68%Aloha Hostel

For sure the staff is excellent, but I did this to have everyone's attention. There's this rude blond great hair french guy who was working during the night of november 24th to 25th that couldn't think as a human being and denied my friend and I to wait in the entrance room for 2 hours untill the... more For sure the staff is excellent, but I did this to have everyone's attention. There's this rude blond great hair french guy who was working during the night of november 24th to 25th that couldn't think as a human being and denied my friend and I to wait in the entrance room for 2 hours untill the first Metro train to pick us away toward the airport. Because of this, I had to stay in the cold Paris weather (-1) for 3 hours. ALL THE STAFF, BESIDES HIM, IS EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!close

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by tefu8740 – posted on Nov 27, 2008

3

Nice Hostel. Looks like it could have been a good spot to stay for a few days, but had to move on. Easy to sleep at night, good location. Enjoy

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by obes – posted on Nov 27, 2008

13

The room had a lot of spider webs, and 1 day o woke up with a bite in my toe. The showers were not very clean, and you have to press an anoying button every 30 seconds in order to get a continuos flow of water in the shower. The staff was good. It is far from the center

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by brody5291 – posted on Nov 26, 2008

2

Location is really good, breakfast was quite good (for a hostel), but cleanliness and friendliness is the things you should improve guys :)

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by andreister3270 – posted on Nov 25, 2008

1

quite nice place in walking distance from the eiffel tower. however they need to add more kitchen tools, not have a lock-out during the day, make the cleaners to clean the bathrooms (especially the showers which are full of black hair in the morning) and some of their staff could be a bit more... more quite nice place in walking distance from the eiffel tower. however they need to add more kitchen tools, not have a lock-out during the day, make the cleaners to clean the bathrooms (especially the showers which are full of black hair in the morning) and some of their staff could be a bit more friendlier, especially some of the females whom can be a bit bitchy.close

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by erik---andersson3082 – posted on Nov 24, 2008

3

there should be a free night guide that takes tour of the city at night as well.

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by shekinahapedo3674 – posted on Nov 23, 2008

1

Rude owner, crap showers, average kitchen, no lockers, not great - just tolerable. Next time we'll try somewhere else

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by Benny89 – posted on Nov 20, 2008

3

The showers were not hot enough and there were insufficient shower-rooms! But other than that it was fine.

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by huiminnng9228 – posted on Nov 19, 2008

4

I really enjoyed this hotel, breakfast were nice, maybe one of they guys from the staff was not really nice, but I loved the girls. Overall, I would go there again:) Lithuania rules

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by mrkemtys3277 – posted on Nov 18, 2008

1

You have to rent sheets and I would not be outside of the hostel real late at night, but its within 5 minutes walk to the nearest Metro Station so its worth the cheap price.

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by fllyerguyer2204 – posted on Nov 17, 2008

2

what a rip off!!!! Having to hire linen was a joke, three euros for a sheet and seven euro deposit. Pick a friendly staff maybe 1 out of 3 chance you'll get a helpful one. Internet cost 2 euro per half an hour was slow and didn't always work. One staff member helped me though. Breakfast wasn't... more what a rip off!!!! Having to hire linen was a joke, three euros for a sheet and seven euro deposit. Pick a friendly staff maybe 1 out of 3 chance you'll get a helpful one. Internet cost 2 euro per half an hour was slow and didn't always work. One staff member helped me though. Breakfast wasn't anything special and for a lock out of 11-4 nothing was especially clean. Facilities were VERY poor, 1 shower 2 toilets per floor equals disaster. Wasn't very central but some nice things around.close

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by sandrapalmer847124 – posted on Nov 16, 2008

1

great location, don't expect anything nice from the staff though

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by lizdmorris6782 – posted on Nov 15, 2008

17

Terrible lock out time from 11-4. You had to pay for sheets and breakfast was crap. not a bad location. Stay at St. Christophers... its worth the money.

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by aaron-flyboy6227 – posted on Nov 13, 2008

13

pretty much the hostel was oK, except of the bathrooms. it doesnt depend on the people who is staying, there are always dirty. but then, its a good place and cheap.

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by magdayo8403 – posted on Nov 12, 2008

1

Nice and really helpfull staff in reception. Not so friendly waiter in restaurant, maybe he arrived just new from Pakistan or India. Walking distance to Eiffel tower.

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by mahal4812 – posted on Nov 10, 2008

2

Great place! nice breakfast

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by the-dodo – posted on Nov 10, 2008

1

Great staff..Great Place to meet people..

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by egabrosek4624 – posted on Nov 10, 2008

1

Good spot for cleanliness and comfort. Not the greatest location but near the Eiffel tower, just kind of far away from other sites. Good price for what you get.

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by jillrodger9221 – posted on Nov 7, 2008

5

the common room kind of sucked...it would have been nice to have actual couches. I did meet some cool people there and so I had fun, but that doesn't say anything about the hostel itself.

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by mstew9207 – posted on Nov 5, 2008

1

I stayed here in a 6 beds dorm that was too small and with no locker. The WC and the shower could be much cleaner and the staff not very helpfull. I wouldn't recommand this place to anyone.

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by lucleclerc5075 – posted on Nov 4, 2008

4

Good things: free wifi, big rooms, friendly staff, good neighbourhood, good breakfast. Bad things: tv broken, linen not included in price, dirty showers.

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by renefrenger4532 – posted on Nov 4, 2008

12

Nice hostel, nice people we have meet there... In basement is really nice place (kitchen/common room) for meeting new people... Only bathrooms are a little dirty sometimes, but nothing tragic and depends one people who are staying there at same time... And the curfew at 2.a.m. is little...

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by lopolonca – posted on Nov 2, 2008

7

Le pier auberge que j'ai vu dans ma vie... The worst hostel ever...

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by freitasprado4594 – posted on Nov 2, 2008

1

very happy overall

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by whereislucytoday4038 – posted on Nov 1, 2008

1

there was to mucht moise in the rooms, the walls are to tin, jou understand the hole normal conversation in bed. every door, taking water jou hear. the staff propose spontanily an better room solution for us 3 instead of the room whit 6 bes, thanks a lot jens

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by beric – posted on Nov 1, 2008

1

pretty close to metro, bathrooms a little on the dirty side, didn't seem to be too much happening when i was there (admittedly it was in mid-october), staff wasn't terribly helpful when the internet went down

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by moogling7127 – posted on Nov 1, 2008

5

I stayed here after staying at St. Chris's, which is also in Paris, and I would absolutely recommend it over this place, but it was still a decent hostel. My complaints- the long lockout time, 11AM-5PM. It's also not close to much, there were no lockers, crap kitchen, etc, but the beds were fine... more I stayed here after staying at St. Chris's, which is also in Paris, and I would absolutely recommend it over this place, but it was still a decent hostel. My complaints- the long lockout time, 11AM-5PM. It's also not close to much, there were no lockers, crap kitchen, etc, but the beds were fine and there were places to hang out. Also a fun crowd and friendly staff. If you can't get into St. Christopher's Inn, this would work fine.close

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by rwills892271 – posted on Nov 1, 2008

6

BED BUGS. They don't provide sheets (you may rent them at extra cost) so a lot of people were just sleeping on the mattress and pillow with no covering. I've never been so badly bitten by bugs before this stay at this hostel in my life.

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by nicchelle – posted on Oct 31, 2008

7

Would not stay here again. The staff were not very helpful and the hostel was not very clean. The only positive was that it was in a good location. So, if you want a good location, and don't mind dealing with not-so clean showers etc then here would be fine to stay.

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by tmsmit057970 – posted on Oct 31, 2008

2

The hostel was unremarkable, but I have no real complaints except that the computers would regularly crash and I couldn't get a refund for my internet stub which wouldn't work.

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by gmcielwain – posted on Oct 31, 2008

9

the staff was very friendly, assisting with a smile. the internet was a little pricey, although wifi was free. internet was a nice feature to have anyway.

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by blufrk8207 – posted on Oct 30, 2008

1

Messed up on our booking and had to move to another room on our third night there since they forgot to schedule us for a room for the second two nights we were there even though we paid for 4 nights upon check in. Though they did put us in another room is was inconvenient to have to repack and...

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by AubreyFrench1212 – posted on Oct 30, 2008

1

cool place to be ... kind staff... cool people... happy we stayed there

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by rajauj – posted on Oct 30, 2008

1

keep your doors open past 2am...why didnt laura take the shirt off?

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by samuel – posted on Oct 30, 2008

9

good hostel, good atmosphere, just lacks in security and cleanliness

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by spanner7001 – posted on Oct 29, 2008

6

They don't want you to go in your room during the day, but they still let you stay in the rest of the hostel, which i thought was rather dumb.

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by ashleyholydoodle9259 – posted on Oct 28, 2008

8

the first night we were there, one of the male staff just out of no where pops into our room in the middle of the night, and we're just five girls travelling!! in addition to that, the blankets were very dirty. there was hair on the blanket and my friend found a guy's UNDERWEAR inside the... more the first night we were there, one of the male staff just out of no where pops into our room in the middle of the night, and we're just five girls travelling!! in addition to that, the blankets were very dirty. there was hair on the blanket and my friend found a guy's UNDERWEAR inside the blanket. the bed sheets are not free. Although we can see the eiffel tower near the hostel, the location is not convenient at all. for every tourist attractions we visited, we have to at least change the subway two times to get back to the hostel. in conclusion, i would not recommend this hostel to anyone.close

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by gizzy-berry2821 – posted on Oct 28, 2008

1

the girl, the french girl in the reception is completely unhelpfull, the guys in the reception are very kinds. The place is well connected, bat is not really a good place

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by priosleal – posted on Oct 28, 2008

6

Hostel atmosphere with all the positive and negative aspects. It's OK for the price.

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by aschm – posted on Oct 24, 2008

1

didnt stay for long, but i didnt realy notice any of the problems others have complained about. generaly a good place for a quick stay i'd say.

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by scourge-of-the-desert5033 – posted on Oct 24, 2008

29