{"key":"d6d37c91b1","origin":"osm","osm_id":"w303871329","category":"Accommodation","subcategory":"Hostel","community":"Tofino","lat":49.1531471,"lon":-125.911799,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Hostelling International","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Whaler's Guesthouse & Tofino Hostel is a boutique waterfront hostel and guesthouse perched on the edge of Clayoquot Sound with views of Meares Island and Lone Cone Mountain. Operating under the Hostelling International brand, it offers both private ocean-view rooms and shared hostel rooms steps from downtown Tofino's restaurants and amenities. The property rents bikes and surfboards on-site, making it a natural base for exploring Pacific Rim National Park.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.tofinohostel.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"81 West Street, Tofino, V0R 2Z0","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-725-3443","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"2 racks within 100m: rack at 29m; rack at 33m.","raw_osm":{"addr:city":"Tofino","addr:housenumber":"81","addr:postcode":"V0R 2Z0","addr:street":"West Street","alt_name":"HI Tofino","brand":"Hostelling International","brand:short":"HI","brand:wikidata":"Q16984941","building":"yes","building:colour":"#a25515","building:levels":"2","height":"7","internet_access":"wlan","name":"Hostelling International","operator":"Whaler’s Guesthouse / Tofino Hostel","phone":"+1-250-725-3443","roof:colour":"#5a8a00","roof:height":"2","roof:shape":"gabled","source":"Bing Maps","tourism":"hostel","website":"https://www.tofinohostel.com/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website content confirms this is an actively operating hostel/guesthouse at the OSM address, operating as 'Whaler's Guesthouse & Tofino Hostel' under the Hostelling International brand. The website explicitly states 'Free Wi-Fi' and lists 'Bike Rentals' as an on-site amenity, and notes the property is 'within steps of Tofino's best restaurants,' confirming nearby evening food. No website evidence exists for secure overnight bike storage, staff bike procedures, laundry, or most other amenities.","concerns":["Name mismatch: OSM records the name as 'Hostelling International' but the website and OSM operator field both identify the operating business as 'Whaler's Guesthouse & Tofino Hostel'. The HI affiliation may be historical or a brand umbrella; the current trading name appears to be Whaler's Guesthouse.","Phone number from OSM not corroborated by website content extracted — could not confirm."],"recommended_status_reason":"Property is a legitimate, active hostel in Tofino with on-site bike rentals and strong cyclist appeal, but neither required WWC criterion (secure overnight bike storage, staff bike procedure) can be confirmed from the website content — direct outreach needed before listing.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"On-site bike rentals are listed in the website navigation, which is a positive signal for cyclist-friendliness and may indicate familiarity with bike-related guest needs, but does not confirm secure storage."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"v2","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"v2_needs_review","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"area_dedup":{"absorbed":"f9eff49ed9"},"subcategory_source":"osm_tag","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Secure overnight bike storage":{"value":true,"source":"accreditation_jul2026","detail":"'Bike storage' listed as amenity on hihostels.ca HI Tofino page"}},"optional_amenities":{"Nearby evening food":{"value":true,"detail":"Website states property is 'within steps of Tofino's best restaurants, coffee shops and amenities.'","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Wi-Fi":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy Canadian","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"website explicitly states 'Free Wi-Fi' and lists 'Bike Rentals' as an on-site amenity","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"rock_bottom","label":"Rock-bottom","confidence":"high","source":"type_floor","signal":"tourism=hostel"},"tier":"info"}