JO&JOE Paris Gentilly

The best hostel shower I had in France. There's space to put stuff and a mirror and sink in the same booth The room was good too. Make your own bed. Multiple power outlets USB and plug. A few sacks to put things in bedside. Mirror and a few hooks.Double bed. Keycard entry. Tiny window with lock. It does get kind of stuffy at night of you leave it closed. Location is has pretty much nothing nearby. A few kebab esque shops and other restaurants. Pretty much only good for if you plan to take the RER B later. The downstairs bar/restaurant is a nice vibe. They screened football, there's charging outlets, 5€ beers. Efficient staff

Not really the fault of the hostel. Just know why you pick this place don't expect much around the local area. Otherwise nothing really....a slight buzzing noise in the room...Not supposed to bring outside food in...

Pretty good hostel, with a nice atmosphere. Beds are good and with a curtain, which I always try to search for (give more privacy when you are in a 10-12 beds shared room). RER station right besides.

The only problem, but that's Paris, is that the main transportation is RER. RER is always crowded (much more than the Metros) and it don't run 24h (last one is around 0h-1am). This can be a problem if you want to go out in Paris during the night. But for tourism during the day, it works very well. There are some night buses around, but it is not the easier thing to get/find.

The rer B train station (more like a metro) is a 2 minute walk from this hostel, so I dared to return alone at 11pm. The transport system in Paris is very convenient and many places can be reached within 25 minutes via the rer B and other metro lines. The price is lower because of its location but the convenience isn't compromised.

1. The air conditioning didn't work very well, it was more like a ventilator. I often woke up hot at night when the temperature was over 30 degrees. 2. The shower is small and there is not much room to put things in. And it gets a bit messy after people have used it.

- There was enough space to sleep in the cabins - a large and comfortable bed. - There are plenty of toilet and shower rooms, no need to wait. - Staff was very friendly and extremely helpful - The atmosphere of the place was great - The location seems to be safe for solo travelers.

1) The location is outside Paris. So, you need to buy a more expensive train ticket to go to (and from) the Gentilly station (via RER B train). I have bought a ticket from CDG to this hostel and found that it can't be used through the hotel. Therefore, I have to buy a new ticket (€2.8, price: October 2021) to go to the hotel. 2) If you want to save your budget, you need to walk around 10 minutes to the Cité Universitaire station (the last station in Zone 1). Then you can use carnet or other types of tickets (only €1.9). In addition, from this station, you need to walk through the university and cross a bridge, which is closed at 23:00, to get to the hostel.

It turned out I was a golden guest and received an upgrade to my room. Instead of a dormitory room, I stayed in an individual cabin. It was stuffy, but I enjoyed my privacy. I also had a free welcome drink and I should say that the staff is super friendly.

The location is not great but fair for its money. My flight was delayed so I arrived in Paris Orly around midnight. I highly recommend you not to use the tram this late if you travel alone.

Very nice solution 'capsules' for 1 or 2 persons. Separate space for each person. Space if normal for one person and the bed is comfy enough. Ventilation is good, but you have to open 'window' of your capsule. Metro 1 zone (University) is pretty close. Airport shuttle stop is less than 5 min walk.

Not sure if it's normal practice for all hostels in Paris suburbs, but once there was check for drugs with police dogs on my part of floor. I can only guess if it's related to one of roommates checkout or maybe some other incidents. Just strange. Not all bathrooms have working showers.

I liked the outside area, easy to meet and talk to people

Breakfast was over priced. Also, on my last night I didn't feel like drinking anymore, but I put money onto my room key because that's how things work there like to get drinks. And I asked for a refund because like I said, I Didn't feel like drinking anymore and they said no. Uhm I feel like you can, you just didn't want to. Also I wouldn't have put as much money on my card had someone told me I couldn't get a refund, that's how I found out the breakfast was over priced because I was forced to use my money on the card. Unpleasant end to an otherwise lovely stay

Great vibe, nice breakfast and "cabins" were quite spcious considering the deal. Good value for price, reasonably centrally in Paris.

Some sort of cental light switch for the entire room that holds four separate cabins was lit by someone else who returned middle of the night to their cabin in the same room, which lit the light in my seperate cabin. This was somewhat annoying. Wish some signs would have informed all guests sharing the same room about this.

The location was very nice, just five minutes from the metro station. I booked the cabin room, just a small place, 90% of the whole cabin is the bed which is huge and very comfortable, sheets and pillows were provided and were clean. The other thing in the cabin room is a table, mirror and a hanger, fits small luggage, the big one would be a problem. The outlet and USB ports worked very well. Breakfast was good. No noise everything was calm. The common shower and toilets were clean. Higher floors are accessible by elevator.

Wish there was a bin in the cabin room, at least a small one, which would be much helpful. Also, the breakfast could have more options, if was filling but every day it was the same, for a short stay it's nice but if you want anything else, maybe just eat outside. Also you have to pick up a breakfast token every day at the reception for the breakfast.

The ladies at the reception desk are so welcoming that I forgot it’s Paris :) The cabin units are such a creative way to do hostels… Bunkbeds are Queen Size! For a hostel, you get amazing privacy and space. You don’t need a locker as the entire bed is locked for you. Great.

These negative points are NOT a big deal. My stay was EXCELLENT. As this is a hip hostel with teenagers running around, the sleeping area can be noisy. The toilets are quite cool, bright, and mostly clean… Body wash is provided and towels can be rented… but it would be nice if cleaning them was more frequent.