Raging Elk Adventure Lodging

Stopped in for a night and stayed at the Raging Elk. If you are looking for luxury - this is not your place. However, if you are looking for a cost effective stay in a nice location and don’t mind no A/C this is for you! It’s definitely an older hostel, but we didn’t mind. There was some noise from the downstairs bar, but nothing too crazy. We booked a private room and utilized the Google cast TV which we weren’t expecting, but were fine without AC and just used the fan. Bathrooms & rooms were clean, check in / out was easy and staff was nice! The bar on-site was great for a drink on the patio. If you’re rolling through fernie for the night this is your spot.

Had a private room. It was clearly in need of modernisation. No air conditioning, just heating, which was nigh unbearable during a heat wave and I couldn't open a window at night because it opens onto a corridor not the outside so wasn't safe for a solo traveller. The fan provided was great, except it has a maximum 2 hour timer before it shuts off, so I woke every 2 hours due to heat and had to turn it on again. Infuriating. Didn't get a single good night's sleep, and it was only low 20s outside, however my room thermostat was saying 25-28c (77-82f)

Was just passing through Fernie on my way to the Kootenays and this hostel was the perfect place to rest for the night. At first I was a little worried from some of the reviews, but I think those are people expecting a hotel experience vs. a hostel. Check-in and checkout were a breeze, even after I let them know we were going to be a bit after 11PM, they were super kind. Room was clean, it was quiet, bed was comfy with lots of pillows and beautiful mountain views when I woke up. 10/10 would definitely stay again!

Absolutely the worst hotel experience I've ever had, don't stay here if you want to sleep before 12:30am! The room is cheap and cheerful, far too hot and stuffy but I thought it would do for 1 night. Turns out there was an event on in the lounge that has live music right underneath the room. I did not feel this was made sufficiently clear in the booking that sleep before 12:30 would be impossible, and would have chosen any other hotel instead if made aware. It said there would be a bit of noise from the bar, I've lived above bars before and experienced a bit of noise, this was unbearable. We ended up going on a 2 hour walk because we couldn't sleep. To top it all off, when checking out the man at reception was rude and had terrible customer service. He immediately got defensive and there was no sense of an apology or any care. I've spent my life working in customer service, I've had bad days where I've been stressed and got defensive at complaints, so I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but he was incredibly rude and my experience of the service here is that it is awful. Awful hotel, awful service, book anywhere else.

We enjoyed our stay at Raging Elk. The people are friendly, it was comfortable, and happy hour at Kodiak Lounge was fun. If we ever find ourselves back in Fernie, we'll definitely stay again!

Wow, $130 for this. Good location but that's it. No Cable TV but you can stream. No AC but a fan that looks like it hasn't been cleaned since it was bought. It's only for k e night.

You think your hostel stay in North Koreas bad lands was pretty bad. No, I don't doubt you. I can only imagine. But, if you want that to seem like a six night free stay in a Hilton on Daytona beach, swing right on in to the "RAGING Elk." A brief four night stay not only leaves your wallet gasping like a drowned toad, but you walk away with experiences holding a close equal to those sainted souls who lived to tell the tale of combats iron grasp. Now by no means do I want it to seem like I'm on an aimless rant, but, the rooms literally have less ventilation than a sealed milk jug and that added to the grand bunk beds really gives it the fitting vibe of a WW2 bunker. Yes, a Bunker literally, but not a casual one, one under an incessant bombardment. As the music being played in I suppose the bar, below from nine to midnight, shook the whole place and the guys in the room next door talking were so audible that with my eyes closed I would have placed an easy bet that they were somehow sharing the same room with me. They say there is a fan included but be not fooled. There is nevertheless no fan at all, and unfortunately, the onboard thermostat was either on a three week drunk or it was entirely gone for good, the only breath of unused air to be obtained was through a window that opened up head hight into the public hallway, fortunately for the fellow that wanted to gaze through and check me out on my bunk. So yes, a well-deserved one star, in fact, a well-deserved no star at all, but thank Google, I am unable to pay you that worthy homage.

Booked an extra night through hostelworld and could not cancel or change our booking. The man at the Raging Elk Hostel front desk managed to get us a discount for the last night, even though it didn't seem possible due to our third party booking! So thankful 🙏