I can't personally vouch for this, but my son stayed at the Young and Happy Hostel (80 Rue Mouffetard Paris, France, 75005, phone: 01 47 07 47 07) in January. He found the staff to be friendly and the neighborhood to be fantastic -- and it's not far from St. Germaine. http://www.youngandhappy.fr/

Landra in New York State where it's beginning to bloom.