Interviewing Canadas Hostels: Kelowna SameSun Backpacker Lodge
Posted on December 16, 2009 • 3 minutes • 581 words
Table of contents
- Q: How long have you been operating your hostel?
- Q: Tell us about your hostel?
- Q: What is your favourite activity / tour that your hostel offers, and why?
- Q: Tell us about the area your hostel resides in?
- Q: Are there any special promotions you’re currently running or have run in the past?
- Q: How much does it cost for:
We are on our second Hostel in our series of posts where we’ll be interviewing Canadian hostel owners and managers . The staff at SameSun have been extremely helpful in providing answers to our <img alt="SameSun Backpackers Lodge" src="http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/SameSun-Backpackers-Lodge-300x189.jpg" title="SameSun Backpackers Lodge"> questions, I can’t thank them enough for helping us get this series off the ground. Be sure to follow SameSunNation on Twitter, they’ve got a special giveaway coming up. But first, let’s find out about Kelownas SameSun Backpacker Lodge.
Q: How long have you been operating your hostel?
A: 9 years
Q: Tell us about your hostel?
A: 80 dorm beds and 12 private rooms. Our dorms are 4, 6 and 8 person dorm rooms. We have one 8 person female dorm.  Our private rooms have one double bed in them and share a interlocking washroom with the room beside then. All of them have cable tv and 9 of them have high def flat screens. We have a massive kitchen open 7am to 10pm it has all the cooking utensils, fridges and stoves you need. We have a coin-operated laundry room, tv room and patio with bbq out back. Also have a pool table, bubble hockey table, shuffle board table and foosball table and the big attraction is the new ping pong table.
Q: Does your hostel offer any activities or help book tours for it’s guests?<img alt="Kelowna SameSun Food" src="http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Kelowna-SameSun-Food-300x226.jpg" title="Kelowna SameSun Food">
A: We have a activity happening everyday, they range from bbq nights to Kelowna Rockets hockey nights.
Q: What is your favourite activity / tour that your hostel offers, and why?
A: The bbq night or the Thanksgiving & Christmas meal because it is a great dinner and cheap for $10 and $5
Q: Tell us about the area your hostel resides in?
A: Great location right on the main hwy 97 downtown Kelowna. A short 5 min walk to beach and the downtown Bernard street.
Q: Do you offer work for backpackers? When is the best time to apply?<img alt="Kelowna Samesun Foosball" src="http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Kelowna-Samesun-Foosball-300x225.jpg" title="Kelowna Samesun Foosball">
A: We do a work for pay which means we pay our staff and then they pay us rent for the staff room. Need to apply a good month ahead of time.
Q: Are there any special promotions you’re currently running or have run in the past?
A: We have a pay for two get your third night free if you book on line. We do a pay for six nights and get your seventh night free right now.
Q: How much does it cost for:
A: Dorm:$24 in a 6 or 8 person dorm and $28 in a 4 person dorm Double:$49 plus tax in winter Your hostels website: www.samesun.com Your hostels Facebook page (if available): samesun nation Your hostels Twitter page (if available): on the website [mappress] A big thanks goes out to Jerel, the Manager of Kelowna’s SameSun Backpacker Lodge. Be sure to browse through the photos and get a behind the scenes look at some of the great times being had there. Kelowna’s a beautiful city, and one of my personal favourites in British Columbia. You should have no trouble finding fun in this hip and happening city. Don’t forget to subscribe to i Backpack Canada for more interviews and sneak peaks into life in Canada’s hostels. [gallery link=“file”]
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