Paris oh, la, la!
what a beautiful city! I liked Paris, you have a lot of things to know and see there and the subway drives you everywhere. I was there during the Soccer World Cup and watched a game of the French Team in a pub in Mont Martre - just cool!
When we arrived to Paris, I waited for my new friend. She was Canadian, but not from the French part, so she didn't speak French either. Besides English she was learning Spanish. In fact she was coming from Spain.
At the beginning it seemed to me that the people there weren’t as friendly as in 
We went to the hostel. It was located near to the station - not a very nice neighborhood. I found it a bit creepy… But anyway, I needed a place to stay for that night. Well, should I stay in that creepy hostel feeling sorry for myself? No way! I talked to my new friend and convinced her to visit Notre Dame and walked around this beautiful city. So, we did. We were in Notre Dame and suddenly I missed her. I tried to find her, but it was impossible. What to do? What to do? Idea! I decided to call again a hostel a girl in 
I decided to walk around the city, saw different buildings and arrived to the Louvre. I didn’t get inside, because it was late and it’s huge - so you need to spend a lot of time there. One full day is not enough. So, I was just walking in the courtyard when I met my friend again, hahaha. She was worried about me too, but I told her I found a place for the next days and she was happy for me. She was just staying for that night in Paris. Would catch a flight back home next morning.
I haven’t slept well the night before, so we went back to the hostel.
It was my first night in
As agreed we met at the lobby. One by one we started to arrive and finally the group was complete: 1 Brazilian guy, 1 American girl, 3 Mexican boys, 1 Canadian girl, 1 Lithuanian boy and me. Wow! 
Before leaving the hostel I told the Brazilian guy, that I wouldn't stay until too late, since I had to move to another hostel early next morning. He promised me, that if I had to leave early, he'd walk with me to the hostel, how sweet! We were having a great time, but I was ready to leave, and the guy honored his word, what a gentleman!
My good luck was coming back, yep! Just needed positive attitude ;)
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I knew Paris is expensive, but you can find better places for which I paid here. It's simply not worth. They say they offer free breakfast which was 2 coins for vending machines ??? One for a mini cup of coffee and the other for a cold sandwich...
It's an old building, which doesn't have any elevator and the stairs to climb aren't comfortable if you are carrying a big bag. So, I decided to leave mine in the storage room, but there was a surprise! They claim to have a lot of security. Well, they have security cameras all over the place, but the storage room has no locker!!! And it didn't look safe at all.
The rooms were small and the beds so uncomfortable. Well, I wouldn't complain much if at least they were clean. But despite the closing time for "cleaning" during the day, they didn't do a very good job. The worst was the bathroom. Just 1 each floor, which is crazy!!! Hard to get water in the shower, and when you finally do it, it's cold and stops after 30 seconds. It has a few tables and chairs to hang out outside and a tiny indoor common area and computers for internet access (after you pay a high fee).
Sometimes the staff makes the differences. But this staff was rude and not helpful. It is incredibly strict! If you do anything wrong you're thrown out with no refund. Drink or eat in your room: Wrong! Make noise after 10 p.m.: you're kicked out! Anyway, I had a good time here, since I met other travelers like me who wanted to hang out and we ended drinking wine at the Sena River, haha. So, not everything was bad here. At least I met nice people :)
Ok it's located near the 2 train stations, but I wouldn't even recommend it for 1 night. No way! Unless you like rude staff and being treated like if they were making you a huge favor.
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