The Riding Fool Hostel - Cumberland, British Columbia

JP Rus

Nous avons été amené au Riding Fool Hostel en transit depuis la Sunshine Coast. L'arrêt n'était pas nécessaire en direction de Tofino, mais il rendait la route plus facile à gérer.

Ce que je retiens, l'ambiance va parfaitement de paire avec ce petit village. L'immeuble est vieux, mais possède un charme très intéressant. La salle commune est confortable et invitante. La chambre est propre et confortable. Les amants de la décoration n'y trouveront pas leur compte, mais pour nous c'était secondaire.

Le service est difficile à juger lors d'un arrêt d'une nuit et encore plus en période de pandémie. Les communications via téléphone ou messages textes sont cependant faciles avec le personnel. Celui-ci est très accommodant, on voit l'expérience des années d'exploitations. J'espère néanmoins le retour d'un front desk après la pandémie, la présence d'un responsable/ conseiller demeure inestimable, même malgré un plexiglas.

L'emplacement dans la communauté est excellent, tous les services sont proches er les attraits de la région également. Le seul bémol est que le village, aussi sympathique soit-il, demeure loin des centres d'intérêt touristiques habituels.

Rapport qualité-prix excellent, une découverte pour les amateurs de vélo de montagne et de randonnée. Un centre de ski se trouve également à proximité.

Harold Bredel

Chambre simple mais jolie et propre. Salle commune conviviale avec différents jeux (billards, fléchettes...)

Colette Madec

Belle auberge...Propre ....

Josh Scott

Centrally located with the brewery and coffee shop just down the road. The Bunk bed room we stayed in had plenty of space for a hostel. The beds were comfy and the bedding of reasonable quality. The kitchen is well equipped too and the lounge area is spacious. The showers had good water pressure with a reasonable quantity of water too! Overall, a very nice place to stay if you're in town to mountain bike and not going to be spending much time in your dorm.

Viktor G

Didn’t realize this was a hostel when we booked it for our family of 5 with 3 young kids aged 3, 7 and 9. Thought it was a hotel and were kind of surprised not to have a bathroom or an air conditioner or any other amenities in our room when we showed up. As a hotel I would not give it 5 stars, but as a hostel I think it deserves a good review.
I’ve never stayed in a hostel before, but haven’t heard great things about them. This one had 3 bathroom shared between 8 private rooms, the bathrooms and the room were very clean and tidy. It appears that all the rooms are private with no dorms or shared accommodations. There was a large shared kitchen and living room/games room. Overall the place was very quiet and had an old school vibe to it. Price was a little bit high for what it was (almost $300 after tax). I probably wouldn’t stay again because of no private bathroom etc, but the kids loved the bunk beds. Next time I’ll pay more attention to the extra letter ‘S’ in the word “hotel” when booking 🙂

jshg70

What a great little hostile/hotel. Right near the mountain bike park in Cumberland. Rooms are very clean, bathrooms are super clean, kitchen and common area are amazing. I had a great conversation with a woman that worked there. She was really friendly and informative, and helped me pick a route to ride. We’ve stayed here a few times and would do so again in a heartbeat.

Helen Green

Nicest hostel I’ve ever stayed in! The bathrooms and kitchen were so clean and the common room was great to hangout in. Very quiet as well.

Ivan Sobolev

Great location, comfy beds and the old times vibes (without unnecessarily strong smells and such). Surprisingly quiet for a building made out of wood