Wanderer's Inn Backpackers Hostel

We arrived in decent fashion. It was evident right off the bat that something was amiss. The owner, Martin Laniel, kept eying up my 15 year old daughter trying to make a connection. A little is appreciated, but he was totally coming onto here in a really creepy fashion with really creepy vibes and energy. I would not recommend this place. The owner is disgusting.

There is a bot giving this place all the 5 star Google reviews. When looking more closely at the 180 google reviews, giving this an overall 4.9 rating, in one day there were 30, 5 star ratings, mostly with NO comments. Mostly NOT in English. This place doesn’t house 30 people in a day. And even if it did…every single person reviewed it? They allow smoking inside. The owner smokes. So does employee #1. They both stink of cigarettes and #1 has that constant hackers cough. Walking around, constantly hacking. Eek. We stayed in “the shed” after a smoker was there. Good thing we travel with a candle for stinky rooms. Room is incredibly small (really hard for 2 people to change at the same time), and NOT very clean (we sacrificed a towel to put on the floor so we would be stepping on clean). There are only 2 full bathrooms (NO separate sink or toilets). So, if you have “to go”, or want to brush your teeth during the time when 2 people are showering, you are SOL. Upstairs, they could easily wall off (partial wall already there) between the shower and commode/sink, and add in a pocket door. So, with minimal cost, it would greatly help with the congestion. At the very least, the employees should shower (and blow dry their hair in the bathroom) during a non peak time. In asking how many max people can stay here. There was a long convo (in French) between #1 and another employee. After much discussion and counting of beds by room, they decided on…20. Really? You work here and don’t know this? There are 3 employees (2 of which whistle, non stop. Ahem.), always there, sitting around. It’s very odd…none of them seem to have a vehicle, and they just watch ?? (videos or whatever) without ear buds, prepare/cook/eat food, or sit outside next to the open front door and smoke. The house has minimal windows and when it’s warm outside, it’s stifling inside, especially upstairs. Sitting downstairs or outside also isn’t appealing with the cigarette smoke. There are NOT many places to sit, especially with 3 employees take up a third of them. The photo is the pile of garbage sitting next to the back door, that was there for our entire stay. I suggest to stay in one of the great Yukon campgrounds (which I didn’t know about), than here. Go to the new large Visitor Center for clean water, many clean toilets and sinks, and free WiFi.

Great place, friendly and accomodating staff, clean common rooms, bathrooms, and showers! Walking distance to all the pubs in the area (small town). Full kitchen with stove, fridge, and everything you need to cook food. Next time I'm in the area I'm absolutely staying there again!!