Jacques Brel Youth Hostel

Brussels · Belgium

Jacques Brel Youth Hostel

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Facilities

🍳 COOKER 👕 Laundry 📋 Meeting Room 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🍳 Free Breakfast ♿ Wheelchair Friendly 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe
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Free City Maps Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free City Tour Bicycle Parking Adaptors Luggage Storage Housekeeping Reception (Limited Hours) Internet Access Book Exchange Board Games Foosball Wi-Fi Elevator Linen Included Reading Light Hair Dryers Towels Not Included Meals Available Vending Machines Tea & Coffee Making Facilities Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Security Lockers Key Card Access 24 Hour Security Safe Deposit Box Common Room Games Room Hot Showers

Prices

Dorms $37 / night
Privates $191 - $230 / night

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Worst reviews

Bolivia Couple Mar 26, 2026 1.0/10

+ El personal muy amable y realmente cortés !

- Una cárcel es más linda, ósea si tu plan es solo dormir y que no te importe más nada pues buena opción , cerca de casi todo se podría decir. No lo recomiendo si buscas un lugar de vacaciones

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Brazil Solo traveler Mar 5, 2026 1.0/10

+ Poco serios

- El desatuno muy pcoo

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Netherlands Solo traveler Jan 4, 2026 1.0/10

+ very few options and overall looked quite bad - some croissants and bread - one type of sad cheese slides, one type of salami slices - boiled eggs which very very overcooked, hard, and cold af, probably made the day before and put in the fridge - coffee/tea machine didn't give hot water so couldn't make tea - some cereals and milk basically, if you can't eat gluten or are vegetarian, there's nothing available, so take this into account in writing, it sounds like there's several decent options but maybe in real life when you're there it feels worse due to how everything looks & doesn't seem that appetising

- Booked for New Year’s Eve at a higher holiday rate (75 EUR for a night), but the stay was far below basic standards. The room had no heating during freezing temperatures, with only a thin blanket. The key-card system was malfunctioning, and even the replacement card for a new room did not work. Despite these issues, no staff were present overnight, leaving guests without assistance. The bathroom door could not be closed and the shower had no curtain, creating a serious lack of privacy in a shared room. Breakfast was very limited, and hot water was not available. Overall, very bad experience and no comfort, althought the roomates were nice and it was decently clean.

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Turkey Solo traveler Jan 3, 2026 1.0/10

+ Hiçbirşey sevmedim bu tesiste

- Gece 22.00 da otele geldim resepsiyon da çalışan garip biri vardı, hayatımda gördüğüm en saygısız otel çalışanıydı garip garip davranışları konuşma tarzı vardı sürekli tuhaf tuhaf mimikler yapıyordu. Bende turizm sektöründe çalışıyorum misafirleri iyi karşılamak kibar davranmak yardımcı olmak her zaman çok önemlidir ama bu adam asla iyi biri değil ve o otelde çalışmayı hak etmiyor daha iyi birileri olmalı absürt insanları çalıştırmamalısınız. Çünkü zorla yardımcı oluyor ayrıca kahvaltı saat 09.30 da bitiyor sabah 09.20 de kahvaltı salonuna gittim ve kahvaltı bitti dedi çalışan kişi hızlıca yiyecekleri kaldırdılar kahve içebilirsiniz dedi bu yüzden tavsiye etmiyorum asla

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Spain Family Dec 30, 2025 1.0/10

+ Ubicación

- Desayuno pésimo, instalaciones muy trotadas

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Italy Family Dec 29, 2025 1.0/10

+ Non mi è piaciuto niente

- Era una struttura insicura per famiglie e per bambini

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Austria Solo traveler Dec 17, 2025 1.0/10

- Second worst hostel I ever stayed at. Rooms are nothing like the pictures, really run down. The room I stayed at had very damaged walls with the wallpaper coming off, the locker under the bed was broken, the bathroom bin was broken, the shower was blocked and water was flooding the bathroom floor. €55+ a night and they don’t even make your bed. The worst is you only get a sheet instead of a duvet cover for the duvet - the duvet is not being washed between guests. Disgusting. Avoid at all costs.

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Costa Rica Solo traveler Dec 14, 2025 1.0/10

+ This hotel is rubbish. I arrived at midnight and they never opened the door, but they still charged me. I had to sleep in the train station. Not recommended at all.

- This hotel is rubbish. I arrived at midnight and they never opened the door, but they still charged me. I had to sleep in the train station. Not recommended at all.

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Spain Couple Dec 12, 2025 1.0/10

- Cuidado con las reservas de habitación doble, porque no son como las fotos, a nosotras trataron de ubicarnos en una especie de parking/trastero semisótano, con ventanas con barrotes a través de las que podías ver el suelo de la calle con dificultades. Después de estar 40 minutos tratando que el chico del bar, que es el que hace el checkin por la noche y el único que no es un maleducado, nos diese una solucion, porque llamar al manager no era opción, porque, cito: ‘ella no está disponible después de las 19’, le pedimos que simplemente cancelase nuestra reserva y nos buscaríamos otros sitio, porque esa habitación no era habitable. Casualmente consiguió encontraros un hueco en dos literas en una habitación con la calefacción apagada. Conclusión pagamos una habitación doble, terminamos durmiendo en una litera mugrienta y fría. Pero lo mejor de todo, después de esta gloriosa noche la señora que estaba en recepción por la mañana nos dijo que mala suerte.

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Italy Group Dec 12, 2025 1.0/10

+ Posizione

- Ho prenotato una camera tripla con bagno privato, mi hanno dato un dormitorio per 4 senza bagno. Nessuna soluzione trovata e rifiutano il rimborso parziale.

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Recent reviews

USA ALLFEMALEGROUP 25-30 May 13, 2026 Atm 80%

Fine place to stay with spaces to meet other travelers. But the breakfast is not very good. Very few options and everything looked kind of old.

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Germany FEMALE 25-30 Apr 24, 2026 Atm 60%

Ich war für zwei Nächte da, es war sehr sauber, nur etwas warm bzw stickig im Zimmer. Das Personal war nett, Frühstück war in Ordnung. Ich fand's etwas schade, dass man so 15-20 Minuten in die Stadt laufen muss, aber auch das ist auszuhalten. Allem in allem war ich zufrieden und ich würde wieder kommen :)

Translated to English

I stayed there for two nights, it was very clean, just a little warm or sticky in the room. The staff was nice, Breakfast was in Ordnung. I found it a bit unfortunate that you have to walk around the city for 15-20 minutes, but that is also bearable. All in all I was satisfied and I would come back again:)

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USA MALE 18-24 Apr 16, 2026 Atm 60%

Good solid hostel in Brussels. Rooms were a bit outdated but other than that there really isn't much to complain about. It was nice that the bathrooms were stalls complete with showers toliets, sinks, etc with a locking door on the whole thing.

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Chile MALE 25-30 Apr 7, 2026 Atm 80%

Establecimiento muy completo. Equipado, actividades, e incluso desayuno. Precio-calidad conveniente y personal muy amable.

Translated to English

Very complete establishment.Equipped, activities, and even breakfast.Convenient price-quality and very friendly staff.

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Spain Group Apr 3, 2026 9.0/10

+ Instalaciones y ubicación

- Desayuno algo escaso

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Denmark Solo traveler Apr 3, 2026 6.0/10

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Brazil Solo traveler Apr 2, 2026 10.0/10

+ Gostei dos funcionários, do espaço e da cozinha. Ambientes acolhedores.

- Nada.

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Malaysia Solo traveler Apr 2, 2026 10.0/10

+ The room, breakfast, and the location

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Netherlands Solo traveler Apr 2, 2026 7.0/10

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France Group Apr 2, 2026 8.0/10

+ Le rapport qualité prix

- La distance du centre

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Czech Republic Solo traveler Apr 1, 2026 9.0/10

+ Завтрак вкусный. Очень хорошее место, чисто и опрятно. Приятный персонал. Душ горячий, были гель для душа и мыло для рук, не было фена для волос.

- Далековато от автобусной остановки Flibco. Но я просто шла пешком. В комнате было холодновато.

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Nepal Solo traveler Apr 1, 2026 9.0/10

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Japan Solo traveler Apr 1, 2026 10.0/10

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Italy Solo traveler Mar 31, 2026 7.0/10

+ Buona colazione

- Pulizia della struttura e scale troppo strette

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Saudi Arabia Solo traveler Mar 31, 2026 9.0/10

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Saudi Arabia Solo traveler Mar 31, 2026 4.0/10

+ Common area is big and clean , breakfast is simple but advantage.

- They overcharged me, staff behavior was so bad, racist for asian people. Bad people in nice place.

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Brazil Solo traveler Mar 31, 2026 8.0/10

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Czech Republic Family Mar 31, 2026 10.0/10

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Spain Family Mar 31, 2026 10.0/10

+ Ubicación, cerca de la Estación Central, fácil de llegar al centro caminando. Relación calidad precio muy buena Buen desayuno. Habitación cuádruple cómoda.

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Belgium Solo traveler Mar 30, 2026 10.0/10

+ Modernité - convivialité -confort-il ne manque rien -petite cour intérieure bucolique - bar - Acceuil jusqu’à 0h30 ! Petit déjeuner exactement,bio Atmosphère didactique pro écologique

- Limite du petit déjeuner 9h30 … un peu tôt ; )