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Reviews of University of Winnipeg Downtown Hostel

2 out of 5
University of Winnipeg Downtown Hostel
370 Langside Street, Winnipeg, MB

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 18 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Joan

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
RA was very helpful!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Abril Larsen on Oct 24, 2019
Hello Paul, Thank you for choosing our hostel and for taking time to write a review. We are so glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to welcoming you back to our hostel in the future.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Nobody works here in person...
There are systemic problems. Management responded relatively quickly to problems with lack of emergency numbers to call if there are no staff at the reception desk and the door is locked (and also compensated me for the serious problems that I had). However, there continued to be a lack of staff on the premises. You have to have a cell phone that is charged so that you can call a number and leave a voicemail, then you have to wait for someone to call you back. The lack of staff at the office, even during the posted (and very limited) office open hours is insurmountable if you need staff for any reason.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from UW Hostel on Aug 12, 2019
Dear guest, Thank you for your feedback. We apologize regarding your negative experience. It definitely does not reflect the level of service that we aim to offer. We value your comments as they help us improve our services going forward.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice staff Interesting experince for people like me who never stay in a dorm
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Sam - UW Hostel on Jul 24, 2019
Thank you for staying at our hostel! We are glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again.

6/10 Okay

Jim, Calgary

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The property is a typical university residence but a little over priced since parking is a problem and the staff were not really professional. The lack of WiFI in the rooms and lack of plug ins was a problem. It is marginally cheaper than a hotel and more expensive than university residences in downtown London (UK). For me, the value for money was not great and I’d suggest that an Air B&B or regular hotel is a better option.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Sam - UW Hostel on Jul 24, 2019
Thank you for your review. We aim to provide a safe and affordable accommodation option in Downtown Winnipeg. We appreciate your feedback and we will work to provide an even better value to our guests.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
met my expectations. Could have provided transportation info
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Lauren

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to downtown
The bed was very uncomfortable and no amenities such as a coffeemaker
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Very basic dorm room but staff really nice! Hall noise comes into room under gap under door.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hostle, nice lounge
it was good. Just feel the neibourhood is not very safe to walk at night.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good low cost accomodation
It would have been nice to have wi-fi and a phone in the room.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Nice place, I would suggest wifi on the rooms

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Underwhelming
This is not a hotel. It is a low grade college dorm room that is rented out when school is not in session. The room was clean, but overall standard was a lone star out of 5. Checking in was unnecessarily cumbersome. In French, we will call this a "petard mouille" (damp squib).

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
The cheapest joint in town
This hotel is right by the dodgy side of downtown - I was warned that going out at night was not really an option (not that there seemed to be anything to do anyways). The mattresses are little better than giant saltine crackers and it is positively criminal they charge 65 dollars/night and don't offer in-room wifi.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bien situé pour une visite rapide de la ville. Confort et à peu de frais.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

fred, quebec

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way too expensive for what you get.
No place to park your car. No TV No wii fii in your room. No air conditionner. It was 35 degree outside. Definetly not worth the price