The Clarence Park - Hostel

Close to public transport and train station! Curtains around the bed and in suite bathroom.

It was relatively smooth. Being as it's a hostel, you deal with a lot of other people and their habits. It's in a great location, but they were very challenging to contact by email or phone.

We booked a premium private room the picture on Expedia didn’t match our room, I mentioned it but was told they were having so many issues with Expedia, it wasn’t a big issue as the room was ok but the stairs and building we were in didn’t get cleaned once in 5 days as we could see the same dirt on the stairs, the bed was comfy and it was nice that it had a plug in air freshener in the bathroom and the shower was good although the tiled floor was slippy, you had to be careful, I liked the staff here except for one girl in the morning, she wasn’t friendly at all and made me feel awkward in the morning, she didn’t move to let me get plates and she could see I was waiting, she was just moving things about and I didn’t like leaning over her, she was just miserable, the rest were lovely, not sure if she was volunteering or permanent staff but she needs to smile a bit more, both young lads on the desk were very nice and helpful. The only big issue was the kitchen is just too small for the amount of guests trying to eat breakfast in the morning, there’s a thin table with 10 seats and a couple of mornings we had to eat in reception as there was no room, at first when I asked if we could eat in reception I was told no, we were stood up next to the hob, after a few mins we were told we could and others followed, you need a bigger area to eat in and this would put me off staying there again as you are on top of each other, apart from that we had a great stay as the area is great

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As this was my first time staying at the Clarence Park - Hostel, I had no idea what to expect. On a positive note, the room rate (for the mixed 6-person dorm) was very good and the downtown location was excellent. On a negative note, there is no elevator so be prepared to carry your suitcase up multiple flights of stairs. Storage lockers in the room were too small to fit my medium-size suitcase and the bunkbed wasn’t high enough off the floor to fit my suitcase under it. The bathroom needs to be divided into separate spaces for toilet/sink and shower so guests could have better access. Wait times for access were lengthy and limited. The comforters are not washed on a regular basis so they were filthy. The room was very cold and I had to ask for the heat to be turned up. By the time I checked out, my bunkmates and I were feeling sick and coughing. I attribute this to the cold room and filthy comforters. Despite this, I would stay again if I could get a private room.

Great and affordable place in downtown Toronto!

Super clean, comfortable and cozy. I would love to stay here again (albeit with earplugs as our room had monstrously loud snorer the entirety of my 4 night stay)

Lovely, clean and super welcoming and cheap! I'll definitely come back again!

Everything as advertised. Great price for downtown Toronto

This was a great place to spend a night. It would have been better if I have a reminder email or text as it took me a while to find my reservation because I booked this in February. Other than that it was great.

A great value if you only need a basic room to sleep in.

I would make shower different

Great guy at the front desk Very helpful insightful

Great for solo travelers on budget.

The mattress wasn't good.

The Clarence Hostel is well located and the size of the 4-bed dorm is impressive. The kitchen was super clean. Lot of rooms in the fridge. The room was clean. The only downside, the person at the front desk was so unpleasant. Some people shouldn't work in customer service.

Every thing is good however the welcome staff should be more welcoming than rude behaviour

good price for a good central area

The private room was amazing, great stay! The staff were.a little stranger, whoever the guy was working the front desk on saturday evening was incredibly rude and unfriendly. If the rest of our experience hadnt been so positive, he would have made us make the decision to leave. Backwards hat on at the desk, seemed bothered to have to get up or answer a question, very rude, and was a bit uncomfortable that he has access to all rooms. Id like to NOT focus on that, as the property was fantastic besides that one person!

Overall, it is excellent for the price they charge. I lived in a 14-bed room, including lockers for each person, two washrooms and two showers. The room was clean. For the 14 bed room, there's no table or chair. Nevertheless, before entering the bedroom, there's a small lounge outside, which is kinda nice if you need a seat or not wanna to bother others. For the shower, I wish there was an additional rack beside the sink cause I couldn't find a place to put all the things I need. In addition, the hair dryer is kinda loud and not so strong to dry hair; I hope they can install a better one. I think The Clarence Park is a great Hostel, and I will definitely come back if I come to Toronto in the future! The only thing I think needs to be considered is the not so good noise insulation. Especially having the possibility of living with 13 other guests who have different schedules. A little sound can wake you up at night! If someone is taking a shower at night, like 12 am, you can hear it!!! They also have a common kitchen with shared kitchenware and fridge to store any food you have. Breakfast is also served from 8-10am. However, breakfast is nothing fancy but cereals and toast with butter or jam. Also, the milk for cereal went out so fast; I was there at about 8:40, and the milk was already gone.