The staff is not very welcoming. To access the internet wifi is a nightmare because the passwords are not enough and limited, and they are valid for 24 hours. To get a new password the staff is constantly saying that there are not enough passwords because the people take all the time the papers.

The kitchen is small and the showers are not good. The rooms are noisy because of the bathrooms, that are near the rooms.

ROOMS: Good sized (only 6 people which was good), there are also 2 basins with mirrors in the room we were in which had its good a bad points...The beds were VERY creeky.

BATHROOMS: The showers only went for 5 seconds before needing to push the button again (and again). There was no control of the temperature. Also the floors were completely covered in water with no way of preventing this.

STAFF: Unhelpful, we asked for directions to a restaurant and were told to "walk down the hill and on the left there are lots", when we asked if they could recommend a particular one we were simply told again that there were lots there. Staff were also not very helpful with the best way of getting to and from the hostel and also finding things within the hostel.

INTERNET: The front desk "ran out" of internet codes and anyone who didn't already have a code was unable to use the Wifi.

LOCATION: The location is good, and close to Old Lyon which is great but it is located on a steep hill and we found it better to take the funicular and just walk down the hill a little way instead of walking all the way up from the metro stop.

I spent one night here, refused to shower and went the next morning to book a hotel through the tourist bureau.

The bedroom itself was comfortable enough. Only 6 people to a room is much nicer than the 20 beds to a room hostel I'd been in in Amsterdam. There seemed to be people of all ages here, which I also liked. The "locker" I was promised in the bedroom was only big enough to hold my camera, travel documents and wallet. Otherwise I had a drawer under the bed. My room looked over the patio which has a noisy bar scene until very late. There were sinks in the bedroom and it was reasonably clean. The bathrooms were another story. The toilet rooms smelled heavily of urine, worse than a port o'potty. The showers were filthy and lacked a shelf or hooks of any kind. Um, where exactly do I put my stuff??? I go camping, so I'm fairly liberal about where I do my personal business. I refused to shower here. Also, the reception are had ants. Lots of ants.

Be prepared for a hike up Montee du Chemin Neuf that is akin to summitting Mont Blanc. It's much higher and much more steep than you expect. I'm still recovering from knee surgery and the first walk up this hill wrecked my knee. This was the main reason for switching to a hotel, but the lack of security and the gross bathrooms were definitely a factor. You can take the funicular up and walk down, but it's still a terrific hike. If you put the address into Google Maps, it doesn't show you the accurate location.

Overall, I was not pleased. The bed was mostly clean, the bathrooms were ridiculous, the reception area needs an exterminator. They can make you food and serve you beer. They have a great view. Some people seem happy here, but I won't go back.

My first hostel
24h desk service (I arrived at 1am)
Breathtaking view
Friendly environment
Terrible breakfast
6 women per dorm which aint very convinient if 5 of them wakes up at 6 am.
Try to find another hostel not so far away, because the street is super steep and I bet you can find somenthing better.