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St Christopher's Paris Reviews

159, rue de Crimee, Paris, France

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83%Overall Rating

From 853 ratings
  • 85%Character
  • 88%Security
  • 71%Location
  • 85%Staff
  • 86%Atmosphere
  • 84%Cleanliness

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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)


97%

This was by far the best hostel I've stayed in in Paris. Very clean, felt very safe, and loved the privacy even in the dorms!

Owner Comment (Show)
We really appreciate that you've taken your time to leave us some comments to read, it's lovely to see that you found your stay with us an enjoyable one! The security and privacy are some of our highest priorities, so thank your again for your comments regarding this. Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

67%

Unfortunately this hostel felt more like a hotel. I really missed a kitchen to prepare my own stuff. You are not allowed to consume your own food or drinks in the communal area, because its their bar/ restaurant too. You have to order from their menu or go out, so that gave me the feeling of a hotel. It is expensive for a hostel. They have a security guy, im not sure if that man made me feel more safe.. There is no happy family feeling. It might be nicer when youre traveling in a group.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Netherlands
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)


77%

Great hostel little bit out from main attractions but I think that made it better, great staff so helpful and friendly, beds very comfy bathrooms are good, atmosphere was great bar downstairs major bonus. Only downfall no Kitchen only a microwave! Other than that great place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (6 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for leaving us your thoughts to see. The decision to not have a kitchen is simply because we have a great cheap restaurant next door and also the fact that this kitchen would have to cater for 350 people, keeping everything clean and sanitary. It would most likely end up being a tip! The microwave gets wild enough as it is. Other than that it looks like you enjoyed your stay. Thanks again, and hopefully you'll be back soon. Kind regards, St Christophers Inn Paris Canal

93%

I think the internet price is a bit steep but I do appreciate the free wifi. I was in a situation where I was unable to use my laptop and I had to resort to using the terminals which were very "slow" in order to print my boarding pass which was impossible with the terminals. It would be much easier to have the staff print from a USB but I realize that that would be asking a bit more. Regardless, I still had a very good time at St. Christopher.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

it was indeed a wonderful experience, everything was amazing i would personally recommend this hostel but beware of pick pocketers all over paris especially at the metro station.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • India
  • , 41+
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Absolutely Amazing!! Thank you so much for your kind rating and your comments. We are really appreciative of this, it's nice that you're looking out for others too! Come back again soon! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

90%

Good, clean, friendly hostel - I would have no problem staying here again. 5 minutes walk from 2 metro stations so all tourist attractions are easily accessible.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Male, 41+
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for your kind comments and ratings of our wonderful hostels here in Paris. Hopefully you'll be heading back for a visit sometime soon...You could even try out our new menu and brand new free breakfast. St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

37%

The hostel is expensive and I thought it would be better. Bad neighborhood - think twice about getting there late in the night, - and it's far from everything. The breakfast is poor and cleanness on the edge of acceptable. In the reception, if you can choose, talk to the ones that look younger, the others will be in bad mood or too busy to care. The bar is great though, so if you drink enough to forget all the other things it’s the place to you. Otherwise go look for something better.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 02 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Female, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


90%

There was bad wifi signal in the rooms, I surfed on the web sites in the hallway.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 May 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Slovakia
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for leaving your thoughts here for us to see! We are really trying hard to improve the signal of the wi-fi throughout the place. Hopefully on your next visit you will see the hard works results! It's nice to see that all your ratings were nice, we're happy to see that you otehrwise enjoyed your time with us Thanks again! St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

80%

The hostal was quite clean and modern, though it charges you for lugagge storage. It doesn't has a kitchen and the common room is very small, I believe it has 3 small tables for all the gigant hostal.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Chile
  • Male, 18-24
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, We are looking to improve the internet cafe, there are limited tables at the moment while we wait on new ones. Sorry for the inconvenience this time, if you would like to we have a huge bar/restaurant area in which you are more than welcome to go. The lack of a kitchen is predominantly because of the amount of people here, we would simply be unable to control such a kitchen, health and safety would be severely jeopardised. other than that i'm happy you found the other aspects good!

93%

The hostel is in a smaller suburb of London, harder to go out in camden at night if you stay out say midnight but definitely worth it. Make sure you check out the town of Greenwich too! It's a super nice and quant town w lots of culture-go to the Greenwich market!! :)


90%

The room was great and the communal areas also. The mens rooms in the basement were rather filthy though, but maybe I was just unlucky with the person who went before me!

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, Thanks so much for the thoughts on our hostel. I'm pretty sure that was an unlucky incident regarding the toilets in -1. I'll apologise on the behalf of the person that had been in there before you! Other than this it's nice to see you enjoyed the hostel on a whole. Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

93%

St Christopher's Paris is excellent, though it was only a short stay for me. The staff is really nice and helpful. The atmosphere is great, if you like to make new friends here, do not hesitate!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • All Female Group, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, Thanks for your kind words and ratings, we really appreciate them, you'll have to come back for a longer stay, it'll be even better then i'm sure! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

60%

Meh, it's not like you have much choice. It's a good social scene but so many rules and ways to take every euro from you.

Owner Comment (Show)
It's a shame you felt this way, the additional charges i assume you are referring to are the locker fees? Without these there would be no way to ensure absolute security of peoples belongings. There are always other options, however there are no others that compare to us....In my opinion. Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris

87%

Super good staff, nice place. Only problem is it doesn't have a French feeling atmosphere

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Male, 18-24
  • (1 review)


80%

But I had a very unpleasant experience with a man touching my toes in the middle of the night. i was sleeping in a mixed 6 bed dorm in the lower bed in the middle. In the middle of the night I woke up ny someone touching my toes I quickly moved a way and turned on the light, but a little bit to late. I couldn´t go back to sleep and then after 10 min it happened again. The staff were very helpful and helped me to change to a female dorm. It was an extremely unpleasant experience

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Female, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, I'm so sorry for the incident that occurred, this is not something that happens very often! It's is definitely an odd one but thank fully it was all sorted out in the end! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

100%

Very good hostel, I loved. Congratulations to all staff.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks so much for your amazing ratings and kind comments! Come back soon! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

93%

Amazing! It was my first time in a hostel and I was super nervous but I ended up loving it there and the people were so nice!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 18-24
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Well thank you very much for your lovely comments we really appreciate them! It's great to see we left a good impression on you with your first hostelling experience. Come back again soon! Don't be nervous next time! Kind regards, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

100%

This is the perfect hostel. I can honestly say that it´s better than most hotels. Unfortunatelly I was on a 12 mixed room and some german douchebags decided to wake up very early, turn on the lights and make a lot of noise without any respect to the other people sleeping there. Not the hostels fault, of course, but keep in mind that even the best hostel ever can be less than perfect with so many people in one room.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Male, 25-30
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hey, Thank you for the comments, obviously being in a hostel you will have people waking up at all hours. We try to account for this with the curtains. I'm really happy that you still had a great stay with us and hopefully that means you'll be back for a visit soon! Thanks again, St Christopher's Inn Paris Canal

87%

Staff very nice and helpful. Everything is very clean.


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