As the only recognized backpacker's hostel in the Port Alberni area, the Fat Salmon prides itself on offering a little something-something for everyone on every shoestring budget. Featured and recommended in Lonely Planet, Reizen, and Routard international guidebooks, the Fat really knows how to roll out the backpacker red-carpet. Come into our gorgeous Valley, and let us show you how Vancouver Islanders do it up for guests. The hostel is fully-equipped for all types of stays - from short to longish, we have it all. A sit-in kitchen with a view of Mount Arrowsmith, six comfortable dormitories ranging in size from four beds per room to ten beds per room, a cozy reception area, and a relaxing lounge. We offer free tea, coffee and hot chocolate, free movies from a huge library of DVDs (new & old, national & international), a free library (take-a-book-leave-a-book), a phone and faxing service, free wi-fi, an information centre on premises, storage, free fresh herbs when in season, a BBQ area, an outside deck complete with sunset view over the Beaufort Mountain range, and the best service personnel you will ever meet in the hostel industry. The Fat Salmon is only a short walk from the Tofino Bus/Greyhound drop off point. We are a 5-minute walk from the MV Lady Rose marine services, which is the way to the West Coast Trail and Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre in Bamfield. All of the dormitories are shared rooms, and range in size from four beds (The Knickerbocker Room and The Mullet Room) to six beds (The Rotorua Room and The Daisy Field) to eight beds (The Carnie Room) to ten beds (The ''Oh, The Places You Will Go'' Room) per room . We try our best to accommodate groups together in a given area of the hostel. There is an inexpensive Laundromat just a hop, skip and jump around the corner, by the Kingsway Pub. We also have a sweet parking space in the back of the building where you can park whatever you came in on, too. Fat Salmon Backpackers hostel
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