A stay at Kelowna Okanagan Lake Hostel places you in the heart of Kelowna, within a 15-minute walk of Okanagan Lake and Kelowna Centennial Museum. .This hostel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Okanagan Heritage Museum and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Okanagan Military Museum.
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.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 guestrooms. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature rainfall showerheads.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hostel include a television in a common area, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
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 offsite parking
Free self parking on site
Limited onsite parking
Things to do
Library
TV in common areas
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Change of towels on request
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
Garden
Picnic area
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Assistive listening devices
Upper floors accessible by stairs only
More
1 building
2 floors
Ballroom
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Food and drink
Shared kitchen access
More
Heating
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
Pets not 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
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Deposit: CAD 200 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Late check-in fee: CAD 20 for check-in between 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Alcohol is not served at this property
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
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travelers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
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2 - Terrible
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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
8/10 Good
zhao
Sep 16, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
zhao
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
4/10 Poor
Hans
Sep 9, 2024
No towels. No facilities in chamber. Shower to smaal. Washroom.
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.
Marty
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
2/10 Terrible
Brian
Traveled with family
Oct 3, 2022
Disliked: Staff & service
Did not stay. Staff refused to let me keep my valuable bike in my private room.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Verified traveler
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
4/10 Poor
Regie
Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with group
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