The People - Paris Marais0

Friendly staff, good facilities, great location, safe and clean.

There needs to be better house rules that perhaps get mentioned at checking in to be more respectful of the people you share a room with.Stayed in an all girl dorm room with 3 other girls traveling separately. Some woke up before 6 others at 6 am to pack and organize their bags, turned on the lights, had full on conversations and one girl proceeded to blow dry her hair next to my headspace at 6:30 am. When asking her to not do that next to me and to do that in the restrooms she didn't stop. Overall it took them all over an hour to pack and go. It was very rude and awful way to start the day.

Location Room size is okay, bathroom too Beds are comfortable enough that you can sit in it without hitting your head

In the bathroom: No shelf - they are keeping the body wash provided by them on the floor and no shelf to even keep a small soap; no hooks - where is a person supposed to hang the towels, clothes etc?; housekeeping of the bathroom is not done everyday, was not expecting that; hand wash - mid stay the hand wash in the bathroom was over and I informed the reception. Despite that it was not filled, I had to carry my personal soap each time to the bathroom even though there is a dispenser. Room: there are hooks for towels but the hooks aren't numbered bedwise. There were 3 towels hanging already when I moved in even though only 1 bed was occupied. Clearly left over from previous occupants. There is no storage for a suitcase.

I stayed in an 8 bed dorm room. It was very clean, beds had privacy curtains, individual lights, storage shelfs, charging points and each assigned a lockable storage locker. The washrooms were also very clean. Guests have complained about the showers that go off after every 30 seconds - while it may have been a little inconvenient, I felt it was a great reminder to not use as much water....one can easily press on the knob but your conscious won't allow you to keep pressing as many times, so I guess it works for water conservation 😆. There were chill out rooms on each floor and a kitchen which I didn't use. It is easily accessible via public transport, 2 minutes walk to/from Sully-Morland station on metro line 7 or 9 minutes walk to/from Bastille on metro line 5. The river Seine is on the opposite end of the building so one can take long walks along the river or Saint Martin canal nearby. From here you can also walk to Bastille, Notre Dame Cathedral, etc. PS: Sofitel Hotel next door, S/O Paris, has a rooftop bar with what I believe is the best view of Paris (the smoking room has an even better view....not to forget the view from the washroom side)

It is almost impossible to check in earlier than 3pm, so be prepared to pay for a locker to store your bags. It costs €2 per hour and €4 or €5 for 6 hours for the big locker, though I found out this was too big for my 50L backpack . I only occupied half the locker space - I should have gone for the small one which is slightly cheaper. I extended my stay for a night but found it strange that it cost €60 to book directly with them while it cost €48 to book online (of course I chose the latter).

I mainly chose this hostel for the location. It is near Pont Sully and from here it is easy to walk along the Seine to notable places such as Pont Neuf. The rooms, beds, and bathrooms are tidy. There are storage lockers in each room to store valuables throughout the day. There are curtains on each bunk, which provides privacy. Inside each bunk is a charging port, mirror and a considerable amount of storage space given the size of the bunk.

The showers only turn on for ten seconds, and the water pressure is weak particularly when using hot water. This was inconvenient rather than something which ruined my experience, however. There is also not air conditioning in the rooms, which made it quite hot in the summer evenings. It was manageable but it might be best to stay here in the cooler months.

Lots of storage available in the dorm room to lock up your items. I also loved having the privacy curtain in the bunks. Bunks were well set up with lights, shelves and power outlets. The place was clean and well kept. The location was safe and quiet, walkable to most attractions and there was a metro station very close by.

Luggage storage lockers before check in and after check out I felt were quite expensive, considering lots of places do that for guests as a complimentary service. The shower only coming on in 10 minute intervals was very annoying. I understand it was to reduce water waste, but every 10 seconds feels a bit excessive.

I stayed in a 8 bed mixed dormitory, quite clean and confy. The bed had curtains - a big plus for intimacy and the bathroom was clean. It's a big hostel, very well located about 2 min from the 7th metro line Sully-Morland station, 10 min walk to Notre Dame Cathedral and aprox 20 min from Jardine du Luxembourg. At the second floor it's a nice restaurant. They rent towels for 4euro, locker for about the same. They also have storage room for the languages, 7 euro for 24 hours.

Position, staff, quality of structure facilities and furniture, care for details, problem solving attitude, tidiness and cleanliness, kindness and helpfulness of the staff (they also speak english, italian, português, and possibly something else...), it's eco-friendly. The bar&restaurant on the 2nd floor is very well decorated, it takes you in a tropical forest!, there's a small but nice selection of spirits, essential but improvable breakfast offert, suggestible to book for dinner, kitchen and bar open till late. A great discovery, highly recommend, can't wait to book a room for exchange,

The hostel is eco-friendly, so great attention on water, so the shower is actioned by a timed button, so sometimes (thanks to the natural water pressure on a high building) a pushed lasts less than 10 seconds. It's a bit annoying. Your room key is your universal key for everything is allowed you to do in there, lift included; if you book a dormitory with a private bathroom, that is the only one you have access to. If it's busy, you can only wait and hope.

Seems like the best and the worst hostel I have been in, at the same time. By far the cleanest, excellent location and great personnel, friendly professional, as it should always be.

BUT! 60€ per night for sleeping inside a "wardrobe"??? Really? Including such a poor breakfast?? For 60€??? And the door of my room (510) could never lock, even if I informed the reception (that seemed willing to help but didn't succeed to), so I was carrying my staff all over the city for two days... God! I know it's the post COVID times and prices are higher than ever, but still! It's the beginning of spring... How much would it cost in July? 200€? Oh, wait! That's what the info on the door was saying: price range from 30€ to 200€!!!Well that's not a range... that's a joke! 200€ for the upper part of the "wardrobe"? I can buy me a new one from IKEA with that money... Jesus!

Great location, very close to Sully-Morland metro station and walkable to Bastille metro station. It's in a rather quiet part of the town but also close to Bastille column where one can find many options for restaurants and cafes. Beds were comfortable with a curtain adding privacy and the little storage sections with lids were a nice touch. Small storage with lid was also provided which can be used as a stool as well. The common bathroom was cleaned often but then again some guests are messy. There was a separate section for the disabled. The showers were great with good pressure and temperature control. The breakfast area was nice and they served good food ( nothing fancy but just good enough). The drinks were great. The staff are very welcoming and friendly. All in all a very modern and efficient hostel. Would definitely go back in the summer.

Out of the 5 nights that I stayed in, elevators weren't working on 2 nights. It was a bummer to climb 4 floors after walking a lot in Paris. Kitchen was very smelly with guests cooking all sorts of things ( which is fine but please, air the room out!). I went in to grab some coffee on the first day but then didn't dare to go back again. I almost gagged. Again, this is not the hostel's fault.

Loved the sleeping pods - they had everything that I look for in a hostel these days: personal light, powerpoint, nice big shelf that fit my backpack, a secure little cupboard for locking up personal items, a privacy curtain, & there was even a little mirror on the wall which was a nice touch. Location was great, right by the Seine River & close the the Notre Dame Cathedral (under reconstruction due to the 2019 fire). It was a lovely walk along the river, or the metro station (Line 7) is literally a 2 minute walk from the hostel. There is a restaurant on site but I didn’t have a chance to check this out as I was out exploring before sunrise & back around midnight.

The timers on the showers. I appreciate the need to be environmentally friendly, however the shower was operated by a push button that only gave you about 7 seconds of water & you had to keep pressing the button to have a proper shower - I actually felt like my shower took longer because I kept being interrupted by having to press the button for more water. An increase to 30 seconds would be better. My room faced out to a busy road so it was noisy through the night with the window open - but this can be overcome by earplugs. You do have to pay for locker storage, but this wasn’t all bad because you actually have a secure locker for your bag, rather than a room that’s a free for all.