The Basics: Plug-Inn Hostel Located in Montmartre, the Plug-Inn Hostel (formerly Hotel Utrillo) has a flair about it. The funky hostel attracts backpackers from all over the globe.  ...full details

The Basics: Centre International de Sejour Maurice Ravel Located just outside Paris, the Centre International de Sejour Maurice Ravel offers over 300 beds. Rooms here are cheap and a bit more far-flung, but there’s a metro station just blocks away and it’s an easy commute to all of the city’s main sights. ...full details

The Basics: Hostel des 2 Empereurs If cheap, clean and central are all you need out of your hostel, try the Hostel des 2 Empereurs (also known as the Centre International BVJ Paris-Louvre). Smack dab in the middle of town, it's a simple but sensible choice. ...full details

The Basics: FIAP Jean Monnet The gargantuan FIAP Jean Monnet—with 480 beds in central Paris—is situated within a twenty-minute walk of the Montparnasse cemetery and is a thirty-minute walk from the Luxembourg gardens. The FIAP is close to a metro stop too. ...full details

Hostel Description Located within walking distance of many main Parisian sights, and with close proximity to both Gare de l’Est and Gare du Nord, the Hotel Liberty offers a range of accommodations. ...full details

The Basics: Hotel du Commerce The Hotel du Commerce, a hotel-hostel hybrid, offers rooms out of a former 13th-century convent in the bustling Latin Quarter neighborhood. From the property, it’s a quick walk to Notre Dame and St. Germain. ...full details

Hostel Description The 2-star Avenir Hotel is an affordable pick facing the iconic Sacre Coeur church in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris.  ...full details

Hostel Description The Jules Ferry Hostel, one of Hostelling International's properties, provides ultra-simple accommodation in an incredibly convenient location near Place de la République. ...full details

Hostel Description The gem of of the Hostelling International properties in Paris, the massive Le d'Artagnan offers unexpected perks in an up-and-coming (though far-flung) Belleville location, just east of the Père Lachaise cemetery. ...full details