Bastille Hostel

1. A girl, travelling by herself, got sexually harassed by one of the staff. Before speaking to the manager a day later, every other staff member suggested she should «go talk to the guy.» The guy who sexually harassed her said she didn’t need to talk to the manager.
2. It is your typical, not so nice youth hostel. But it will pass. The nice thing is that rooms are equipped with private showers in the room.
3. Their so-​called «luggage room» is the most foul-​smelling place. It is not secure like they say it is — anyone could easily come in and grab whatever is unlocked.
4. By far the worst service I have ever received. I found out, 5 minutes before getting into my single, that my room key was missing. They had no idea where it was and said they would «create a new key» for me in the morning. I don’t care how little money I paid for the hostel — bottom line is that I am still paying for a secure place to sleep at night. If they don’t know where the room key is, I’m not sleeping in an unsecured room. I slept in my friends’ room instead. When I tried to explain this to the guy in charge (but not the manager) and ask for my money back for at least 1 out of the 2 nights, he laughed in my face («this is what you want to speak to the manager about?»). He was incredibly rude and refused to listen to what my friend and I were telling him. The best part? He claimed that the hostel’s priority was safety. No stranger could have gotten past the doors to the rooms without the front desk inquiring for a hostel pass. FALSE. My friends got past the doors easily, and the guy behind the counter that time had never seen our faces before. Oh and how about that sexual assault the other night?
Crappy hostel, unbelievably terrible service, and ignorant staff. Judge for yourself.

2.5 stars, but I will round it up because the employees were super nice and let me store my luggage after I checked out and explored the city.
Stayed here while in Paris with a friend. Hostels in Paris are not cheap. The rooms are extremely small, with a private shower but no toilet. The beds are bunked, but the placement of some outlets were rather strange and almost inaccessible because they were literally to the ceilings. There is a table and a closet with coathangers.
Breakfast is complimentary of the hostel, but it is just French bread and coffee or hot chocolate. You also need to have your receipt at all time to get in and out because you give your room key to the lobby when you exit. There are also hours in which you can’t be in the room so they can clean. The employers are super nice though.
A note about the Internet: it is super slow, and it costs a Euro for ten minutes, but the computer is very outdated. It takes so long to load a webpage, and sometimes, it freezes.): There is supposedly free wi-​fi at the café and restaurant across the street.
The location is great: close to restaurants and banks. It’s also a few minutes away from the Metro stop! Another big plus: there’s an elevator!