1 rue Borromée, 75015 Paris Métro Volontaires Tel (01) 42 73 03 03 Websitewww.aloha.fr
BUG review
Long ill-reputed for being dirty and worn down, the Aloha Hostel recently underwent renovations to improve appearance and security. Located very near to the Eiffel Tower and the busy rue Vaugirard, a stay here will be fun and stress-free. The common area also has a casual feel with tables, couches, television and books, and since the 2am curfew is strictly enforced, guests tend to gather here at night to socialise. Some bathroom facilities are still poorly-maintained, and the basement kitchen is a bit stuffy, but overall it is a good value for the price.
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Price Dorm bed €25 Double/twin room €56
Prices include breakfast Prices are in euro and are inclusive of all taxes.
This hostel will ruin your Backpacking adventure! It's a filthy dump. Rat Infested 3rd world Dive 6 November 2008
Pros:
absolutely none besides being close to the Eiffel Tower.
Cons:
Rats, Stinking showers, rudist staff in Europe, noise is ridiculous, rat traps under the bunks.
HitchHikeHarry
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Maintenance
(1)
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(1)
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(2)
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(2)
(Review ID: 11838)
Really, trust me, you will come away from this grimy pit feeling disgust and the sense that the rest of your Euro vacation has been somehow destroyed. In all my years of backpacking and hitching I have never witnessed such absolute disregard for the running of a hostel or the welfare and well being of its tenants. The staff are rude beyond belief and you are almost afraid to approach them. The building, while being located close to the Eiffel Tower is run down, filthy and completely rat and mouse infested. You can hear the buggers crawling in the wall space at night. There is rat poison under the beds (which are metal concentration camp type bunks). The showers are never cleaned cos there must be 10 years of grime and fungus. They stink like rotting fish. The noise goes on into the wee hours and sleep is nigh on impossible. The curfew shuts you out from 11am to 5pm because they are SUPPOSED to be cleaning HA! You will have a better nights rest sleeping on the banks of the Seine with less company of the rodent variety and the hygiene will be superior.
They state that they take credit cards but demand cash only when you are checking in.To sum up. The authorities should shut this place down as it breaks every rule in the book from misleading advertisements about renovations to rampant disregard for hygiene and rodent infestation. The rules are enforced as and how they please and the staff are obviously under pressure from all the complaints they are getting as they haven't an iota of an idea of what Customer Service is nor do they have a brain cell between them. This place should be renamed the Aloha Hovel from Hell.AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. If this place has been renovated then my name is Rumple Stilskin!
Pros:
Friendly atmosphere, free breakfast, good sized dorms
Cons:
REALLY NOISY, hearing rats in the walls, 11-5 lockout
Amelia
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Maintenance
(2)
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(2)
Facilities
(3)
Atmosphere
(3)
(Review ID: 6796)
You'll stay at much better hostels in Europe than Aloha, but it does have a friendly and chilled out vibe, and you can't go past a free breakfast!! Conveniently located, 5 min walk to Metro and about 30 mins to Eiffel tower. The bathrooms are disgusting (stank, water all over the floor etc). Hearing rats scratching in the walls all night was pretty gross and there are signs up everywhere telling you not to leave food in the rooms. The worst thing of all was curfew (11-5...why??)and the noise from the bar til 3am. My dorm was on the first floor and I couldn't sleep at all. So bring earplugs!
This place is a shit hole and the staff are rude and unhelpful 1 October 2007
Pros:
Close to Eiffel Tower
Cons:
Nasty staff, Extremely noisy at night, Curfew sucks, No CC's website lies about this. AVOID!!
Fruupp
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(1)
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(1)
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(2)
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(2)
(Review ID: 6092)
I arrived at this so called hostel exhausted from a long hard hitch. I had no cash at the time and when I checked in they refused to take my Amex yet the website said they took all major CC's. I had to go back out and get cash which didn't impress me much. The room was very basic and the bunks creaked a lot. I tried to have an early nite but the noise from downstairs was madness right up intil 2a.m. The showers were disgusting. The next morning I went down for breakfast and when I took two pieces of bread instead of one...quiver, quiver... the closet queen at the desk ridiculed me in front of all the other guests. I lost it and told him to F**K Off or I'd shove his chair up his ass. The nerve, this place is the worst of the worst and I advise all to not risk their backpacking enjoyment by checking into this dive.
This hostel is a shit hole with rat baits under the bunks. 9 April 2007
Pros:
The beer
Cons:
RAT BAIT PELLETS UNDER OUR BUNK!!
Backpack_Dudes
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
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(1)
(Review ID: 4140)
I am currently in the lobby of this shit hole using their one non- busted machine (out of five). In my three months of travel this is without a doubt the worst hostel I have ever experienced. This hostel makes Jesus cry.
They kick you out for cleaning time from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, this is the most disgusting place I have ever spent a night in.
The showers smell like fish and the toilet is so gross that you'd rather shit outside rather than in this festering hole. Really, this hostel is all bad. They don't accept credit card even though web site says it does. Staff is very rude, unfriendly and unhelpful.
The walls are very, very thin and noise carries quite easily. The worst by far is the mouse/rat bait pellets in a plastic cup placed under our bunk : simply disgusting. It haunts me still. We're staying tonight as well because all the other hostels are full so we have no choice...but we're leaving tomorrow at 7am!The only good thing is the beer. Please people, do a favour to yourself: STAY AWAY!
