Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel

1.0 star property
Hostel perfectly located for exploring Kelowna

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Dining
Private Queen with Balcony | Living area
Living area
Private Queen Room
Property entrance

Reviews

4.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
730 Bernard Avenue, Kelowna, BC, V1Y 6P5
  • Okanagan Lake
    11 min walk
  • City Park
    12 min walk
  • Waterfront Park
    13 min walk
  • Kelowna, BC (YLW-Kelowna Intl.)
    21 min drive

Room options

Double Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Private Twin - 2 Single Beds

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Shared Dorm - 16 Beds

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Deluxe Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Business Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Private Queen with Balcony

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Basic Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Private Room - 3 Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Kelowna

City center stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this North End hostel, you'll find Kelowna Centennial Museum and Okanagan Military Museum. Okanagan Heritage Museum and Kasugai Gardens are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • City Park - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Waterfront Park - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Prospera Place - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Kelowna General Hospital - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Orchard Park Mall - 4 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Kelowna Intl. Airport (YLW) - 21 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Boston Pizza - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪The Curious Cafe - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪El Taquero - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Gather - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel

Hostel perfectly located for exploring Kelowna
As a guest of Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel, you'll find a library, a terrace, and barbecue grills. Public spaces have free WiFi. Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel also features a garden, a picnic area, and a television in a common area. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Kelowna hostel.

  • 1 building
  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Television in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel offers 12 accommodations. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. This Kelowna hostel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Guests can make use of the shared/communal kitchen. Bathrooms include rainfall showerheads.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Free offsite parking within 7 ft

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Rainfall showerhead

Food and drink

  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Mobile key entry
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee: CAD 20 for check-in between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: CAD 200 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-in fee: CAD 20 for check-in between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions and guests can access their rooms with a mobile device.

We should mention

  • Alcohol isn't served at Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel.

Property is also known as

Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel
Okanagan Lake Hostel
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel Okanagan Valley
Okanagan Lake Inn
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel Valley
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Inn
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel Kelowna
Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation

Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel Reviews

Reviews

4.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 71 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 71 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

4.8/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

4.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Maria Theresa

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Amrik

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marty

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
The lady who runs this operation, Mary, is sketchy and unworthy of your trust. When checking in, all of our questions or comments were met with patronizing remarks or a dismissive and condescending laugh. We noticed there were no towels, and she told us if we want one they are $5 each to rent. After we checked in and paid our deposit we went out for dinner and when we returned to our room we saw that she (or someone with a key) had entered our room and gone through our belongings. We finally had enough of her and this place that we demanded our deposit back and left to find other accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not stay. Staff refused to let me keep my valuable bike in my private room.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kenney

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Amenities are ancient; there is not even a table, the bed sheets are very rough and old, and the quilts are not clean. Worse than a cheap motel but more expensive. Unless you are a backpacker, this hostel is definitely not suitable for families and children. My family was very dissatisfied and had a terrible experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Audrey

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Douglas

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do NOT stay here! Unsafe and unclean!
This place should not be listed on this site. It isn’t clean nor is it safe. The room I was given was downstairs in the basement and the windows were not to code (couldn’t escape in a fire). Furthermore the musty smell in the basement was dismissed as “the sheets were put on damp”. People not staying there had the code to the building and were in visiting in the middle of the night. No refunds in spite of leaving after one night due to conditions.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Phung

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
no idea!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Jatinder

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very basic.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cliff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was only a five minute walk from the Ebus station to the hostel. Mary is awesome. She is competent and friendly. The place is clean and comfortable. It was quiet. The only detraction I would say is it didn't have a composting bin. I'm so used to them in Vancouver, I feel badly about putting organics in the garbage. I love this place, and I would certainly recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My worst Hostel Stay!!
It seemed like from the beginning that she didn't really want me to stay there. I had booked it on hotels.com in advance. On my receipt from them it said there will be no extending charges at all. After I booked the room about 4 hours later she texted me saying that she had to charge my car another $28 because she didn't add the room cleaning fees. I was never brought up to me from the beginning so she just went and didn't get it so I got ahold of hotels.com and we found a way back in in like 5th page of the itinerary that it says you can ask for room cleans daiy for that's under my discretion if I want that or not and I didn't never asked for it but they still charged me for it. Next she accused me of smoking in the house when I don't smoke and it just felt like an aura of like this meanness towards me the whole entire time. That was kind courteous respectful just went with the flow didn't get upset about what she was doing. So on my day that I left checked out She texted me about noon and said that she had refunded my my damaged deposit I checked my credit card and loan behold she refunded it and then recharge my card again a $180. I was slabbergast and she's like I don't know how to put it back I can't do that for you it can't be done. So she tried to make it seem like it was a done deal and then I just had to pay it and it won't sleep she felt that I would just give up and just let her take my money or something. So I had to meet her to get it back. It was all stressful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Regie

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shared toilet and bathrooms. Old property. No light at the backyard where we park our car. Limited free parking.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very satisfying
Price was great. Husband was in hospital so nice to have a place to sleep
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Hubert

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

Niall

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was blood on the sheets exposed wire and it was not the room I expected and didn’t look like the room on your website
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rustam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Its a simple but clean place. Has kitchen. Thats all we need for this price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nightmare Fuel
Just.so.horrible. Imagine you look in an ollld garage, and you see two beds in the dankest and smallest building on the planet. Like a tree Fort with textiles
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very bad
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rosielyn

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

William, Vancouver

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our booking was not processsed and we didn't have a place to stay. Manager was ironic when I asked about our booking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020