Wicked Hostels - Calgary

The place is really close to the bus stop that bring you from and to the airport. The staff is super nice and helpful and the rooms are as described. I would suggest to make the outside sign more visible because it was a little hard to figure out where was it and take care of the washroom more frequently. Besides that everything was perfect.
The breakfast is good enough to start your days with a variety of cereal, milk, Jam and juices

I stayed here in low season and high season. Both stays were nice, it's a calm hostel but with a decent social aspect. Also a lot cheaper than the other hostels I've seen in Calgary.

It's a great hostel with plenty social opportunities. The kitchen is great and the staff are friendly and helpful. Definitely would recommend.

This hostel was good! The staff was friendly, the dorms were clean, and the common areas were vibrant. There was an activity board full of activities for the week. Breakfast included and it was cereals, you could make pancakes, and fruit. Good location. I recommend you check them out! Full video on my YouTube channel.

Lily went above a beyond to help us! Thank you so much Lily for going the extra mille to make sure our client would be ok, really made such a difference. Thank you for your kindness and constant communication with us, 100% recommended!

The pros are it's a fairly good central location and the beds are super comfy. Free breakfast is good but can get busy. The free laundry service is exceptional.
There are a few cons. The shower/bathrooms do get cleaned once a day but they seem to get dirty pretty quickly with the volume of people in the hostel. People say this is "cheap", well maybe for Canada but not in general terms, for $40+ a day you expect a clean bathroom. They also accommodate long stay residents, which tend to be aussies who sit around most of the day looking for new jobs and seem to think the world owes them something. I also had an issue with a girl in my room, who seemed to have quite severe mental health issues where she spent all night talking to her mum on the phone about which hospital she needed to go to. One guy told her to be quiet multiple times before he vacated the room. This isn't the hostels fault but be aware of some of the people it attracts. Some nights the noise levels are not kept to the curfew. It kinda feels like it's run by people who just need a place to sleep themselves before they move on. It's OK, if it's the cheapest place to stay in Calgary by a fair amount then the few niggles can be put aside.

We are the hostel that makes you feel apart of the family, unless you're canadian, you can go sleep outside we don't care that you budgeted for 2 weeks in Calgary temporarily in hostels and we don't care that your international ID was issued In another province.

Your shoulder bag which you travel the world with is just not enough of a backpack. Just came from staying in many different hostels all over the west? We don't care. You're not part of our family if you're canadian.

Could get decent sleep, helpful staff and free breakfast/clothes cleaning is good. Main downsides is the bathroom, which needs bigger shower area as not enough space. Also would need either some clarification that it is indeed a party hostel, or have a variety in the socials for different types of people would be nice.

I really don’t understand the 4.3 stars, the bathrooms were so dirty, it was a nightmare to take a shower, clothes on the floor, hairs everywhere, looks like it wasn’t cleaned for a long time! The rooms were ok but the doors and the walls are so dirty I wasn’t feeling good sleeping with so much dirt.

Great party hostel, stayed during Stampede, excellent amenities and plenty of space for big groups.

It was a great hostel to stay at. Beds were comfy, a fun environment with events throughout the week (sadly only was passing through so could only stay the one night). A great price with a good simple breakfast in the morning. The wrist bands you get to enter the building/room was a great no keycard/key hassle! Only real thing lacking was there was no plug by my bed and the extension cable there did not work. Other than that great staff, she showed me the room and walked me through everything! As well very helpful/friendly with answering questions for parking my motorcycle etc.

Nothing special, but p good / livable for price- esp during stampede week

location is great, walking distance from downtown, on the same block as badlands

near good coffee/ some food

haven’t stayed in that many hostels but this one seemed decently clean / friendly -outside looks p sketch
-reception avail by phone 24/7, but not always at desk

Très bonne expérience autour du stampede, il y a des locker pour chaque lit (amenez un cadenas), la serviette de bain fournie gratuitement, la literie confortable, en plein centre ville. J'ai passé 4 nuit et plutôt bien dormi, je recommande

Everything was fine. Maxime made it way much easier and cooler than some other person's. But other than that very nice!

My honest review? Yeah ok, it's in a good location and you get free breakfast but there is a very high tolerance for loud noise past 11pm (currently 1am as I write this review due to lack of sleep from noise) no night watch or security so tells you everything you need to know honestly.they offer laundry service but they wash it for you? Super weird but great if you don't care about your clothes. All in all, out of the two hostel's in Calgary, the other one is $5 more but you get bigger lockers and zero tolerance for noise past a certain time.

Great hostel with everything you need. Everything is clean and tidy despite the number of people

Nice hotel nice experience nice front desk and nice owner. The front desk is a guy and really helpful and nice. I telephoned in advance and helped me a lot.they even offer free breakfast, I met the owner in the kitchen.the owner is very nice and taught me how to use when I meet difficulties.

Good setup: electronic entry, small lockers for each bed, individual kitchen baskets. Staff very helpful. Had free simple breakfast. Bathroom could use a few more hooks but not a big deal. Generally clean. Location wise, great downtown central area. Best without a car otherwise downtown parking is available at Calgary rates. Note their location is different now than a couple years before, so there's lots of older photos that do not apply. Also they do not accept Alberta residents.

The hostel location is prime. It is in the Calgary downtown area. Great location. You can walk several minutes to other places in downtown. The hostel is very clean, offering free breakfast, and offering free laundry if you live more than three days. People come and go if they only do a short-stay, but there are long-term tenants as well. Staff members are nice, and answer questions. People living here have diverse background, and they care about each other. The hostel offers different social activities around the week. Free wifi, and you can cook by yourself as well. Space for eating and self-studying are sufficient. If you live with others in an 8-people dormitory, you can still buy a lock to save your valuables in the individual cabin on the wall above your bed. The 8-people dormitory also has outlet near each bed to charge phones and so on. All positive experiences as this is a different life style.

Had a family member book here 5 days in advanced, with emails to prove it, only to have his reservation cancelled the day before his stay. When I called to inquire, the lady on the phone was rude and enforced to me that she would have replied to the booking ‘right away’ when they had noticed something was missing, when they had in fact (with receipt proof) waited 5 days and waited until the day before the event/ stay to cancel his booking. Very unprofessional. I understand this is a hotel for specific stays (for non Alberta residents) but to cancel a stay that wasn’t fixed immediately (and not 5 days later) from an Alberta resident, and to cancel a stay the day before the event/booking, without offering alternative options, is not okay.

Super auberge. Il y a une âme dedans ça se sent. Les gens partagent et échangent et c’est pour moi l’essentiel dans une auberge. En plus de cela c’est propre, le personnel est très sympa et accueillant et c’est calme la nuit. J’ai vraiment aimé cet endroit!

Wanted to stay here. They don't accept Canadian health cards as government issued ID. They expect me to have a drivers license. I don't drive due to health concerns. I guess they won't be getting my business.