florencia9699

Can anyone recomend one?? Everything seems dodgy, dirty or in an unconvenient neigbourhood...You read the comments other packers made and you start wondering if the park bench is not better...

Does anyone know of a decent place?? I found one that looked good enough, 5' walk from Louvre... but it was 27€!! I told myself to suck it in and spend a little extra.... but when reading the reviews I realised it was not worth it at all.

Has anyone been in Paris in the past 6 months and can recommend a good place?

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jabad17

i ended up dropping 36 euro on a hotel when i was there last november as pretty much all of the hostels were full. (la quercy was the hotel) it was a bit far from the main sites but in a decent part of town and otherwise ok except for the second night when the couple in the next room were getting it on rather loudly for awhile. so yeah, i guess that doesn't help your hostel search much but anyway...

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c0urt

here is what you can do, i was there on a thursday and all five i tried were booked solid, so i went to "le flechette dior, it is a club on the east side of town and watched a free rock concert till 2 am, i coul dhave stayed all night but the noise got to me.

then i left walked about a mile south found and empty lot that was fenced off, hopped that and pitched my tent

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marc873

Hey Flo, we had the same problem last summer. Ended up just staying in a hotel. It seems we paid like 35 Euro a night, with breakfast. A little steap, but the hostel situation in Paris didn't work for us. Pick your location well, as we stayed a little to far away from the main attractions and ended up riding the metro all day every day. Good luck girlie

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florencia9699

Thanx Marc! I'll keep on searching...

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expatben

Try here
http://www.hostel-in.com/general/presentation-ang.html

it has a small list of hostels in Paris. Unfortunately everything in Paris is expensive including hostels.

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NYCHouseGirl

you read my mind! i came here to ask the same question!!!
i found nothing but shady reviews of gross places! what's up with the french?! i know the place is expensive but come on already!

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MeTurk

I like the older, run down building. I thought the 3 ducks was a great place. The building had character. Although it might have had more to do with the large selection of cheap drink and seeing the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life. Yerone falling down the basement hatch like something out of a cartoon.

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lilchappy

I am looking for a place too. Last time I was there, I stayed at some sketchy place near the train station and when I went up to my room, there was a guy, sweeping the stairs, staring at me, with his.....cock in his hand. Needlesses to say, I didn't do much but travel around the city and lock myself in my room for those 2 nights.

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Hotel Square Caulaincourt (on the back side of Montmartre) was decent. They have hotel rooms and hostel dorm rooms. My experience is of the hotel rooms.

Also, Omisan recommends the BVJ Louvre hostel, he's stayed there a couple of times and says it's good. I've also heard good things about the Woodstock hostel in Montmartre.

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florencia9699

I think I'll crash at the Caulincourt. It gets great reviews.. and even though it's a bit further that some others, I'll just make me feel more Parisienne.

I found this one that looks really cheap and nice, but it doesn't work for me as it only has private rooms:
Perfect Hostel: http://www.hostelworld.com/availabil...el-Paris-14156

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