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Vintage Hostel Reviews

73, Rue de Dunkerque, Paris, France

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66%

Bathroom wasn't clean (kind of growing) but the location more than made up for it. Trains close by aswell as some monuments.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 31-40
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Joenie bathrooms are cleaned everyday, so if any request do not hesitate to contact the reception. Hope to welcome you soon Sabine

73%

achamos muito bom o hostel, sua localizacao, facilidades, quarto confortavel, bom cafe da manha. como criticas dois pontos: o box do chuveiro e muito pequeno e alto do chao as cortinas nao ajudam muito, acaba-se molhando quase todo o banheiro, o que aumenta o risco de acidentes. o outro ponto que achamos foi o atendimento na portaria, nem sempre de boa vontade para ajudar.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Brazil
  • Couple 41+
  • (4 reviews)


86%

i have no problem in my stay in this hostel. staff are very accomodating to their guest

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Philippines
  • Male 31-40
  • (1 review)


73%

Nice location. Not very social place.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Sweden
  • Female 18-24
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Hope you could enjoy the programme of events for all the year See you soon ! Sabine

63%

Clean enough hostel, okay all in all but anyone can ask for the key and let themselves into the luggage store room. The area is maybe a little dodgy but not awful if you're with at least one other traveller. when I was staying I didnt meet anybody and the atmosphere was pretty dead. If I had to stay there again for some reason I wouldn't grumble. Nothing special though.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 14 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 25-30
  • (11 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Katharine the free luggage area is only a free place to put luggage before your checkin or after your checkout but as you mentionned it, it is not a safe. We're waiting for lockers in the lobby for computers and you can already rent small one for passports, money and other valuables. Guests can meet if they want in the lobby, and have dinner they prepare all together in the kitchen. Some of our guests decided to organize a tour all together in Montmartre! Great idea and very good memory ! Hope you will come back and enjoy more! Sabine

43%

Not great. Tiny rooms not very clean. Staff were helpful enough. Not much happening in the hostel

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Samuel sorry you didn't enjoy your stay. Cleanliness is very important for us and organized every day. If any request, do not hesitate to inform us as soon as possible to make it better. A problem could happen. For happenings, we've got a new programme per week, i invite you to discover it ! See you soon sabine

80%

The staff was really nice and friendly. There was a nice common room to hang out in. There was no safe in my room. Use the internet across the street instead of the one provided by the hostel. Overall clean.


80%

Had a much better stay the second time round. The receptionist mentioned referred in a previous review as a Moby look-alike was actually brilliant! Our this time could do with a refurbishment, but otherwise it made for an enjoyable stay.

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Julia happy you enjoyed the second time. maybe the third will be the best? Hope you will have opportunity tyo come back to discover the next cubicle shower and other news. See you soon ! Sabine

86%

Last year i stayed at that hostel , and was really clean , but in a year the cleaness went down a lot


83%

For 30 euros a night in the center of Paris you get what you pay for. The room was a bit scruffy and the bathroom spotlight didn't quite work, and the elevator broke the day we left and carried our luggage downstairs by the stairs. But there's free internet (if you have your own computer), hot water with a good water pressure and clean sheets, not to mention the location right downhill from Sacre Coeur, so I'm happy. The included breakfast is not great, but there are plenty of brasseries nearby.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Female 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


70%

Good breakfast, internet wasn't too expensive and so close to the train station and supermarket. Staff always seemed distracted when they served me (2 people waiting in front of me and the lady was laughing and chatting to her collegues), puddle on the bathroom floor after a shower, key card stopped working twice (not so bad if I wasn't on the third floor), and my food got taken from the kitchen.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 18-24
  • (3 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Caroline ! Happy you enjoyed your stay. I keep in mind your reviews. Hope the receptionnist served you well, because we 've got a very pleasant contact with all of our guests ! New cubicle showers are coming ! Hope you will have the opportunity to test them. As for the fridge, sorry , most of the time, with labels, they are no problems, and that's right, we need to control the bags and the dates for the cleanliness and safety.

66%

Close to Gare du Nord train station. Very clean and cosy rooms. Not the place to stay if you are looking to meet people or for a particularly fun atmosphere - no guest activities available in this hostel. We asked the man at reception about walking tours, and he didn't seem to understand what we were asking - luckily we stumbled upon brochures for the free walking tours. Having to pay for wifi is not convenient. Breakfast is top choice though.

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi Julia hope you enjoyed your stay. About the programme,, we have put at disposal a programme for all the week with the list of activities our guests can choose during their stay (for instance, watching a film every Monday, play games with others on Tuesday nigh...) Still brochures at reception for Disney, Moulin Rouge... Wifi is totally free ! Only the new computers in the lobby can be used with a paying access. Hope to welcome you another time ! Sabine _ manager

80%

For a last minute hostel it was a pretty good find! The staff was friendly and the rooms were clean. They had maps available which was really appreciated. The location was just a five-ten minute walk from the train station, as well as, La Sacre Coeur.


63%

Our four bedroom-dorm was EXTREMELY small. It was impossible to open the window since the street outside was very noisy. The bathroom was tiny, yet very clean. Breakfast cotained of cereals and bred rools and croissants, but there was a sign telling us that there was just one bred roll OR croissant for each person (which everyone ignored) Location is really good, right in the heart of Montmartre, a ten minutes' walk from Gare du Nord, it is easy to reach any of the sights by metro.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (9 reviews)


76%

The hostel was convenient, clean and breakfast was good. The directions to find the hostel from Gare du Nord are not helpful and very confusing.There was no orientation from the staff so had to find my way around.The beds were squeaky though but otherwise the hostel was great.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Zambia
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


56%

The entrance to the hostel is OK however the rooms are very very dated ( I stayed on 2 sep nights a few days apart and both were as bad as each other ), and the bathrooms stank of damp. The rooms were also very small and had limited space to put luggage. The location wasnt too bad , although the nearest metro station isnt gare du nord as advertised , its the next stop along. i dont think i woudl stay here agin.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female 31-40
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Hi emma the bathrooms will have soon shower cubicles and new paint as well as the bedrooms. Hope you will have the opportunity to enjoy the new environment. See you soon Sabine

76%

Fantastic staff, bathroom and air con in every room which was amazing. Good location.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


66%

It is quite old Hostel.Rooms are small,no lockers in the room where I was. The good thing is access to the kitchen with a dinning area where you can relax after tiring day.The strongest point is the location.Montmarte region is very cosy and clean. If I was suppose to come back to Paris I would therefore consider to stay near there. The strong point is also metro connection but in Paris in is close to metro everywhere. And it is very loud at night if your room is in front the street.I give 6/10


73%

There was nearly a hole in one of the walls in the room. And the carpet really needs to be changed, it was full of stains which made it look really disgusting. Staff was very friendly and helpful!


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