Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 28th June 2008 Female 18-24 2/5 Comments: Its far far far away, though they say its easy to reach, after going around paris its a pain to get to the hostel. They dont consider it even in paris!! If you just have two days to visit paris choose something close by, not this one. The place was not that clean.. just ok and the bathroom had no lock!!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 3rd July 2008 Male 31-40 2/5 Comments: no a/c, room very hot. fan provided on request. wireless internet intermittent at best in lobby, not available in room as advertised.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating China 2nd July 2008 Male 25-30 1/5 Comments: If you care anything besides price, don't go there. The wireless is not reliable. the room is without telephone, and the attendant is not patient. Their room key needs to be reactivated everyday doesn't work immediately after reactivation. The rooms has a strong rotten smell. The room is old and wore. The desk is tiny and the light above it is broken. Their are mosquitoes everywhere. There is no shampoo.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating - 30th June 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: Fix the Internet kiosk (PC down in lobby) it's infected with sevral viruses and malware/splyware acording to my experience, and i work with antivirus security at a global corporation. And get a Printer for it so customers can print out tickets or maps etc.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Mexico 2nd July 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: I had problems with the key card of the room, every nigth that I stayed I had to reprogram the card and the staff didn´t even bothered in asking for an ID or something to proove that it was indeed my room

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Denmark 2nd July 2008 Male 25-30 3/5 Comments: A good hotel for it's price.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 27th June 2008 Female 41+ 4/5 Comments: Betten und Bad waren sauber, doch der Teppichboden war dreckig. Tägl. wurden die Betten frisch gemacht, Bad gereinigt und es gab frische Handtücher - doch leider nur 2 für 3 Personen - denkt an eigene Handtücher! Nach Paris und ins Disney Resort mit RER schnell und problemlos - RER Station gleich um die Ecke! Super günstiges Hotel mit Einkaufszentrum und riesigem Supermarkt in der Nähe! Mikrowelle ist in der Lobby und kann von jedem Gast benutzt werden. Jederzeit wieder!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 26th May 2008 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: Good spot to have your own room. Away from most sites but easily accesible via train. Great accomodations for the price.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 11th June 2008 Male 18-24 3/5 Comments: Perfect for the price! We were two backpackers and stayed for 2 nights, for the prices its amazing

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 28th May 2008 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: Location was a bit hard to find, but the staff had been helpful when we asked for help. Cleaning done everyday and so I'm quite satisfy, But be aware that bugs bite and it can be quite serious.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 15th June 2008 Mixed Group 31-40 3/5 Comments: This hotel was just average. The good were the beds in which we had a triple. One queen bed and like a bunk above it. The bad was the location. Kind of far from Paris, but not really bad. It will cost you about 3 euros to take the RER from the Magenta station to Rosny Bois Perrier and from there its a bit of a walk, but not too far.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 16th June 2008 - - 2/5 Comments: the first night we had bed bugs and i woke up with a swollen eye from a bite. however, they were nice enough to move us into another (unclean) room. we found hair in the bed and suspicous stains on the blanket on the bed. the location sucked and you have to be mindful of when the metro and train stations close. it was about a half hour train ride into the city.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating India 14th June 2008 Male 31-40 3/5 Comments: No comment,all in order.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating India 16th June 2008 Male 41+ 3/5 Comments: Reasonable price and not bad location but need to improve cleanliness. Direction map is not detailed, could have done better.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 27th May 2008 Female 18-24 3/5 Comments: About 20 mins away from city centre, but right next to a big shopping mall. Rooms are spacious and generally clean. Staff are nice and friendly.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Sweden 11th June 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: Stay the **** away! No, just kidding, it was all right, it was cheap, and the staff knew good English. The interior looked like something from a IKEA-commercial. The location was bad, but still endurable. Of course it was problematic if you wanted to stay out longer than after midnight. We never found out if there was some night bus, maybe there is. There was free internet for guests but the computer was poor.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Hong Kong 2nd June 2008 Male 18-24 4/5 Comments: Staff there were nice. Helped us solve internet problems. They treat you as friends. Location is poor. After leaving RER station in zone 3, we still need to walk for 15mins. We take at least 2 hours for travel to and from tourist spots. Rooms are not very clean. Btw, hotel with cheap price, that is already great.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Tajikistan 12th June 2008 Female 25-30 3/5 Comments: I stayed for 4 nights at Hotel Balladins. The staff at reception were helpful and speaking English. The room was fairly clean, the only problem was smell of smoke, bathroom was quite clean. The room was cleaned every day. Internet was free but a bit slow. The only disadvantage is the location, it's quite far from the centre and one needs to walk from train station to the hotel. But there is a big trade centre nearby.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Malaysia 12th June 2008 Female 31-40 2/5 Comments: the room smells so bad that it was difficult to sleep! toilet is clean, sheets are clean, but the bed cover smells of smoke. it's 15~20mins walk to train station. 3mins walk to McDonalds. this hotel is in zone 3 of the metro.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 9th June 2008 Male 18-24 1/5 Comments: THIS HOTEL HAS BED BUGS! HOSTELERS BEWARE

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Canada 10th June 2008 Mixed Group 18-24 3/5 Comments: It's a little out of the way but it's clean, the staff are friendly and helpful and it's cheap especially in pairs and threes. Private room was nice after dorms for a few weeks. This is the second time I stayed there and I would defly stay again.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating France 1st June 2008 Couple 18-24 3/5 Comments: Anyone who moans about this hotel is stupid. For the money you pay, you cant expect it to be right outside the Notre Dame or Eiffel Tower. its two short bus journeys into Paris which only costs 1.50 return. Staff was excellent and helpful. Room was big and clean and tidy. Ok it is on a main road and is slightly noisy but what can you expect in a city like Paris. Definately recommend it....

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 5th June 2008 Couple 18-24 3/5 Comments: I think the hostel has a good cost-benefit ratio. It is cheap, but therefor you have to cut back in some things. You have to walk ca. 10 min to the railway station and travel 15 min to the center. Even though the hostel is near a busy street, it is very quiet, cause it has a good isolation to the outside. But in the inside, the doors are creaking, so you hear when somebody else enters his room. The cleanliness was quite alright. The carpet was a bit dirty, but the bathroom was ok.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 31st May 2008 Female 18-24 2/5 Comments: The Hotel Balladins is perfectly fine lodging. The only thing wrong with it is it's location in a suburb outside of Paris. It's actually not bad if you just plan your day so you leave in the morning and return at night, then it's only 4 euro a day for transportation. It's also next to a really cheap store called Carrefour where you can save lots of money on meals!

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 1st June 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: It was really cheap! and available last minute. Its also accessable at night from the night bus N23. The rooms were clean, but the bathroom had considerable mold on the ceiling. Next time I´ll pay a little more for something nicer.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating India 26th May 2008 Male 18-24 2/5 Comments: No shower curtains Not enough light! Not enough toilet paper. Room cleaning service poor. Staff not very enthusiastic to improve facilities.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Australia 27th May 2008 - - 1/5 Comments: don,t stay here the only good thing is the price but it is in the middle of no where and is run down and the room smells

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Poland 20th May 2008 Male 31-40 4/5 Comments: Last bus from Gallieni leaves at 22.10 it is 221. It costs about 18 euros to get from that station to the hotel by taxi.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating Germany 12th May 2008 Couple 25-30 2/5 Comments: Staff is very unkindly. One towel for two people. There is no free internet access, you have to pay 2eur for 20min! McDonald and a big grocery store is near by. It takes you 30min to get to Paris. Staff speaks a little bit English.

Nationality Stayed Gender Age Group Overall Rating USA 22nd May 2008 Couple 18-24 1/5 Comments: This place is not worth the price! The location is far from everything and in the ghetto. You have to walk a mile from the sketchy metro station. The cost to use the internet is ridiculous. And they put out breakfast and did not let us eat it (and it was bread and coffee). Quite cheap. The staff is not helpful to questions asked, either. STAY AWAY!!!