3 Ducks Hostel

I was very happy with my stay here! The hostel felt clean and safe (as a solo female traveler). The rooms felt very accurate to the pictures online. The surrounding area has many shops and restaurants (I tried a new boulangerie every morning of my almost week long stay and still didn’t exhaust the options). 30 minute walk to the Eiffel and everything else pretty much is very easily accessed by the nearby Metro 8 line. One note on noise is that the bar is very audible from the room, as well as the nearby church’s loud bells that go off periodically. That said, neither of these things bothered me or impacted my sleep at all, especially since I was already prepared with ear plugs (as you should bring to any hostel). I don’t think the noise went too late into the night either (but I wouldn’t know because I went to bed early every night) I didn’t interact much with the staff but every interaction I did have was pleasant and helpful. Some amenities included outlets next to all of the beds as well as lockers. Note that the lockers are nowhere near big enough to fit a suitcase/large travel backpack, but there’s plenty of space for valuables (passport/wallet/electronics). Everyone in my room just put the rest of our stuff under the beds and had no problems. AC worked great (and felt amazing during this heatwave) and the shower had good heat/water pressure. Wifi worked well for me the entire time Since the bar is mainly filled with locals the hostel didn’t have much of an inherent social vibe. For me, I made several friends in my room so I was completely satisfied. I didn’t meet anyone in any of the other rooms though, so if you’re looking for a super social experience I do think it somewhat comes down to luck with your roommates.