This has got to be the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The room was filthy the beds were stained the floor was dirty, stained and sticky, the walls were covered in splashes of god only knows what, the 'pillows' which were the French style bolster were rock hard and very smelly. The shower was mouldy and the shower head was broken, and lying on the floor of the shower when we arrived. We had to ask for towels. We were booked in for 2 nights as a family of 2 adults and one child, but could not possibly stay the two nights, it was too disgusting, so we lost 69 Euros due to the 24 hour cancellation policy.

I stayed here at The Hipotel -Eden Hotel for 4 nights with a four year old and three other adults and found it to not be as bad as people in other reviews had said. It now has new management, works are going on to fix the place up and has showers in all of the rooms. The people running the Place were nice and helped us alot. There were cleaners cleaning the rooms every day and they gave you a new towel and made the beds everyday, Lots of hot water. ok place to stay for the value.

Didn't get a wink of sleep. Too far from any Paris attractions. Staff is unethical and the night manager threatened my credit card. We cancelled it afterward. They did not want any photos... too bad. "Under construction" but I doubt the "construction" will ever be done. Very bad part of town, you don't want to walk around alone here, especially if you are female. Bastille district is not a good place to stay. Nothing nearby. Nastiness of room: Bed was wet and smelled moldy. Carpet was also wet and smelled moldy. Did not want to step on carpet because it soaked my feet. I am sure there were bugs and things growing in the room. I did not go under the covers and slept on my own clothes. Loud outside with car noises, partying, and puking, and no air inside, too hot. Other people can get into your room with their keys. Manager is opposite of helpful. I would not want to shower there because the shower sprays on to the sink. Disgusting experience and it ruined our first night in Paris. We were not even supposed to stay here; we were booked in a 3-star hotel (Standard Design Paris in Bastille district) and they overbooked and sent us here, claiming it was a 3-star hotel. Couldn't be further from the truth and they wanted to charge us $250 for it. Even if you are going budget you can do better than this. Stay far away from this hotel. We came in at midnight and left at 6 a.m. and that was too long in this hotel. Gives French people and French hotels a bad name.

I stayed at the Hipotel Eden for eight nights during the second half of April 2011.
The good:
Cheap at EUR 40 a night for a single room (with a queen size bed). Room was kept reasonably clean. Close to two Metro stations (Pyrenees/Jourdain on a line that starts at Chatelet). Good bus connection. Plenty of shops, two coin-operated laundries and two supermarkets (Monoprix and Franprix) nearby.
The bad: The single room would have been great if it had a single bed, but was far too small for a queen sized bed, cupboard, table and chair. Because of the size of the bed I could hardly move and even had a problem opening my suitcase, because of lack of space. The bathroom/toilet has no place to hang a used towel to dry, or something above the tiny washbasin to put some toiletries. Also, the hotel does have free Wifi, but on my (5th) floor the wireless signal was very weak, meaning that more often than not I got disconnected and could only reconnect when signal quality had improved somewhat.
The terrible:
Even though the front desk guys were polite, service is abomidable when you really need it. Already upon arrival I noticed and complained that the main light in the room (a large fluorescebt lamp high on the wall above the bed) wasn't working. I immediately informed the man at the desk, who promised that "tomorrow the electrician will fix it". Well, "tomorrow", after returning in the evening to the hotel, nothing had changed and apart from two small bed lights, the room remained barely lit, because the main light had still not been repaired - all that had to be done was to change the burnt-out lamp. To make a long story short, during my eight nights' stay I must have re-notified the front desk men some sixteen times - each morning when leaving and each evening when returning - about that darn defect light fixture. And to make that story even shorter...it was never fixed. So, I stayed during the entire period in an almost dark room, not an especially exhilerating experience, considering that I was on a business trip and had to do some computer work on my laptop and some writing as well...in almost total darkness.