Cody S.
Yelp
After a recent trip to Paris, I found myself very frustrated with this hostel. I stayed at this hostel for the first time just over a year ago and enjoyed it very much. It seems as though over the year, the friendliness has faded away.
The Not So Good:
After a VERY long day of traveling my friends and I arrive at the hostel to be greeted by a man did not seem all too thrilled to have us checking in. He gave very inaccurate instructions to my friend on how to get to her room, which left her circling the courtyard until I was able to tell her where her room was. The rest of the staff we encountered seemed to have the same attitude. A little frustrating, but not the end of the world. By far, the most frustrating thing about this hostel is the 1100-1500 lockout. DO NOT plan on a good sleep-in after a night out in Paris with this rule. Last time I stayed here I was told it was to clean the rooms, however, when we arrived back at the hostel, that did not seem to be the case. Also, plan accordingly if you need to take a rest after doing a lot of walking around the city.
The Good:
A friend and I stayed in a private, two bed room which I found to be very nice. It was small, but enough room. The bathrooms and showers are private which is nice, however, for some odd reason they have absolutely no hooks or racks to hang anything on. The location of this hostel is great. It is about a 3/4 mile to the Anvers metro station, which is very convenient. Also, the Sacré-Cœur is literally just up the street, right past the metro station. There is a great Thai place a few doors down that is great for dinner and in the have a pretty good breakfast in the morning with coffee, juice, cereal and croissants.
Overall: This really is not a bad hostel. It's location is great and the hostel has all the basic amenities you need. It was just a little sad to no longer see they friendly atmosphere I saw a year ago.