Ashwin Siddaramaiah

Review of Hotel Le Montclair Montmartre ...

The hostel is located within 5 mins walking distan...

The hostel is located within 5 mins walking distance to Jules Joffrin Metro Station and about 15 minutes walk to Sacre Cour /Montmartre.

Our reservation was directly through their website and no advance payment was made. At the reception, we were advised that rooms will be ready only after 2 PM, so we need to deposit our luggage in the locker room, which was a small room in the lobby with metal racks on which everyone dumps their luggage.

We had booked two dorms with 4 beds each and en-suite bathrooms. Our rooms were on the 2nd & 3rd floor, which could be accessed through a narrow wooden spiral staircase. Since there are no elevators, you are in for a challenge if you are traveling with a large suitcase.

The rooms themselves were quite small, two bunker beds on either side with enough space between them for two people to stand facing each other. A small table in the corner and space to access the bathroom. That's pretty much all the moving space you get. If four large people stay here, it will feel very crowded. Four lockers are available in one corner, and a few plugpoints are available on one of the walls near the bunker bed and near the table, though on one side of the wall, absolutely no plug points.

Bathroom was clean, functional and the shower, as others mention here, is powerful enough to launch rockets.

Once you recover from lifting your luggage to the room & freshen up, you can have breakfast in the cozy dining room in the basement. Croissants, corn flakes, bread, honey, butter, jam, fruit juice, milk, coffee, toast.. A filling breakfast spread indeed.

The lobby has a few games for visitors to play with. WiFi is free and available almost across the property, though it is a bit patchy in the rooms.

If you are looking for an affordable place to stay in Paris, this is a decent option considering its proximity to Montmartre and metro stations But the small rooms, no lifts etc can be a bit of downer. Still a decent option.