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    Squilax General Store And Hostel - Where we had breakfast

    Squilax General Store And Hostel

    4.3(3 reviews)
    67.5 km

    What a gem. I've traveled between Vancouver & the Rockies many times and only just learned of this…read moreplace. Sleep in a caboose? Heck yes! We were in Kamloops looking online for a place to spend the night and we found the rate quite enticing, considering it's the same rate as some of the budget hotels just off the hwy. This location is just off the hwy near Chase. We reserved over the phone and headed straight over. It was nice to stay on the lakefront and we even built a campfire! Blaire is the lovely woman who runs it, she is a great host to chat with & makes killer pancakes! This is an HI hostel so if you have a membership you get a discount. We traveled during the pandemic so lucky for us we had a whole caboose to ourselves - we are a couple. Normally they sleep up to 6 (there are 4 cabooses) dorm style. There are 3 bunks in each (well ours anyways), kitchen, toilet and sink, large lockers, sitting area, and each caboose has it's own outdoor picnic table & bbq. The bunk bed is a very comfy single size mattress. I had a great sleep! Showers are in a building close by. You can pay a bit extra for pancake breakfast with coffee or tea, well worth it! Stay here for a unique experience!

    This hostel is also known as hi hostel shuswap lake…read more A hostel you will only find in canada: A canadian train wagon (cabooses used until 1967 for rail staff to switch tracks for trains). The trainwagon is now used as dorm with view of the lake. What i liked: - definitely unique accomodation (kids will love it) - view over the lake - included is use of the canadian canoe - basic, very good priced accomodation - friendly and helpful staff ( even though i arrived well before check in time, i still could check in and got loads of tips). Even though the highway is next to the hostel, it did not really bother me. I slept very well. Tip: you will need a car to get here. It is idealy located between whistler and the rocky mountains, so good stop over on a roadtrip Very reasonable pricing.

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