Jimmy H.
Yelp
I've traveled all over Europe, and this is one of the best hostels I've stayed in. I highly recommend paying a little more for the four-bed dorms. They usually have ensuite bathrooms that are clean, reasonably spacious, and well-decorated. They have multiple hooks and a few ledges to store things and hang clothes, towels, etc. The hostel is a 'design hostel', and there are some nice touches.
Beds are decent quality, and there are small lockers in the hallway for valuables. The power outlets could be placed slightly better be a little more numerous, but in general, there's enough for people to use.
The left luggage storage room could use a little work, like a little more room, and some fixtures to lock cables to. That said, the room works fine. There's 24/7 front desk staff and all of them speak English pretty well, from my experience.
The free WiFi is decent quality and reliable.
You can rent a towel, but the towels are comically small. In typical French style, they take a €8 deposit for the towel, and you don't get it back unless you have the receipt; and they emphasize that you *must* have the receipt. This is even though the towels are special "OOPS" towels that are custom made with the OOPS printed on them. ;)
Breakfast is included. Includes a small bread roll, a croissant, and a piece of cheese, if I remember correctly. Not a hearty breakfast, but then, this is Europe, so I'm not expecting much anyway. That said, about 5-10 minutes walk up to Rue Mouffetard are small grocery stores, and 2-3 bakeries which are terrific, as well as cheese shops, wine shops, cafés, crêperies, and small restaurants. It's one of my favorite little streets in Paris.
The location is just on the edge of the Latin Quarter, a very nice neighborhood. It's only a few minutes walk to two Metro stations, including one that takes you to the Louvre.
This would be 4.5 stars if that were allowed, because of the weirdly small towels, the slightly-off power outlets placement, and the fact that you have to pay cash for your stay. If I've just arrived in France, and going to my lodging with a lot of luggage and tired from a long train ride or flight, I don't like having to remember to find an ATM along the way to get cash. That said, there are numerous ATMs within a block or two of the hostel, if anyone's curious.
All in all, this is a great hostel. Great prices given how crazy expensive Paris is in general.