Global Village Kensington, Toronto, Canada
Budget Accommodation North America Canada Toronto Hostels Global Village Kensington
The hotel is located in the heart of Toronto’s famous Kensington Market with boutiques, grocery stores, restaurants and cafes all outside the front door. The exciting nightlife of College St is just a short walk, along with Chinatown and the Entertainment District.
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Facilities
- 24 hour hot showers
- Common area / room
- Communal kitchen
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Fax
- Internet / Wi-Fi
- Internet access in public areas
- Lounge area
- No Curfew
- Reception (limited hours)
- Self-catering Facilities
- Television room
- Tours/Travel Desk
Extras
- Linen – FREE
- luggage room – FREE
- Towel – FREE
About Global Village Kensington
College Hostel is a budget youth hostel; one of Toronto's busiest. Downtown Toronto and close proximity to bohemian Kensington Market take much of the credit for backpacker and tourist popularity. We have an on-site sushi bar. Each room is equipped with cable TV, phone and a private balcony.
The hotel is located in the heart of Toronto’s famous Kensington Market with boutiques, grocery stores, restaurants and cafes all outside the front door. The exciting nightlife of College St is just a short walk, along with Chinatown and the Entertainment District. We are within a few minutes walk of the University of Toronto campus and only a short streetcar ride from Ryerson University.
Location Information
From the (Pearson) Airport:
Take the Airport Express bus to Union Station (the main train station) across from the Royal York hotel.
Then we're the 2nd building south of College st. on the West side, 280 Augusta Ave.
By Train:
From Union Station (Bay and Front):
Take the TTC subway University Line, north to Queen's Park station and take the College streetcar west one block past Spadina Ave. and turn left (south) on Augusta Ave.
We're the 2nd building south of College st. on the West side, 280 Augusta Ave.
By Bus: From the Bus Station (Bay and Dundas):
Take the Dundas streetcar west to Spadina Avenue, and the
Spadina streetcar north to College Street. Walk one block west
on College St. and turn left (south) on Augusta Ave.
We're the 2nd building south of College st. on the West side, 280 Augusta Ave.
By Car:
From the West, take QEW to Gardiner Expressway or from the 401 go south on 427 to Gardiner Eastbound.
From the East, take 401 to Don Valley Parkway South to Gardiner Expressway.
Exit the Gardiner at Spadina Avenue and go north. Turn left (west) on Dundas then at the 2nd right, go north on Augusta to #280.
Important Information
Earliest check-in
14:00
Latest check-out
11:00
Conditions
Check-in is usually 1PM, but if your room is ready you can have it on arrival. If you arrive early, feel free to store your luggage with us and get out in the city or enjoy the hostel services, common area and free internet access until you get your room.
Note: Government issued photo id required (ie. passport or driving license).
Check-out is 11AM.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation is 48 hours, inability to cancel within 48 hours will be charged one night accommodation.
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Location
280 Augusta Avenue
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Guest Reviews
RSSWe planned to stay at this hostel for four nights... We could only tolerate one and only because we couldn't find another place to stay right away.
Our room was on the third floor. The one mens toilet was out of order so I would have to go up a floor or down a floor to use the toilet- more often up a floor because the downstairs bathroom had no toilet paper. Both of the mens showers on my floor were missing the knobs to turn the water on. I used the showers on the 4th floor; one of which was also missing the knobs. I never checked the first floor, but only having one shower for two floors of backpackers is not enough.
This hostel was also very dirty. There were stains all over the room- floors, walls, ceiling... There were random things left in the room as well. There was a dirty tissue and an empty water bottle in the night stand. There was a fan in the room. When we first go there it was missing it's knob but we eventually found it in a dresser drawer.
The friend I was traveling with found the girls facilities to be equally gross. There was a bloody maxi pad on the girls shower room floor and someone has smeared feces on the toilet seat of the only stall with a lock on it...
Unless you have a very high tolerance for filthy living conditions I would advise you to avoid this place!
Wireless was also advertised on their website, however, it was an incredibly weak signal if you were lucky, and most often it you just couldn't get it.
The only positive thing I can say about this place is that when we told the front desk we wanted to check out early and get our money refunded for the three nights we wouldn't be staying they were very accommodating.
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* The Customer Satisfaction score is based on a combination of ratings from Travellerspoint and external websites. The score of 57% for this property is based on ratings provided by 30 guests.
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