JOST Auberge de Jeunesse Montpellier Centre St Roch

It's an 8-minute walk to the train station and a 4-minute walk to the tram station.

Community kitchen unkempt, unloved, no toaster, filthy sponges, empty dish soap, no towel to dry the dishes and exactly one coffee cup. No blinds to block the very hot sun from overheating the room in front of the fifth floor elevator or the ground floor restaurant in the afternoon. Ground floor bathrooms have poorly designed sinks guaranteed to splash your clothes. The peekaboo saloon style doors that lead to the urinals in the unisex bathroom will appeal to voyeurs and exhibitionists, but watch your fingers don't get caught in the industrial wire fence material. That really smarts. Baggage lockers are located directly adjacent to the entry to the bunk room area creating traffic jams and awkward moments. No place to put your soap in the shower stall. Oh, and I was told I couldn't use the dinky little swimming pool unless I paid a supplemental charge. Plus, the terrace was closed for a construction project. The place looks so cool, but has a few design flaws.

Localization, charming design, friendly stuff

The quality of place.

All good.

I asked if they had a spare tote bag to lend to me - no (they said I can buy one), I asked if they rented out phone chargers or just perhaps had a spare one (I know usually hotels do because people forget them all the time) - no. It's not necessarily bad, their attitude is not unfriendly, but very reluctant to provide extra effort.