Staff are amazing friendly people, however the hostel is a bit worse for wear. Our room was clean but the common areas were pretty disgusting. The kitchen constantly smelled awful but I suppose that's to be expected when there are loads of different people living there. The bathrooms on our floor were not sparkling but ok most days; on other... More

This was the grossest, most revolting, hideous den of foul i have ever laid eyes on, had it not been so late at night I woulda turned around and walked right out but I had sadly pre-paid And had no other option (from wotif.com) It was like rats ran the place, the stench, the foul, the horror.... I felt sick... More

When we got in the room we noticed all kind of insects in the bed so we complained a lot at the front desk and they offered us a refund for the first night and changed our room. However, I noticed the tomorrow almost an hundred of itchy bites all over my body and I figured out they were caused... More

it is nothing fancy, it is only a backpackers. Prime location in the down town area. This hostel is fun, the staff are great and i met some fantastic people too. Free breakfast to set up for for the day, you can not complain about that. Had a great time. Thanks Global Village Kensington.

I really have mixed feelngs about this hostel. There was so much potential there but it was never quite realized. The location is excellent, located near shopping, laundry mat, and restaurants. The facilities are pretty decent, if only they were kept clean. The state of the bathrooms was disgusting. The showers were not cleaned for days. I know this because... More

Friends stayed at the Global Village Backpackers and I thought it would be fine since they loved that place. I came to Toronto and was planning on staying 2 weeks; I barely lasted one night. The first room they gave me didn't have a curtain rod or curtains covering the balcony windows. The second room looked better but looks can... More

The level of cleanliness in this place is frankly shocking for anyone that would accept money from customers for a place to sleep. Seriously shocking. This place is absolutely disgusting. There were dark brown and yellow stains all over the pillows, towels and sheets. The walls, doors, floors and even the chair were all really dirty. Like it had been... More

We booked a double room and found that it did not look anything like the pictures! It smelt bad, was dirty and facilities were old. I stayed for two nights and came home to find that my entire body was covered in bed bug bites... For so many bites and only 2 nights it questions how often they check for... More

We had read the previous reviews and were concerned about the negative comments however we decided to call Global Village Kensington and talked to Alan and Nick about this concern since Mr. Richard McCarron, the owner, was unavailable. First, our experience as travelers is global and we do not stay in hotels chains owned by multi-nationals and overseas in western... More