Gîte d'Etape - Youth Hostel Jacques Brel Reviews

Overall a very nice and clean hostel. We were only here for one night so we can't tell much about the atmosphere and if things are being organized. Twin room had plastic like mattress and pillow,. so very hygienic. Breakfast tasted nice and was varied. It's a bit walking from the actual centre, but only 20 minutes. You are close to the Botanic park and there are parkings for your car which cost about 15 euro per day.

Close to station..just keep going straight when you exit botanique station cross the street make a left.staff was very helpful.room was spacious(twin size ensuite) but washroom has a smell

Me and my friend loved the hostel, the breakfast was great and delicious, the only thing we wished that it was different is the wi-fi, which is available only at the reception, but should be available in the rooms as well.

Great hostel, breakfast was good. Bring a lock if you plan on storing your luggage there!

Very nice and clean. Pretty close to the city center and very nice staff.

The staff at the reception desk is helpful, the room is big, and the location is near to the metro station. However, it takes sometimes to get the hot water when taking a shower, and the temperature is unable to adjust.

Really very good. I have no words to say how good is there.

I really liked the hostel. Great atmosphere, very helpful staff, excellent breakfast. Definitely would recommend it :)

The shower of water pressure is too weak.

A little out of the way but it was clean and had a great breakfast! Loved the bar in the hostel and the staff was awesome! they also gave out helpful maps that included things to do and see.

Spotlessly clean, great facilities, loved free breakfast! Secure in decent location, drinks were the cheapest we found in Brussels and the bar staff were amazing- music and a quiz.

Cute hostel with friendly and helpful staff. The free breakfast is awesome!

Love your hostel!

clean hostel and great breakfast. the second day the added an additional person, 7 people in a 6 dorm room. They said they were overbooked but that wasn't right

Great Hostel Overall! Staff seemed secluded and not very open to questions. Great idea with the bar and restaurant.

It seems one of few options in Gent. It appeared to act more like a school camp place than a hostel. No real atmosphere. The price is high compared to other hostels in say a town like Brugge, as they are the only ones. Rooms was clean.

The hostel was in a decent part of town, only about three minutes from public transit and not too far from the city center. We ended up coming home very late and were disappointed to find that the luggage room was locked at 1. While I understand the reasons for that, it was still inconvenient. The hostel breakfast was amazing and almost all organic. Normally I don't expect much, but this was on par with a hotel breakfast. Overall, very happy.

The place is well run with a good breakfast. It is very functional, but a bit expensive for a single room, more than some hotels in fact, as I had to pay price per bed, as there were two beds in the room, I needed to pay for both! I know that for hygiene sake they need to have these plastic covers on the mattress, but I do not find them very comfortable. Staff were fabulous! There was very safe storage for my bike while there, and my bike box while I was cycling around Belgium.

24 year old female traveling alone - stayed in 6 bed female. Staff were SO helpful and friendly. Everything was very clean. Location was a bit further from the city, but still walkable. Only disappointment was that there was no toilet in the room - showers, but no toilet. Would highly recommend this hostel!

I really liked the hostel, good place, GREAT BREAKFAST, clean rooms and showers (well, mine was inside the room). Ppl at the reception and the bar were really nice. The only thing I'd say I did not like was the food in the bar, doesn't have too much options, and, I'll add a towel for the floor next to the shower.