Oops! Hostel

Well run. The staff is very pleasant and helpful. Rooms and bathrooms are clean. There is plenty of hot water and water pressure. Breakfast area clean, breakfast sufficient. Electronic lockers for added ease of mind. Plenty of info about free tours, etc in lobby. Wifi fast enough for video calling, many free computers (6?). Great location for both bus and metro. Grocery store nearby. Oh and plenty of heat in the winter.

Enjoyed our stay at Oops! Friendly staff, fairly clean rooms (our walls were a little grungy). Overall for the price and location it’s a great choice. Free wifi. We got a private room on the top floor and had a cute petite balcony overlooking the road. The restroom is like one found in an RV/​camper. Very small but clean and private. Would recommend this place to flashpackers and anyone on a budget.

I’ve traveled all over Europe, and this is one of the best hostels I’ve stayed in. I highly recommend paying a little more for the four-​bed dorms. They usually have ensuite bathrooms that are clean, reasonably spacious, and well-​decorated. They have multiple hooks and a few ledges to store things and hang clothes, towels, etc. The hostel is a ‘design hostel’, and there are some nice touches.
Beds are decent quality, and there are small lockers in the hallway for valuables. The power outlets could be placed slightly better be a little more numerous, but in general, there’s enough for people to use.
The left luggage storage room could use a little work, like a little more room, and some fixtures to lock cables to. That said, the room works fine. There’s ²⁴⁄₇ front desk staff and all of them speak English pretty well, from my experience.
The free WiFi is decent quality and reliable.
You can rent a towel, but the towels are comically small. In typical French style, they take a € 8 deposit for the towel, and you don’t get it back unless you have the receipt; and they emphasize that you *must* have the receipt. This is even though the towels are special «OOPS» towels that are custom made with the OOPS printed on them. ;)
Breakfast is included. Includes a small bread roll, a croissant, and a piece of cheese, if I remember correctly. Not a hearty breakfast, but then, this is Europe, so I’m not expecting much anyway. That said, about 5 – 10 minutes walk up to Rue Mouffetard are small grocery stores, and 2 – 3 bakeries which are terrific, as well as cheese shops, wine shops, cafés, crêperies, and small restaurants. It’s one of my favorite little streets in Paris.
The location is just on the edge of the Latin Quarter, a very nice neighborhood. It’s only a few minutes walk to two Metro stations, including one that takes you to the Louvre.
This would be 4.5 stars if that were allowed, because of the weirdly small towels, the slightly-​off power outlets placement, and the fact that you have to pay cash for your stay. If I’ve just arrived in France, and going to my lodging with a lot of luggage and tired from a long train ride or flight, I don’t like having to remember to find an ATM along the way to get cash. That said, there are numerous ATMs within a block or two of the hostel, if anyone’s curious.
All in all, this is a great hostel. Great prices given how crazy expensive Paris is in general.

It’s too bad 0 stars us not an option. DO NOT STAY HERE — MAJOR BED BUG INFESTATION.
Stayed here for two nights in late August. A friend had recommended the place after staying in 2009 while backpacking across Europe. I looked at the reviews from July and August on Unilocal and TripAdvisor and thought the place still looked good, but I was terribly wrong.
Upon check in to our private room Friday night, I asked the desk attendant if there were any bug problems. She laughed at me, which made me feel silly for asking, and we checked in promptly afterwards. Unfortunately, I did not think that the cash only/​no refunds policy should have been a tip off.
After checking out Sunday morning, my fellow traveler and I went sightseeing. As the day went on, we both started noticing rash like bites all over our hands, arms and necks. I have had bed bug bites before, and knew immediately what the bites were. When I returned home, I immediately emailed the hotel to let them know about the issue and ask if we could be refunded for our trouble. The hotel not only refused refund, but was in denial about the issue — saying «the streets of Paris have all sorts of vermin» and they could not trace back the problem to the room. Clearly the hotel does NOT care about their customers, and only wants to make quick cash.
If you stay here, you will be bitten by bed bugs. We stayed on the 6^th floor, in the most expensive room the hotel had to offer. It is four days after check out, and my arms and hands are still covered in itchy bites. I had to throw out half of my things and spend money and time to treat my remaining clothes. NOT WORTH the cheap stay.

Bathrooms are modern, digital combo lockers are nice. Wifi is very reliable.
By far the worst part about this hostel is the beds. They squeak with the smallest of movements, and the mattresses are sunken in, which meant a sore back for me most mornings.
Otherwise a decent value given its proximity to Place D’Italie.

I was Frances Ha in Paris before Frances Ha was Frances Ha. My excursion to Paris in 2008 was… lonely. I stayed at Oops in Paris, back when it had an exclamation point at the end. I laughed, everyone laughed. Ha ha.
Oops was a hotel-​turned-​hostel with two bunk beds on opposite sides. I remember two out of the three of my roommates. One was from England; he lived at Oops and worked from his bunk bed. The other guy was from Thailand and apparently wealthy in his home country. His English was horrible, so he might have not been boasting his wealth, but matter-​of-​fact telling me how he owned a few buildings in Bangkok. He couldn’t afford anything more than a boutique hostel with the exorbitant prices yet bought a grotesquely ornate chocolate butterfly on top of a strawberry in the Madeleine for 20 euro.
Stephy and the old Unilocal managers of the late 2000s laughed about the inclusion of a French Unilocal.Thanks to the nonexistence of France in Unilocal world, my memory is like this review, kind of fragmented.
I remember Oops! mostly for its tiny antique spiral staircase that contradicted its modernist décor. The steps were so petite that I had to make a point not to walk too fast in fear of tripping. The building was old and Parisian. It was well-​kept. Everything is clean and beautiful, but sterile. I wouldn’t stay here again. I didn’t like the lack of a hinge in their shower. Holding a shower nozzle to me is like a toilet without a toilet seat. I don’t want to hold and I don’t want to squat.
I look local because my ancestors were French dissidents. There is a Parisian bakery and a famous culture minister in Paris who share my name. Everyone asked me for directions in French. I learned Je né sais pas to reconcile this.
Baguettes and granola for breakfast.

Great location and great price. You can walk to the mall near by to pick a SIM card for your cell phone if you’re an international traveler.

I can’t say enough good things about this hotel/​hostel. It’s clean, affordable, the staff is friendly and proactive, it’s located in a very central location of Avenue Goblins (within walking distance of two metro stops).
Joaquin and Joanna, if you both read this review, you two absolutely rocked and I enjoyed your humor and fun-​loving comments!
p. s. Joaquin: this is the Asian girl that asked you to listen to Chopin. :)
Au Revoir Paris! See you next time!

Awesome experience!
Free breakfast, well decorated, bathroom very modern, and (Wonder of all wonders) a lift. For once, I did not have to carry my bag up all the flights of stairs, as is typical in hostels. We were in a private room on the top floor and had a tiny little balcony that had a simply awesome view.
There are a lot of restaurants on the same street and a supermarket across the road. It is a bit of a walk from any of the major tourist attractions but it is a very simple/​easy walk and they are close to the train stations.
Overall, definitely recommended.

Relativ günstiges Hostel am südlichen Rand des Quartiers Latin gelegen. (Gut mit der Metro über Place d’ Italie oder Les Goblins erreichbar.)
Wir haben im Viererzimmer mit Bad 32 Euro pro Person und Nacht inklusive Frühstück bezahlt. Das Zimmer war sauber und wurde täglich gereinigt. Allerdings ist das Bad ziemlich abgewohnt (Schimmel, müffelt, Wand feucht, Fliesen fallen von der Wand und sind notdürftig mit Klebefolie (!) festgeklebt).
Was auch sehr unpraktisch war, dass es keinerlei Ablagemöglichkeit (Borde oder ein Regal) im Zimmer hatte. Das Zimmer ist so klein, dass nur 2 Stockbetten, ein Stuhl, 2 Kleiderhaken und ein Mülleimer Platz fanden. Das ist nervig und könnte man durch einige Regalbretter und Haken an der Wand kostengünstig verbessern. Das Frühstück ist ok, guter Kaffee und Tee, ein Croissant, ein Brötchen, Butter, Marmelade, Saft, 2 Müslis. Ca. 3 Minuten entfernt ist allerdings ein Supermarkt, wo man ‘Pimpmaterial’ kaufen kann.
In der Lobby gibt es 6 kostenlose PCs, überall ist W-​Lan vorhanden.
Die Mitarbeiter waren ok, allerdings nicht übermäßig freundlich.
Was mir völlig unverständlich ist: das Hostel ist in der Zeit von 11 bis 16 Uhr komplett geschlossen, man kann nicht mal ins Zimmer, um etwas zu holen. Das finde ich nicht so toll.
Insgesamt ok, wenn es hauptsächlich billig sein soll.

This place is so great if you want the boutiquesque hotel experience without the price tag!
Rooms were clean and modern, althought the breakfast left a little to be desired.
When I go back again I’ll definitely be staying there.

So far my stay here has been fabulous. Next time I’m bringing my own pillow though. It might have been because I was stressed, but my neck was killing me!

Hostel with a bit of good and a bit of bad.
Great location on Avenue des Gobelins (awesome name!), but very close to the Latin Quarter and Rue Moffetard. Also close location to two metro stations (gobelins or the place d’italia)
There are some nice interior design elements that help Oops seem like a modern, quality hostel, but I found that those don’t always transfer to the rooms.
The first problem I found are that they offer NO lockers in your rooms. These can be extremely stressful when you are have cameras/​passports/​jewelry you don’t want to drag around all day and don’t want to leave in a room of multiple strangers.
Another problem I found is that you cannot even enter your room until 4PM! So plan your trip accordingly.
There is also NO drinking allowed in the hostel, a big plus in many other hostels around Europe.
The other reviews said 30E a night for a hostel is cheap? This weekend I’m staying in a much higher rated and hostel in Dublin for 13E! Paris is an expensive city, but I wouldn’t call this cheap by hostel standards.
So I give Oops 2 stars. Stay there on the strength of its location and take into account the cons listed above.

Where to stay for cheap?
30E in the peak season
23E in the off season
PER NIGHT.
seriously folks? Apparently this hostel was voted best in the world a few years back. By far the cleanest, most modern hostel I’ve ever stayed in. Free wifi, elevator, and co-​ed rooms make for all the right ingredients. Easily accessible from the Gobelins or the place d’italia metros. Literally in between the two.
What grinds my gears though is that from 11am-​4pm you my friend are locked out. BUT– seriously, who hangs out in the hostel during the day anyway. If youre in Paris, you should be having the time of your life. The times I was ridiculously hung over and slept in til 2 they didnt bother me. Perhaps it was the smell of liquor.
They furnish sheets, and a pillow which are changed daily. 1E for the towel, bring your own as theirs are crap. There is a hair dryer in the bathroom.
The kichenette has tons of little things to help you get by if youre so inclined to cook, and there is a supermarche right across the street. Great little neighborhood with tons of bars as well.

If you like lime green, bright pink, faux-​fur walls and free Internet, then this is the definitely place for you!
It’s about 15 minutes walk from the real going out part of the lively Latin Quarter, and just a few minutes walk from Place d’Italie, where there are a few reasonable cafes and restaurants and the nearest metro station. Rather than going for the hostel breakfast, I’d recommend grabbing a delicious pastry in one of these cafes. And unless you’re really into robotic arms and whirring machines, I’d avoid the coffee machine in the hostel, which churns out shockingly bad coffee given the city you’re in.
We stayed in a 4-​bedroom dorm with an en-​suite bathroom. Although predictably small, it was very clean and perfectly comfortable. The bunks were modern and good quality, the shower was powerful and hot and the double-​glazing cut out any noise from the reasonably busy street below very effectively.
Multi-​lingual staff, free use of computers in the lobby, and free wi-​fi throughout make this a winner!