This place was the filthiest establishment I have ever set foot in. Bathrooms had mould all over the walls, and in the week I stayed I think they were cleaned once, which was a half baked effort. Key cards stopped working every day without fail so had to get them re-programmed every day. Staff were fairly friendly, but many seemed... more

Staff were the best, close to everything and the housekeepers were funny and helpful. All that plus an in-house bar! more

My friend and I stayed at this hostel while in the city for a concert. The linens and towels were clean as they arrive daily from a laundry service. The room was okay - clean but not great. No personal lockers in the rooms for belongings. And only one working shower and a few working toilets for our wing or... more

If you want to get bedbugs,and use disgusting showers and toilets and have rats running around in your room than global village backpackers is the perfect place for you.The staff there is horrible no help what so ever. The only thing going for them in that they have a bar and you meet some drunk travellers so my sugestion in... more

I stayed here for 4 nights and found this hostel dreadful. We were told upon arrival that you weren't allowed to eat food in the room, which we didn't. But we had brought chocolate over for friends and didn't think it was safe to leave in the kitchen. So we left it in our suitcase. We moved to a hotel... more

Fun and friendly staff, great location, clean rooms, clean bathrooms. They also host gigs in the bar during music festivals and also have a lot of beds booked by various bands in for North by Northeast and Canadian Music Week, so it's a cool place to meet interesting people. more

I originally visited GVB back in summer and had an awesome time. Planning to stay for 2/3 nights I did two weeks. Friendly, inviting and FUN! The bar during the summer is outside, very mellow, very beautiful (if slightly pricey) - check the photos on the web site as my description cant do it justice. One word of warning, GVB... more

The Global Village Backpackers in Toronto is a pretty average hostel in my opinion with many pros though a few more cons. Pros: The hostel was very well located, pretty much where you want to be situated in Toronto. It's near all the attractions (CN Tower, Eaton Centre and Kensington Markets) and not too far from the club district and... more

We had a private room overlooking the CN Tower with a crusty old banana skin on the window but we did not complain as we was only there two nights. Although the room was very small the bed had clean linen on it and we were warm and tidy. What really makes this place is the bar to its rear... more