FAQ

Adveniat: for whom?

The Adveniat Youth Hostel is open to one and all. In order to stay at the Adveniat Hostel, one must possess a Adveniat youth hostel membership card, valid for one year. It is possible to buy one upon arrival at the Adveniat Hostel. We do not accept minors (under 18 years of age) unless accompanied by an adult. The Adveniat Youth Hostel is overseen by a Catholic religious congregation but one and all, believers and non-believers, Christians and members of other faiths, are assuredly welcome…
For individuals, the Adveniat Hostel accepts reservations for up to five consecutive nights. Beyond that, we will extend one’s stay only if there is space available and only once one is already at the hostel.

Lodging

You can pay for your stay by using a French bank check, a credit card or in cash. Credit card payments can be done over the phone or at our secure site under the rubric SECURE PAYMENT. At registration time, a document of official identity will be requested (passport or identity card): student identity cards or driver’s licenses will not be accepted.

Adveniat Hostel is open 24h/24. Luggage deposit is available all-day long. Check-in and access to rooms are available from 3pm to 10pm. For late arrivals, after 10pm, the night keeper will give you access to your room and keep your passport as a deposit till the following day.

The Adveniat Hostel uses magnetic keys which you can keep with you.

The best is to reserve through our website. You can contact us by email contact@adveniat-paris.org It is also possible to call our reservation line during the following hours:
Every day from 8-10:30 A.M. and from 4-10 P.M.
Tel: +33 (0)1 77 45 89 10

The balance for your stay must be settled upon arrival, at the time of registration.

What it in a room?

Rooms are made available once they have been cleaned, at 3 P.M.

Yes, every room has its own bathroom, with toilet, shower, and sink.
The Adveniat Hostel does not provide bathroom linens or toiletries. For those who forget these items, they may be purchased at our store.

No. However, there is a TV available in the salon of the hostel.

No. We provide a set of sheets and a cover for each bed.

Schedule

The hostel is open 24 hours a day. Dormitories are closed from 10am to 3pm, but private rooms are open all day. Auberge Adveniat is guarded at night by a security guard. Between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., only those with a key can enter the buildings. There is no curfew.

Rooms must be vacated by 10 A.M.

You will be able to open the main door of the hostel with your magnetic room key.

The reception desk is open till 10 P.M. For late arrivals, after 10 P.M., the night keeper will give you access to your room and keep your passport as a deposit till the following day.

Meals

A continental breakfast is always included in the cost of a night’s stay. It is served as a buffet, self-service.

Breakfast is served from 7:30-9:30 A.M.

The hostel provides breakfast only. However, a furnished kitchen (ovens, hot-plates, refrigerator, four microwaves, regular dishes, casserole dishes, and frying pans) are available to our guests. Snack machines as well as hot and cold drink machines are available. The common room bar sells snacks, hot drinks (soup, team coffee, hot chocolate) and cold drinks (soda) but no alcoholic beverages.

Services

A baggage room is available the day of your arrival or departure 24h/24. It is free of charge.

The administration of the hostel will not store any valuables. However, lockers are available free of charge to store whatever you may want under lock and key (you must bring your own lock).

Free WiFi is available in the hostel lobby.

Children

Our rooms are not equipped to receive children under the age of three.

No, we do not offer a special children’s rate.

Fees

All rates are identical no matter to whom you may speak at the moment you book your reservation, whether the night before or months in advance.

We have a single rate for all beds, regardless the number of beds in the room. A special rate is applicable to families with children and to pilgrims.

Cancelling a stay

You must notify the hostel as soon as possible. We will apply the general sale rules and proceed to make an eventual reimbursement.

Animals

Our friends, the animals, are not allowed because of code regulations.