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St Christopher's Paris Reviews

159, rue de Crimee, Paris, France

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83%Overall Rating

From 860 ratings
  • 85%Character
  • 88%Security
  • 71%Location
  • 86%Staff
  • 86%Atmosphere
  • 84%Cleanliness

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90%

exccellent hostel, restaurant attached with great food and drink specials, beds have curtains, lights, and outlets for each one


57%

Their motto is sleep easy...WRONG! I was abruptly awoken at 3:00am by a receptionist demanding to see my check-in slip because he thought (mistakenly) that I was in the wrong bed. Plus he turned on all the lights in the dorm where 10 other people were sleeping. What kind of customer-care is that?!? And those horrible wire cage lockers under the beds are the worst, btw.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (9 reviews)


80%

St Christophers is a great place to stay bathrooms very clean. The dorms were very nice and also lockers were good to have for sense of security. It is far from everything but if you don't mind riding the metro it is a nonissue as there is a stop about 2 minute walk away.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


80%

The location seemed far at first, but at least the Metro is easy to navigate. It also seemed like a decent area of town with groceries nearby. My room was pretty nice (6 bed mixed ensuite - you get a balcony with chairs and no bunk beds!). The breakfast tended to run out quite early so you were out of luck if you got there around 10. The drinks at the bar were also quite pricy but there is no common area for hostel guests to hang out and drink their own stuff. Staff were friendly and helpful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (8 reviews)


77%

The hostel was nice. Huge with lots of space in the rooms and big windows. There were enough showers with hot water -- though they did do that really annoying thing where you have to keep pressing a button to make them work. It was nice to have the bar/restaurant downstairs. Pretty lively place to meet other travellers. I didn't find it too noisy, but I was on the 3rd floor. The under bed luggage 'cages' were very secure. Breakfast was simple (bed, jam, cereal, coffee and tea). Location is far!


77%

don´t put down that you guys can boast a 24/7 reception desk when the worker is not there most of the time. Either hire additional staff members so that you guys can actually have a running reception desk, or say that he´s going to be there every 10 minutes or when someone tells him to come. I had to wait 20 minutes to check in, and there wasn´t even a line.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi, It seems very unlike our reception desk... We boast a 24/7 reception desk because we really do have a 24/7 reception. There are people available throughout the whole day, it's a shame you had to wait to check-in. However in the nature of a 24 hour reception there are sometimes things that occur at night that need to be fixed, and as there is just one person, it means that reception is unattended for a short while. I'm sorry for any inconvenience. St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

73%

Great facilities, didn´t have any interaction with the staff since I was just stopping over. But not in a very good area of Paris; located in the 19th arrondissement, which is a working neighborhood and doesn´t have any "attractions."

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for your comments regarding the facilities. It's a shame you didn't get longer to stay it seems you missed out on some great things, including the great things in and around the area, like the great park buttes chaumont (famous in friends - the tv show). Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

77%

It was clean, nice atmosphere and fare location. The breakfast was ok, just some baguette and jams, coffee and some cereal. I stayed in a 10people dorm (female only). I could barely sleep until 3 AM because of the noise.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • South Korea
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, Thank you for your review, unfortunately it seems as though you missed out on the brand new and improved breakfast, that means only one thing...You'll have to come back for another visit! We now have ham, cheese, yoghurt and muesli to boot as well as some other little delights. Where were you staying? The noise won't travel up from the bar so I'm interested to find out what it was that was so noisy? Perhaps other guests? I apologise on their behalf if this is the case.

93%

It is located a bit out of the centre, but it is in a really nice area and close to shops and a few metro stations. It is really easy to get into the centre of Paris from the hostel. I enjoyed being able to get out of the husstle and busstle of the city and walk along the river that the hostel is right next to. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The bar area was great for socialising, and you don't get any noise from the bar on the floors with the rooms. I enjoyed my stay.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (9 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, We are grateful for your kind words, it's nice you enjoyed your time with us and liked the fact we aren't as hectic at most times compared to the centre of Paris with lots of people ruining your day! The canal is great to relax along in the evenings isn't it?! The staff are great too like you say, as well as the bar having great offers for you to help make it all that easier to relax and make friends. Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

93%

Very good hostel. I have nothing no complain about. It's not only 10, because the location is not the best, even tough it is good. The rooms are so big, the beds are clean and have their own little lights and plugs and a curtain.The hostels hall is really full of people all the time (in a good way), with a good bar. There is a night club under the first floor too. Oh, I have something to complain about: everything was so expensive there.The foods and drinks in the bar, the baggage lockers, etc


93%

Good value for money especially for Paris.


93%

Amazing place. Very friendly staff. Free breakfast not bad. Would stay here again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 08 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Mixed Group, 25-30
  • (1 review)


77%

Like the curtains which cordon off each bunk in the dorms, with light and plug sockets. All that was fine and breakfast included is good, staff were nice. Some of the showers were out of order when I stayed and so yeah, this turned out to be a bit awkward. The end of the story is that my socks got wet so I threw them in the bin.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi there, Sorry for the inconvenience with the showers, occasionally these kind of things can happen in a large hostel. There are more showers available throughout the hostel and on such occasions if you can't shower we can arrange for you to go to another floor perhaps. At least the other facilities were up to your standard, and the staff were good. Thank you for your thoughts! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

77%

The bar downstairs is a great place to meet people. The hostel is easy to find and situated in a scenic location along the water.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, We appreciate that you've gone to the effort to leave us a review. It's great you were able to meet people in Belushi's and that you enjoyed our picturesque location! St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

93%

A bit pricey but you get great facilities (big rooms, beds with curtains light and power sockets), fantastic staff (very friendly and helpful, really brilliant), a good location on a handy metro line (close to Montmartre and connects to all the other important lines) and a big bar where it's easy to meet people. Bathrooms could have been cleaned ore regularly but there was lots on every floor so never a problem. Worth the extra money for somewhere comfortable to stay while exploring Paris

  • Avid Traveller
  • 07 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (13 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for your comments and ratings. We're really happy you enjoyed your time here with us and maybe that'll encourage you to head back sometime soon! It's nice that you've spotted all our qualities with ease! The bathrooms are cleaned regularly however at busy periods it could become dirty very quickly so we will have to look at possible solutions. Thanks again, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

100%

Incredible hostel. The bar downstairs was also a ton of fun. Very easy to meet people and Lucy was super cool.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 07 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 18-24
  • (18 reviews)


90%

A really good hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


80%

Advertising events would be good - apparently there were pub crawls and such we didn´t know about. The location is not very good - it´s in a pretty dodgy area kind of far away from the centre. The 12-person room was very big though, with more than enough room for all of us, and there were enough bathrooms. Definitely a party hostel - the bar downstairs always had lots of people (but for some reason last call was always really early?).

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 18-24
  • (7 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Firstly let me thank you for the comments. We do not actually run a pub crawl of our own...so this must have been some misinformation. There are flyers at the reception for these type of events. The location is fantastic next to the canal, with 3 metro stations near-by to allow easy, safe and quick access to the major sites. The are is not so dodgy if you are staying to the main avenues and even along the canal, this is the same for the majority of Paris so don't let this put you off. Thanks

100%

lovely hostel

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Estonia
  • Male, 25-30
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for your review, we always appreciate top marks! Come back soon. St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

50%

Our main issues with the hostel: cleanliness (rooms are always gross and bathroom always smells awful), room size is too large (you will never get a good night sleep here in a dorm). Staff is alright but don't go here unless your main goal is to party, not see Paris.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)


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