Generator Hostel, Paris

Splited shower and toilet

No kitchen

Responsive, I found the sink clogged at arrival and as soon as I asked they sent in 5 minutes personnel to fix it. The position is excellent, next to a metro station.

A window handle was broken and other small things could have been fixed. With a bit more maintenance and cleaning it would be a nice structure.

Perfect for weekend travel, comfortable.

Not fridge to store food, far from touristic places

The room was comfortable and clean. The common areas are great. Very well located.

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Location was good, easy to find

Bed are not really comfortable, ideal just for max 2 night.

Clean and friendly staff. Good value for money.

Location is spot on, you have 2 good Metro lines really close to the hostel and they have great common areas where you can work, eat, hang out, etc. WiFi was great!

Majority of the time it was dirty and bathrooms smell a lot

It was only for a night, but I have nothing to complain about, really like the place and the room.

Great location, friendly staff and easy proximity to public transport.

Waiting time at the counter was too long.

I liked the location and the vibe over all. The fact that it is a social hostel is nice.

My main thing I wasn’t a fan of was the cleanliness of the female bathroom and showers. You could tell they weren’t clean but the toilet in our room was kept nicer but I did not use the shower in the room to be able to comment on it.

clean, reasonably sized room for what you pay, basic but ok value for money

the area its located in is not great, unpleasant to walk after dark from the metro or bus. also in dorm room the sink is outside of the toilet/shower, so the light and sound wake everyone up. only single hook in the shower so nowhere really to hang clothes and put things so they don't get wet.

It was alright for short stay. There is cafe downstairs which comes quite handy if you need.

The facilities could be improved. They arent bad or unliveable but average. It could use more regular cleaning.

The location was near the metro making it easy to go around plus also the spacious rooms and breakfast

The staff was abit dismissive and not friendly at all.

The receptionists r thankfully polite and friendly. Interesting big lobby area. I liked the bar and the pool table.

Location & area r not the best in Paris. Dorm rooms r very tiny. No curtains on bunk beds so no privacy. Big charge to deposit luggage, which should be free in any hostel. Wouldn't stay there again, sorry :(

Friendly staff. Great vibe and location. The fried chicken joint around the corner is fantastic.

There was excessive mould in the shower sealant. And the beds are rock gard and pillows are non existant.

OK place for budget travelling

There was a water cut

Location was good

Staff don't know how to talk. They need to improve their attitude towards tourists. No one is going there on charity or free

The Hostel was super great. Friendly and helpful front desk, very neat and cool place, great restaurant with activities, rooms were spacious and had own toilets/showers too. Plenty of space for storage. The location was great, easily get everywhere with local buses and metros. Easy to come from airport by train as well. Would love to come second time!

The room itself were quite humid and beds were quite tough for back (thin mattress top of that would fix the problem)

Large building. Lots of showers and toilets. Rooms well equipped and ventilated. Good location.

No kitchen.

Location is fair, a short walk from the metro. Room was clean and so were the bathroom facilities

The powerpoint on my bunk did not work. When I reported this to the staff at the front desk, I was simply told to just use the powerpoints at the sink, a bit away from my bunk. I understand it was very busy in the hostel at the time, but I would have appreciated some more earnestness to maybe say we'll get someone in to check it out the following morning/next business day.

-The staff was very friendly and helpful. -The hostel is close to the metro and train station -The room was spacious and there are communal bathrooms in addition to the private bathrooms in the room -Nice common rooms and 24h reception

-My mattress smelled like vomit and you could feel the steel of the mattress when laying on it. Very uncomfortable. Thankfully the staff was very nice about it and changed it. -There is no kitchen -The window in the room was broken -Sometimes there was no hot water

Location was good and hostel room was spacious

All good , maybe more advice on restaurants to visit nearby and more knowledge about the area . We asked when we arrive for any place for dinner as it was late and advice was to check google maps .

Cheap and tidy

It was not well advertised that there were restrictions on hot water timings

Bunk beds were sturdy, had a light, had an outlet. 24 hr reception.

There isn't a kitchen. My room's door had an issue which made it difficult and noisy to close.

When I first got to my room it smelled bad because of one of the guests. I went to reception and they quickly changed me from the room and I had a great stay. The staff really made the trip way more confortable, since they were always available and ready to help, changing me from rooms without any issue and therefore making my stay better. The guy in the counter (don't have his name) from Mexico was such a great help! Thank you!

The facilities are good, but there is some wear and tear in the rooms. The stay truly depends on the room you get, like all hostels, but overall good.

Friendly staff, clean room, modern design.

I was staying on the 3rd floor with a view of the street that was being repaired. I wish I had a room on a higher floor with better views. The terrace on the roof was closed.

It was very close the metro station, there were luggage rooms to leave your bags after the check-out. The staff was nice, the room was spacious enough to let you prepare your bags.

The bed was old, I could feel the springs when I moved but it was not something unbearable. The storageboxers was kind of old, some had no functioning springs.

The staff was super friendly

The bed sheets

Clean, funky, good size room

Really creaky beds! Could hear everyone and everything around us!

The staff were friendly.

The bed sheets weren't clean.

Staff and facility were okay, location is great, really close to the M2 metro station

I did not know I had to bring a Padlock for the locker in the room, the check-out is quite early, and also, towels are rented for 7e, which I did not know in advance. Things could be sorted by paying more.

Even though the neighbourhood seems a bit sketchy and dangerous the moment you walk in the hostel you feel 100% safe and there's a lot of good vibes and young people. Aside from that everything looks really clean and nice. The reception is really beautiful and modern and all the other spaces too. The staff is really kind, light headed, chill and informal which makes you feel at ease.

My stay was a bit weird since I only went there to sleep. There could be more common spaces to socialize with people. I went in my room before midnight and it was with the lights off already. All bunk beds seemed to be occupied with people already sleeping so I had to change clothes and organize my things really slowly on top of the bed to not make noise and risk waking people up. And then I set an alarm for 8 AM and woke up and everyone was still sleeping so I had to do all that process again plus showering and everything. So basically I went inside one day and left the next one without even seeing the room but of course that's not the hostel's fault. It was just a weird experience in that sense. Why was everyone sleeping more than 8 hours while visiting Paris? Apart from that I think the advertisement is a bit misleading because I saw the photos of the rooftop with the view for Montmarte (Sacré Cœur) which was my deal maker and I thought I was gonna have my breakfast there with the sunrise. I didn't know the breakfast would be downstairs but you should allow people to go upstairs for a more exciting stay! The breakfast, considering the options it provides , could be cheaper (almost 10 euros). And BE AWARE that they charge 7 euros for a towell after you buy the stay and go in their website to do the check in/ registration. It seems absurd to me since it should be included so take one just in case because charging that for a rented towell seems insane to me. I would rather have payed that fee in the whole price and not knowing it was for that (just a suggestion). And that rooftop was closed for winter season or something like that. I don't know if it was being reconstructed but it doesn't make sense to me that in october it is already closed and for so long since it's arguably the biggest asset of the whole hostel. I felt that was really disappointing. But nonetheless the stay was really good and positive and worth the price!!!

location next to metro station

All the employees are so friendly and helpful

Unfortunately we got a room have flooding problem but they try to handle it very fast and help us change the room also.

It was fairly affordable for Paris. The room I stayed in was basic but nice. It is very close to a metro station

You have to pay to store your luggage if you arrive before check in. There’s also no fridge or facilities for your own food. The social activities started really late and were things like “beer pong”

no soap in the shower

I liked the ambience

There was a boy there from.egypt he was sitting on my bed in night for long and staring me and when I got up he cane closer so I pushed him it was a kind of scary for me

Funcional for it’s purpose. Location is okay.

The location was okay, but the plaza is under renovation work, so you have to go a long way around to get to the metro. The room was clean-ish, although there was some lint in the corners of the bed frame and the shower also had some mold. The shower pressure was below average, and it was very difficult to regulate the water temperature: it was either scalding hot or freezing cold. Also the shower door did not fully close. At night, the security guard insisted that every member of our 8-person group show their room card, even though we were only given 4 cards. The Generator Hostel in Copenhagen was so much better in every way.

Friendly staff, spacious room.

A guest seems to have left their trash in the bed pocket. Not a nice thing to experience.

Cleanliness and staff was great !! Especially the restaurant at ground floor

It can be bit cheaper

Nice location not to far from transport. Staff were amazing.

One of the bathroom lights were not functional and the opposite shower didn’t work.

Very kind and helpful staff, dorms were perfectly fine with lots of space, bathrooms in the room and just outside. Good for a few nights.

The hostel wasn’t particularly social, there was a couple bars but very quiet. It could’ve done with a kitchen of some sorts, with hot water or a microwave?

The staff, they were helpful and kind

Good location Easy check in Restaurant and bar

Very poor cleanliness The bathrooms in particular are broken and poorly cleaned. The bathroom inside the room is almost impossible to use. There are no common areas for guests to relax and interact, only the restaurants and bar

I had a lovely stay at this hotel. The location was perfect—close to everything I needed and easy to get around. The staff were genuinely welcoming and helpful throughout my visit, which made the experience even better. The room was clean, and the bed was incredibly comfortable—just what you need for a short stay.

While my overall stay was pleasant, there were a few areas that could use improvement. The bathroom door didn’t close properly and scraped against the floor, which was a bit inconvenient. Although the bathroom itself was clean, the inside of the toilet could have been more thoroughly cleaned. The middle bed stand felt unstable, and I also noticed a hole in the blinds, which detracted slightly from the room’s overall appearance. These are small fixes that could really elevate the guest experience.

Generator Paris offers a trendy aesthetic, but the experience doesn’t match the image. The bunk beds have low clearance and no privacy curtains, making rest and personal space difficult. While having a private bath and shower is convenient, it comes with noise issues and limited privacy. The bedding itself was uncomfortable. The location is decent, but the common area is poorly designed—positioned next to a bar, just a room with a couple of tables and chairs, it's next to nothing at all. The rooftop is appealing but has limited opening hours. There’s a small convenience store downstairs, which is helpful but doesn’t compensate for the overall lack of comfort.

The location is near to the metro

The facility was not good, not clean, the hostel has late check in so many people came at night. Couldn’t sleep the night

Staff were very helpful when I needed to change rooms and in cafe and bar

The door to shower in the dorm was broken but apart from that it was all good

Save place. Had a room with a problematic person. The personal was quick and professionally in resolving this issue. Convenient location.

Shared room for 10 people with two showers is good however if one doesn't have a water and the other doesn't have a light then there's a problem. And unfortunately going to reception about it twice and "sending someone immediately" didn't helped and didn't fix it. Permanently closed windows without aircon or any other type of ventilation is also a problem when you share with so many people and their body odour.