I personally stayed in a private room on my last vacation here, but I have stayed in the coed rooms in the past. I highly recommend this hostel, which is cheap and cozy. I met a lot of great people here, and it’s central to everything! There is a great little bar downstairs and a full working kitchen if you feel like cooking a meal. They also offer guided night pub tours of the city.

I have to say that my stay at the Hostel was great. I stayed in one of the single rooms ($52.00 a night...it was my birthday!) but a dorm bed would set you back $21.00. I found my room to be of a good size, although the dorms may differ from mine. The hostel is clean and well maintained and most of all the staff are helpful and friendly. All rooms have showers, toilets and air conditioning. The hostel has a bar/cafe in the basement serving quite reasonably priced food and beer. There is also internet access here priced at $2 for 20 minutes. I found it slow logging on and didn''t have much time to actually use it. There is also a pool table and a kitchen for communal use. There are several fridges for storage as well.

A small launderette is in the basement which is reasonable - $1 for washers and a $1 for dryers. There is also an ironing board and iron for those who would rather not going out wrinkled! A small lounge equipped with a TV and board games can be also found in the basement.

Bar tours of the Latin Quearter are arranged every week and there are free shuttle buses to the Mont Tremblant hostel. Storage lockers ($2 non refundable) are available prior to check-in or after check out. The hostel is well loacted to St Catherine and many cheap restaurants. Open 24 hours. The nearest metro station is Lucien A''Allier (just around the corner. If you ever get disorientated in Montreal head towards the Molson centre and the milk bottle (you will understand when you stand outside the YHA.)

I met with some really friendly people from all over the globe here and would recommend it to a first time visitor or a single female to the city, as it was safe and gave you an opportunity to meet up with people.

The rooms in the hostel are small, but you didn''t come to sit in your room. Each has two sets of bunk beds and a small bathroom with shower, which was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting group bathrooms. The hostel has a small, inexpensive cafe downstairs, along with Internet access, a pool table, and some other little amusements. They also offer activities out on the town, such as the guided bar tour. It''s conveniently located 3 minutes'' walk from the subway (Lucien-L''Allier stop). All in all, a great deal for a cheap trip. Just watch out--our roommate had a little too much fun one night and ended up peeing all over the floor. In the room. Two feet from the bathroom. Hurrah.