Jacques Brel Youth Hostel

Quite nice, the room is spacious and there are lots of facilities in the hostel.

Everything was cool...

Positives: The bed and bedding seemed clean. Decent enough location, 15 min walk from grand place and even quicker by metro. The other positive was checking out. Negatives: The hostel was very run down, smelly in certain areas, unclean, cold and felt like an abandoned construction site. My room was on the 3rd floor and there was no lift (which was no problem for someone able like myself). The stairway up felt very unsafe, dark and extremely run down. In the room, they obviously clean only the essentials, as the shower basin and the toilet were satisfactory clean, however all the skirting boards, shower curtain, and all other fixtures were filthy. The breakfast was satisfactory, enough to fill up to start the day. When arrived back one night I was hoping to have a hot drink, so asked for some hot water to use for my teabag, I was directed to the machine but was told no cups were available and I was supposed to supply my own. I'm glad I was only there a minimal amount of time just to sleep, but unfortunately I wouldn't return and wouldn't reccomend.

We had a triple room for two nights and to be fair the price was pretty low. It was clean, but pretty uncomfortable beds and definitely could do with being updated a bit. Breakfast was included but don’t expect too much! It’s close to the city centre and nearby transport, so if you’re looking for somewhere just to get your head down then it does the job.