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Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel

HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel
 

HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel

Ice Field Parkway
T1L 1B3 Banff
Canada
 
Tel. 1(403) 670 7580
Fax. 1(403) 283 6503

Customer Rating

Total:
83%
83%     100 12
Friendliness of Staff:
90%
90%
Efficiency of Service:
87%
87%
Comfort:
75%
75%
Cleanliness:
78%
78%
Security:
78%
78%
Location:
87%
87%
 

Availability Calendar

Winters at HI-Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel are a magical time filled with the jingling of caribiners and ice screws and stories of victory and defeat at the hands of the frozen foe. With more “beta” than any book, Rampart Creek is the places to go and find out what ice climbs are putting fear into the climbers this season or just where the ice is good to throw your axes around. The reason for all this ice talk at the hostel? Rampart Creek has over 150 ice climbs within 30 minutes drive. This concentration of ice is unparalleled in Canada and quite possibly the world. Climbs range from a few for the timid or beginner up to those for extreme (or insane) climbers, with new mixed routes popping up each year. So if you want to get off in your harness, get on up to Rampart and check out what the locals have been trying to hide for years!

Due to the wilderness location, accessibility for the physically disabled is challenging (call for further details) Credit Card needed when making reservations. Due to lack of direct/reliable communication with the Wildereness Hostels the Central Reservation Office is not able to make same day arrival reservations - walk in basis only. 48 HOURS individual cancellation - at all wilderness hostels. Book ahead to avoid any disapointment, as these smaller hostels are very popular both winter and summer.
 
Not into ice climbing? Well, ice climbers go to bed early and tend to leave before most sane people are up. This leaves plenty of time to relax at the hostel, enjoy the sauna and check out some skiing or snowshoeing in the area.

Hostel bed capacity

Total beds:24

Opening times

Opening times (daily/weekly):Open for Check in 5pm to 11pm (please let us know if you are going to be a late arrival). Check out -10am. This Hostel is CLOSED during the day.
Opening times (over the year):Open all year - winter closures may apply.

Street Map and Route Planning

 

Directions

Location Map
Bus:Greyhound Bus goes to Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper - there you may access a SUNDOG TOURS shuttle bus which runs along the ice field parkway once daily. 1(888)786-3641
Parking:Available free at hostel.
Location:95km north of Lake Louise, 34km south of Columbia Icefield Centre on Hwy 93/Icefields Parkway. 11km north of Saskatchewan Crossing on the right-hand side.

Attractions

River/harbour/lake nearbyHiking area
Forested/wooded areaHostel with a difference
Winter sportsMountainous/hilly area
Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel  

Facilities

Discounts and concessions availableSelf-catering kitchen
Sheets in priceSauna
Credit card acceptedIndividual traveller welcome
Non smoking room/areaGreen Hostel
SportsRates include local tax
BBQ

Customer Reviews HI - Rampart Creek Wilderness Hostel

14 Jan 2012 Tyler, Canada
100%
100%
no issues. Although it was a short stay, I plan on returning.

01 Jan 2012 Matt, Canada
20%
20%
My stay sucked. Infact I never got to stay at all. I was excited to see that there was vacentcy for Dec.31, as it was Dec.30. I booked online and paid my deposit and assured my five friends that our room was booked for the next night. I woke up the next morning to find out it was a mistake and there was no room for us, so I ended up hosting my five friends in a wall tent. It turned out to be a blast and I am thankful for that, but no thanks to HI Rampart creek. Oh and to my knowledge I never got my deposite back, I'll let you deal with that if your want to prove your buisiness is remotely credible. Thanks, Matt Robinson

Hostel response:
Hello Matt, thanks for taking the time to comment. Our Central Reservations manager looked into this issue and identified that we had some of the close-out options incorrectly set. This has been remedied and we hope that it's the end of the issue for you and other visitors. I appreciate you letting us know of the problem. Please contact me at the hostel, 403-762-4123, to arrange refund of your deposit. Ken Campbell General Manager


19 Sep 2011 Pablo, Spain
100%
100%
It was my first time in one of those wilderness hostels and I just loved it. Pablo - born to be wilderness

26 Aug 2011 Alison, England & Wales
90%
90%
Rampart Creek describes itself honestly. We had a really good time and the hostel manager was friendly. As it said there are no showers/places suited to washing your face etc so we braved the creek! Freezing but memorable!

11 Aug 2011 Dwight, Canada
87%
87%
COMMON AREA NEEDS MORE VENTING OR WINDOWS WITH SCREENS

29 Jul 2011 Ben, USA
70%
70%
The washrooms were the worst I stayed in, and the kitchen was dirty with the layout generally unworkable for the number of people there. MacKenzie was great. I liked the separate sitting room and the beds were generally comfortable in the warm rooms

Hostel response:
Thank you for taking the time to comment. We recognize the washrooms at Rampart are challenging and have added replacing these outhouses to our capital plans. While the kitchen is tight when the hostel is busy, the only way to improve upon the space it to remove the wall between the kitchen and sitting room, which you mentioned enjoying - so we've opted to compromise in this area, as adding buildings in this protected National Park isn't really an option. Hopefully, the scenic vistas, local hiking trails and other visitors made up for the drawbacks of the property; we'll keep working on improvements as we have the funding and approval to do so!


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