4/5
Comments: Excellent neighborhood and the staff were friendly and very helpful. The bathrooms could have been a little cleaner but on the whole it wasn't bad. Would stay there again.

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22nd September 2008
Male
25-30
2/5
Comments: That place was the worse hostel I've stayed at; liveable, but bad.

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Australia
18th September 2008
Male
18-24
2/5
Comments: This place was very average. Don't go expecting a comunal area where you can meet people. The location is kinda cool, and if your going with a few friends would be ok. But for the solitary traveller, not ideal. It was weird. Why give us two sheets, a pillowcase but no blankets? I want a blanket dammit!

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9th September 2008
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41+
2/5
Comments: Last-minute management switch to a downgrade. Missing toilet paper. LOUD next-door bar party to past 2 am.

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14th September 2008
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3/5
Comments: For 60$, I was not expecting the best room ever but at least a minimum. They were holes in the walls, the room was smelling bad, the carpet was disgusting and the curtain was half not there so people can see in the room from other balconies.

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Austria
15th September 2008
Female
18-24
4/5
Comments: what shall i say more?! it was the best hostel I've ever seen! thanks to danny!

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7th September 2008
Female
18-24
3/5
Comments: i stayed there for 2 days, i chose private room. our room was 3rd floor, the balcony and window were dirty. and at shower room, the right side's shower was broken.

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Ireland
10th September 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: My booking was for three nights for two people in a two be dorm but whoever had taken the reservation somehow read two as one. However all was alright because they put us into into a room with two double beds for the first night and then into are normal room.

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Ireland
8th September 2008
Male
25-30
2/5
Comments: Cockroaches on the floor, felt very dirty and run down. The only good point would be its location as its near a funky part of town.

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Israel
5th September 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: very nice and polite staff

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Ireland
5th September 2008
Female
25-30
2/5
Comments: If I could give a very very poor on cleanliness I would. The rooms where really dirty, the kitchen filthy and unhygenic and there was an overall smell. The only saving grace is the area.

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Hungary
3rd September 2008
Male
25-30
2/5
Comments: I had a calm night. A careful cleaning would make it really great place to stay.

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Australia
29th August 2008
Couple
18-24
2/5
Comments: Not right in the downtown area so not the best location without a car. it is above a sushi bar so the hostel stinks of raw fish. not recommended.

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England
24th August 2008
Male
18-24
2/5
Comments: Beds comfortable and staff friendly enough, but didn\'t really have much of an atmosphere in the hostel. From both the outside and in it felt a little like a soviety era bunker. Not bad for the price, but other hostels seem to offer so much more for the same money.

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British Virgin Islands
23rd August 2008
Female
25-30
4/5
Comments: i loved the place.

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21st August 2008
Male
18-24
3/5
Comments: The doors to the rooms do not automatically lock, so they were pretty much always being left open by roommates. The lockers in the rooms were out of commission. The carpets were old and in dire need of replacement. One of the showers didn't work so we had to take turns. Free parking is supposedly reserved for private rooms only, though there is municipal parking within 2 blocks for $11/day. The location is excellent. There are many shops and indie restaurants on the same street and the blocks surrounding the hostel. The location is within a couple kilometers of everything worth seeing and there are no "low-life" in the area, I would consider it very safe. Overall, I would probably consider staying at this place in the future. The value is unbeatable.

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Sweden
20th August 2008
Female
25-30
3/5
Comments: Please make sure there is running water an toilet paper on the girls bathroom on 4th floor.

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England
18th August 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: Great location. Only real downside was lack of AC in room but everything else was fine.

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17th August 2008
Male
25-30
3/5
Comments: this hostel had so many less amenities then most i have been too. they did not give a towel with the sheets, the lounge/common area was almost hidden. and the staff was very nice but not very helpful. we tried to check in way early but our beds weren't ready. not big deal, but the desk guy could have suggested some places for us to wait or nap. and the parking is very tight and limited. and having no one at a 24hour desk does make it difficult to check out early. i wouldn't stay there again unless i had to. you get what you pay for i guess...

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Switzerland
15th August 2008
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1/5
Comments: Its not normal that when we book a room nobody is in the hotel when we arrive.. Bad hostel dont go there