Hôtel Maubeuge Gare du Nord

The hotel is conveniently near the Paris north train station (Gare du Nord), walking distance 5 min. Next door is a mini market with drinks and light snacks, with decent prices. Walking distance are various food choices for lunch or dinner.
The hotel serves breakfast starting 7:30am for a small fee. There is free Internet usable with a password, just ask. Speed is decent. There’s a fan in the room and the windows open. There are two European outlets for charging. There a small flat screen TV with remote. Adequate lighting in the room. There’s a small two person lift (elevator). There’s luggage storage for early check. The staff spoke English clearly!
The bathroom is tiny. I’m petite as it is, but I had trouble managing sure a small space to shower. It’s narrow and the shower stall is a small box with a curtain, so the only light is that which coming thru the curtain. It is relatively clean, and the fixtures and walls look like it has been remodeled and upgraded.
I’ve stayed in holes before, and this place is pretty good. Its a hot shower and a nice good place to lay your head for a night. Not for big families, but a single bed for a person or couple on a budget.

If you’re looking for a cheap place to crash while in Paris, Hotel Maubeuge Gare du Nord is for you.
I was looking for a place to stay for a night while I waited for the rest of my family to arrive in Paris. I wanted something relatively close to Gare du Nord (first stop in Paris from CDG airport), near interesting landmarks, and relatively inexpensive. HMGdN satisfied all these criteria for me– around 70EUs, allowed for late checkout (noon), was within a 10min walk to Sacre Coeur/​Montmartre, and only 5min walk from Gare du Nord.
The room I was given was small & cramped, but had a nice sized bed, a small TV, and a private bathroom. The room/​bathroom was clean and neat and I was completely happy with everything. J arrived the next morning and complained about the lack of AC (granted it was fairly warm out and the only window in the room opened out onto a roof, which made me wary of leaving it open at night).
As others have mentioned you can store your luggage with the receptionist, although J and I both found it strange that they didn’t provide us with identification tags or other means of matching bag to owner. When we went to collect our bags they just let us rummage through the luggage closet on our own– very trusting!
Overall, I’d be happy to stay here again if I needed something cheap and in the Montmartre area.

Small, rustic, inexpensive what do you want for 50 euros in Paris? If you are going to Paris to enjoy a hotel room, go to Paris Las Vegas.
The staff were nice, the rooms were okay. It’s in the middle of a pretty rough neighbourhood, but that is part of the adventure.
I will stay there again.

#575 Definitely not a shabby establishment. Granted, the neighborhood it’s in is a little rough around the edges, but seeing as it was a mere 5 minutes’ walk from Gare du Nord, who’s really complaining? Check-​in was a smooth process, though we arrived early (10:30AM) so our room wasn’t ready for us. Check-​out is pretty late here (11:30AM), so their rooms aren’t ready for guests until about 1:30PM. Fortunately, they have two small luggage closets for guests to store their bags throughout the day, which we took full advantage of.
The room was exactly what you would expect based on the photos available for viewing on their website, so there were no surprises. The bathroom is small, but you can’t expect much more from a European hotel. We didn’t appreciate the fact that our shower head wasn’t really in order. The water pressure was strong, but it was angled acutely towards the wall. So, we had to wrestle it from its base and hold it throughout our entire shower to really get full use of it. Your usual hotel accoutrements aren’t furnished, so you would do best to bring along your own towels, shampoo, toothbrush, and toothpaste. Another complaint would be the fact that their Wi-​fi was super spotty the entire 5 days we were in Paris.
Regardless, the bed was comfortable and we had no problems with the staff. Our room was on the first floor (second in the States), so we had a bit of a view from our balcony. It was nice to have the windows open at night, letting in the cool breeze. We had to keep them closed throughout the night, however, because of the loud traffic below. Nevertheless, we slept fine and had plenty of space for two people and our stuff. I would stay here again if I had to, but I wouldn’t push anybody to stay here just because. The price was a bit steep for what we experienced (40 euros per person) and it was a bit of a walk from most locations (20 – 30 minutes).

The hotel looked as if it was in the midst of a remodel but upon further inspection, I’d say it was more of just poor upkeep. Carpet just laying on top of the subfloor, etc. was a common site. The room wasn’t too bad but the bathroom was so tiny, it was nearly impossible to use. Sitting on the toilet was a definite challenge and just getting in and out of the bathroom was quite the endeavor. I realize it’s an old building and so I could get past the miniature bathroom size but that on top of it smelling like raw sewage was too much for me. I would NOT recommend this place. It was on the cheaper side for Paris, but even at the price we paid, I expected a lot more.