I went for my first solo travel. Booked 6-bed (bunk bed) dormitory type room.Upon booking I mentioned that if I can be placed in room with female guest.When I arrived, the staff told me that it is impossible to confirm gender with the name of the people who books for the room and so I stayed in a room with a nother male guest (female here). It was just the 2 of us who stayed in the room that's very clean especially the bathroom. So I just shrug the fact that I stayed with a male stranger, anyway we didnt really get to see each other. The hostel is close to Belleville metro station, few stations away from Paris Gare Nord.