Name: Auberge Saint-Paul - Hostel
Address: Rue Saint-Paul Est; 347, Montreal, Montreal, Montreal, H2Y 1H3, Canada
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

Heating

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Allergy-free rooms

Non-smoking rooms

Hairdryer

Locker

Rooms

Laundry

Luggage storage

Services and amenities

Common kitchen

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Spanish

English

French

Languages Spoken

No parking

Parking

Beach/pool towels

Pool and beach

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hostel

Ville-Marie

Bonsecours Market

Champ de Mars

Montreal Science Centre

Old Port

Notre Dame Basilica

Montreal Convention Centre

Complexe Desjardins

World Trade Center Montreal

Museum of Contemporary Art

Saint Louis Square

Cathedral-Basilica of Mary Queen of the World

Dorchester Square

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Lafontaine Park

Mount Royal Park

Jeanne-Mance Park

Atwater Market

St. Hubert Airport

Saint Joseph's Oratory

Olympic Park

Jean-Talon Market

Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Mirabel International Airport

Auberge Saint-Paul - Hostel

Montreal

child-bed

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queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Great Location! Staff super nice! Very rich breakfast in the morning, big kitchen, big common areas. Clean and big rooms.  Bathrooms always clean and furnished with air dryers and other stuff that people could borrow. It really exceeded my expectations!

GREAT

Of all 4 hostels i went to montreal this one is the best for cleanliness, size of kitchen & eating place, relatively new equipments. Price is in the range.
Unfortunately my dorm happened to be overheated one night and it was suffocating, without possibility to unlock the thermostat. Staff , in the middle of the night, found me another bed in a much cool room perfect for me. Next day the thermostat was adjusted.
I would be back but would check the thermostat before going to bed.

Many thanks to staff

Well located in the old port of montreal with access to many great shops and restaurants  clean hostel and friendly staff. Not far from downtown either. Only thing is all rooms are accessible by anybody staying so lock your luggage

Nice location

First the positives:

+ Check-in was quick and easy.

+ Excellent rates if you buy in advance.

+ Steel-framed beds are solid, only shake modestly when someone gets up. Thin, yet dense mattresses surprisingly comfortable and firm.

+ This part of Old Montreal is gorgeous, rich in history, with many bars & restaurants nearby. A vibrant, exciting location.

+ As a regular traveller to Montreal, this is an ideal choice on weekends when average hotels are $250+, especially if you only plan to use the room for sleep.

+ 7 of the 9 beds were occupied, and all of us were respectful of each other. Clearly some travelling veterans.

But quite a few negatives:

- Odd setup with the check-in a few doors down from the actual units, then steep steps and 2 sets of codes to enter. Good for security, but hardly convenient.

- Had to dodge a ton of bags, strewn clothes etc. to get to bed, as rooms are tight, long & narrow.

- Rue Saint-Paul directly outside is ridiculously loud. Music until 3am, drunks, then loud trucks starting up at 5am onwards.

- Heard numerous bottle collection trucks, garbage trucks, road construction trucks, then semis and other delivery trucks all morning, even with earplugs. Almost all come to a stop outside the hotel, then you hear the loud start-up.

- Rooms get hot given no A/C. Hostel deceivingly boasts having A/C, but that's only in the reception area; nothing in the sleeping quarters. If it's over 25'C - the norm from June to September in Montreal - expect an uncomfortable sleeping experience.

- Similarly, they say there is a kitchenette, which is really two old fridges jam-packed with crap to the point the door doesn't close. I bought a sandwich and drink, yet no room to store. Even the freezer was jammed.

- Check-in area with the fridges has a cooking area, and I sensed quite a few long-term guests hoard it on a regular basis, and use it as their socializing base. Those rolling through are outsiders.

- Nowhere to really chill, as the couch area in reception was also occupied by regulars using it as their HQ.

- No social activities, bar crawls, pool nights, karaoke etc. set up for short-term guests to mingle. You are completely on your own.

***

Overall, happy to save the $200/night on a crazy Montreal event weekend spiking all hotel rates. But any other weekend, I'll take a hotel every time for the king bed, A/C and comfort alone. The rest of the trip with normalized hotel rates was infinitely more comfortable.

Fine if all you need is a bed.

Maybe I’ve been spoiled by good European hostels but this one just left a lot to be desired.
- there were constantly people sitting on the steps of the hostel entrances smoking (including staff) so every time you entered or left you would have to excuse yourself through a cloud of smoke and people
- there weren’t power outlets near the beds which I feel should just be a given these days. There was one powerboard in the room for everyone to use
- no where to put your bags - there were lockers but they wouldn’t fit a big bag so as a result everyone’s stuff was just everywhere. I got in to my dorm to be greeted by everyone’s piles of crap, empty Smirnoff bottles on top of the lockers, etc. I slept squished next to my bag on the top bunk because that was the only place I could find to put it 
- not enough hooks in the bathrooms - I feel like that should be a given in hostels too. It was like a juggling act trying to balance your bathroom bag, towel and clothes while showering without getting them soaking wet
- noisy - I feel like the hostel was half full of teens which is maybe why they chose the hostel to party in at night instead of going out. One night it was so loud after quiet hours they were being continuously shooshed by people in the hostel which made no difference - and these dorms weren’t attached to the building with reception so reception wouldn’t have known about it 
- the one good to come from this visit was afterwards I cancelled as many of my future hostel bookings as possible and booked private rooms!

Not a great hostel experience

Little did I know that the rooms (6 beds dormitory) are located just above a f%&&%# bar.  Yes, you red correctly. You sleep (or try to sleep) just on top of a place filled with partygoers.  So, imagine, you hear electronic music aaallllll night long.  Boom boom boom!!!  Yeah!  Its that bad.  If they only told me that prior to booking, you can be sure that I would never ever chose that hostel.  And to top it all, three times, the girl at the front desk tried to switch the conversation to English, just because she did not no French.  Merci beaucoup!  On the bright side,the place is tidy.  But that's it.

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