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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.