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Smoke-free Bar Book Collection/Exchange Credit Card Payments Clothes Dryer Currency Exchange Gameroom Hot Showers Concierge / Info Desk Guest Kitchen Laundry Lounge Area Swimming Pool TVNot Offered
Wheelchair AccessibleNot Allowed
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Checkout: 11:00 (11 AM)
Curfew: No Curfew
Reception Hours: 24 Hours
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Good location, nice people ... but that's about it Pros: the location is really great, the staff are very nice, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, luggage storage room, 11am checkout. Cons: No lockers in rooms, no toilets on some floors, not particularly clean, too many beds in the room = no space for everyone's gear, Wi-Fi restricted to the communal areas, press button (timer) showers. All in all I enjoyed my stay here, but I'm not sure I could really recommend it. My 5 bed female dorm 'with en suite', had no toilet and the shower had a giant hole in the wall, so we all used the communal showers. For the price you pay, it could do with being cleaned up a bit; I guess it depends what you consider important in your accommodation. — Ange, age 37, Australia (2013-05-06) Pretty gross, but good location The one good thing about this hostel is the location, its about 20 minutes walk to Notre Dame, and is really close to a metro station. The staff were also very nice. However, this was not a very clean place. The showers had mold on them, and although the water temperature was good, you have to keep pressing a button every 30 seconds for water. I stayed in a 5-bed female en-suite; can't really call it an en-suite because the shower was unusable in the room and there also wasn't a toilet. Really tiny room as well. Also I am not sure if they change the pillow and blanket that are on the beds in between guests. Overall wasn't the worst, but I would have preferred something a bit cleaner for the price I was paying. — Samantha, USA (2011-08-09) Warm, friendly, and nice people Laying in the heart of Paris, offering suitable clean rooms with a very sufficient offer of breakfast, internet, and everything you need, I would highly recommend this place for a short term stay (three to five days). I got to know new friends there and felt at home during my stay. — Novalis, Germany (2009-05-23) Pretty good! I thought this place was, by youth hostel standards, really good. I was surprised to read that some people found it dirty or the staff a problem. I found it clean and the staff really friendly. I have stayed in many hostels around Europe and this was one of the best. Obviously really valuable items or large amounts of money shouldn't be left in the dorm rooms under any circumstances. As one person thought it was a cool idea to rail surf half naked down the staircase in spite of a previously read warning, you only have to think for a second that a normal person would not attempt such a silly thing and to think the Hostel is in any way to blame for this stupid act is absurd. The hostel was, at least in my experience (July 2007) a friendly, clean place with a fantastic location. — Evan Williams, Australian (2009-03-06) Dirty and awful! we stayed there mid july for four nights. it was the worst hostel I have ever seen (and I've seen a lot of it!). To begin with, it's dirty everywhere -- especially the showers. there was mildew and hairs of other guests. you only take a shower there if it's really necessary! we were lucky to have our own sleeping bags, because the sheets were dirty as well. the only thing that was positive, that we met two cool guys there and that the staff was friendly. But I recommend you not to stay at young & happy hostel! — Katja, Switzerland (2008-12-14) Good Yes, the staircase is a danger and bitch to bring up luggage but overall it was very clean, the attendants were friendly and helpful. The free breakfast wasn't much but it was decent enough. I mean it is a hostel, if you want five stars check yourself into a hotel. The area surrounding was great, cute little shops, historic sites, and a tattoo parlor. — Tim, Phildadelphia, PA. USA (2008-11-17) Awful Basically this was the worst hostel i have ever stayed in in my entire life! We had raw sewage coming out of our sink at 7 a.m. We stayed for one night and then decided to move hotels for our last three nights. Stupidly we paid up for the four nights when we checked in. The next morning we went downstairs and told the receptionist we were leaving and demanded out money back for the two nights we would not be there (not even the third night we wouldnt be there) and they flatly refused! This woman was also so rude to us and told us we would not be getting our money back even though we were not staying there! We had to pay for our sheets and towels, which were stained and dirty and our room stank of bleach when we arrived! You were also not permitted to be in your room between the hours of 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. And when we checked in at 3:55 p.m., we were told to wait as it was not 4 p.m. yet! — keely, british (2008-06-24) Not great You know a hostel will suck if they have pay Wi-Fi. Pay Wi-Fi is just a very low way to squeeze residents which almost always indicates that other stuff will suck. Here the showers were cold, the kitchen is a joke, and there is no pleasant culture of people hanging out. The location is quite good of course. — Jeff, USA (2008-01-19) Young & Happy Hostel Reviews from the Web