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A quick walk from the Via Rail station, you can't beat this location if you've got bags and don't like walking around with them or to waste money on a taxi. It's also on the 800 local bus route (well street is a block away) that you catch for $3.75 to go to the waterfall. A supermarket is about 100 metres away where you can buy cooked chicken (the 800 bus leaves from next to that too). It's not that long a walk up to the historic Quebec town (inside the walls) or the modern CBD. But much better to do that walk without your luggage on your back since it is uphill. ||I had read a few negative reviews of this place, so I had expected it to be like the soup n episode of Seinfeld, but although Pierre the owner isn't a fake smiler bubbly personality type, I found him to helpful and the first thing he did was give me a map (hardly any hostels do this anymore) and circled everything there was to see in Quebec City, the supermarket and other things. He also told me about the waterfall. Along with some musical festival that was happening I'd never heard of. He was happy to answer questions. ||Granted beds weren't the most comfortable, they were plastic mattresses and pillow (which made a lot of noise). But does this really matter? Not really. The showers were small but had decent water pressure and hot water. The toilets though did not have soap, something a bit concerning when you've got a communal kitchen. You also need to bring your own towel. ||There are a few tables in the kitchen area. There is also a lounge area between rooms 2 and 3 (the dorm rooms) but there is an old lady who obviously lives in that room, meaning it is not really appealing to use for guests to socialize. When asked she replies abruptly that she is not staff. She coughs constantly, has a lot of empty beverage bottles on the floor in front of 'her couch" and on the very rare occasion she leaves to go into the kitchen or something she leaves a note on her blanket that says it is private property. do not move or use it. Most hostels wouldn't tolerate this kind of behaviour of claiming a part of a common area from someone who is actually staying in a dorm or other room, let alone someone just freeloading in a common area. I'm guessing she is the owner's mother or something like that. Unless she was a ghost.
