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Chez Patrick
Nice, France
You only have to walk about 200m from the train station and you arrive at Patrick's door. But make sure you don't talk to the woman downstairs as she sometimes pretends to be the Chez Patrick and you may end up staying somewhere quite different. Patrick runs this place, a really nice French guy with two little girls - one is still a baby, but the other one is about 3-4 years old. The hostel is just a small apartment with about 5 rooms and a small kitchen. It's very communal because it's so small and easy to meet people and make friends. Most nights we all ended up going out to dinner together somewhere. The rooms are really clean and very comfortable. Book well in advance as it does fill up!
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Ivo
Auberge Internationale des Jeunes youth hostel
Paris
It was 13 euro a night which included a breakky of a baguette with butter and jam and hot chocolate/coffee. It was clean, people were friendly, they had good luggage storage facilities, and it was located right near the Bastille so was quite central.
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Kerith Stovell
Hotel Montclair
Paris
The only problem we had was in Paris staying at Hotel Montclair, although this was close to the main attractions the Hotel was extremely dingy and shifty. Infact, they swiped my card twice, I have just found out on my statement and I am getting the transaction investigated by my bank. I definitely advise you not to recommend them in future. Funny, I had a gut feeling about this place
and I straight away requested a bank statement. They also were very disorganized, their floor & kitchen was absolutely disgustingly dirty!! Even after I nicely asked them to clean it.
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Claire Schiavello
Corail Hotel
Paris
We stayed at Corail Hotel. The room has a portable airconditioner which is like just having a fan on. Good thing we reached Paris prior to the heat wave. So we just opened the window. The room was also quite cramped and gloomy. Complimentary breakfast was ok. Location was convenient as it was near the metro hence making travelling easier.
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Sarah Joyce Uy
Hotel Caulaincourt
Paris
My boyfriend and I spent four nights here, and loved every minute of it. For 42 euros, we had our own room with a tv, a sink, even towels; WC and shower right down the hall. It's also more of a super-budget hotel as a hostel, which gives all the rooms a little character. Hotel Caulaincourt is in the residential Montmartre area, which is really fun and scenic and definitely gives you an idea of what everyday life is like for Parisians (within a couple of blocks you have a ton of great restaurants, markets, etc); yeah, it took a little while to get into the city, but it was well worth it. I found the staff very friendly and helpful. The webterminal in the lobby is expensive, but is convenient (it's hard to find web access in Paris!) Downsides: thin walls (I definitely used earplugs for a couple of nights), a lockout period (although I didn't even know about it until I saw a little sign at the check-in desk on day three; as far as I can tell it's never enforced), you have to pay for breakfast (much cheaper to go to the patisserie 50 feet away), and no enforcement of the "no smoking" policy. but for 42 euros, what do you expect? A few tips: finding the hostel can definitely be difficult; I think the best way we figured out to do it was to get off the metro, go up the stairs right above the exit, and then walk along Rue Caulaincourt to the right until you get to Caulaincourt Square (a little col-de-sac). if you stay on the lower street, it's hard to see Caulaincourt Square, and you end up having to walk up a gazillion steps to the hostel. Also, when you exit the hostel and go to Rue Caulaincourt, along to the right there are two great places: a pizza place that gives you buy-one-get-one-free takeaway for cheap, and a chain market (further down on the left side of the street) called Prix Marche that is the biggest you'll find.
