JO&JOE Paris - Nation

I stayed here for two nights and overall had a mixed experience. The design of the hostel is amazing; very modern and beautifully decorated and the bathrooms were actually some of the cleanest and most spacious I’ve seen in Paris. The showers were great, with good pressure and two different shower heads. The WiFi was also reliable. However the cleanliness of the rooms really needs improvement. The curtains were very dirty, with stains on them, and when lying on the bottom bunk, the underside of the top bunk did not look clean at all. I also asked about the weekly program and received the wrong information, which was disappointing. It really depended on which staff member you spoke to. Some were helpful, others not at all. The rooftop was closed without any announcement on the website, which was another letdown. On top of that some events weren’t communicated clearly and the atmosphere downstairs felt odd when a children’s birthday party took place over the weekend. Breakfast is worth trying, and for two nights the stay was fine. But I chose to book somewhere else for my third night in Paris.

I genuinely cannot understand why so many guests seem to have complaints, as my experience at this hotel was truly excellent. The staff were exceptionally courteous and professional, greeting us warmly and even assisting us in German, which we greatly appreciated. The rooms, while simple, are perfectly adequate for an overnight stay and maintained to a very high standard of cleanliness. The breakfast was delicious and more than sufficient to start the day comfortably. The overall atmosphere and interior design of the hotel are stylish and thoughtfully arranged, creating a refined and welcoming environment. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay — one staff member even sang for us, which added a uniquely personal and memorable touch to our visit.

I had an absolutely amazing experience at this hostel! The staff were incredible — always friendly, attentive, and ready to help with anything. The location is simply perfect, close to everything you need to enjoy the city to the fullest. Comfortable facilities, a welcoming atmosphere, and great vibes all around. I 100% recommend it! I would definitely come back.

I had previously stayed at another Jo&Joe (in Rio de Janeiro) and really enjoyed the vibe there. I found Jo&Joe Paris Nation to be more cramped — the spaces are quite small — and its location is relatively far from the main tourist areas of Paris, although it’s easily accessible by metro (the Buzenval station is just a few meters away). I stayed in a triple room, and what bothered me the most was that it was quite dark, with very little lighting (we had to use our phones as flashlights at night). At check-in, even though I have a status with the ALL loyalty program that allows early check-in, the first staff member simply told us to wait for an hour. I had to go back and remind them about the loyalty benefit; then a second staff member helped us and gave us access to the room (which had actually been ready all along). The bathroom in the room was spacious, and breakfast was tasty — I just missed having eggs.

The place is nice, but unfortunately there are simple things that aren’t well thought out - the lamp in the room was IN my bunkbed, so while the people turning the lamp on couldn’t see anything on the floor i had a whole led strip looking me in my face, which woke me up about 3 times on the first night. The outlets make a terrible buzzing sound which can be really annoying. I didn’t get good sleep and as a person who struggles with sleep I chose to sleep elsewhere on the following night. The activities are a nice touch, but should leave some space for the guests just trying to warm up/eat/have a drink. The computer gaming club on tuesday night was very especially unpleasant, since there was no space to sit and the clicking sounds were driving me crazy - i had to finish my tea on the rooftop. All in all the place is nice and tidy, but i wouldn’t recommend it for more than one night until they put some thought into basic comforts, like curtains for the second floor beds and putting lights where it would actually make sense.

Good location but a more expensive hostel and for what you pay you dont really get what you would expect. The rooms are pretty smelly and have a bad air quality, they are dark and not perfectly clean but more 50/50 , the bunkbeds which are at the bottom have a nice curtain to close and shut yourself a little off from the other people in the room, while the top bunks dont have anything like that, low walls and are placed that you can basically look over to all the different top bunks which creates an uncomfortable feeling. I also found this hostel to have very small or not really a lot of common areas or places to sit at except the rooms or the lobby which also serves as a restaurant and doesnt really give the chance to sit down with any of your own stuff. Tried to check out the common areas in the basement but it was locked, same with the rooftop terrace, which was kind of dissappointed. The hostel does have a lot of potential, friendly staff and relatively new bathrooms too which also could be cleaned better tho, but with the experience I had I would recommend to book another hostel which is price worthy too.

This hostel was very different from other hostels I have stayed in, I didn’t experience a very friendly environment with the staff or the other travelers because that’s not the vibe that’s created. The sanitation of the private room we booked was also not the best. It’s a working space on the main floor so you’re not allowed to eat there unless you’re buying food from their kitchen, if you want a checkout past 10am you have to pay extra, there are extra city tax fees when you arrive, etc. Close to the metro and you can check in whenever which is nice.

The place has so much potential. Good seize bedrooms, nice common areas however it could use some hygiene. The rooms weren’t cleaned all 3 days I was there. No soap in the bathrooms and the half kitchen could use a deep cleaning session