Charleroi · Belgium
Charleroi Youth Hostel
Signalements de punaises
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Témoignage d'un voyageur Booking.com
The place is brand new and an in- and outside common room had all kinds of free games to offer to connect with different places to sit and meet up with other guests. The rooms didnt offer any gaps for bedbugs to hide and the shower+toilet were inside the dorm. Very strong metal bunkbeds. Although the hostel has an ingenious concept to save costs by mattresses that have waterproof covers (fortunately it wasn't too hot) of beds that can be made and unmade by the guests, so very few personell for such a big hostel, the price of €30 for an 8 bedded room in the weekend, was including a breakfast that had apples or old oranges being the only fresh food. No cucumber, onion, tomatoes or salad.
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Témoignage d'un voyageur Booking.com
The breakfast was a nice addition, though you certainly pay for it in the room cost. Staff let me drop my bag off in the morning and were friendly overall I woke up at around 2am due to itching and found bed bugs on my arms and also on my pillow. It was horrible and I have loads of itchy spots. This was not acceptable to have bed bugs and it ruined my trip to Belgium. Needless to say, I did not have a good night sleep on my one night, and resorted to sleeping on the floor due to the bugs. This was my first ever experience with actually seeing bed bugs and while there were not loads, they certainly left their mark. It is a hostel definitely on the more expensive end of hostels that I have stayed and even with breakfast, my experience was absolutely not worth it. To make it worse, there were no staff working at all the following morning as they were not to begin until 2.30pm, meaning I was unable to inform anyone. Bed bugs in one bed may indicate they are in others too. It's not worth the breakfast, I don't recommend it
Analyse de l'ambiance
Charleroi Youth Hostel fonctionne surtout comme une escale pratique à côté de la gare Charleroi-Central, des bus et des connexions aéroport. Le bâtiment est moderne, lumineux et central, avec une configuration utile pour une nuit avant ou après un trajet. L’étage commun est la partie la plus vivante : il y a un espace style bar avec canapés, musique, billard, baby-foot et tennis de table. Ça peut être un endroit correct pour rencontrer d’autres personnes, surtout quand l’espace d’animation tourne. Les chambres sont beaucoup plus basiques que les espaces publics. Attendez-vous à des lits superposés, des draps à mettre soi-même, peu de chaleur dans la déco et une sensation d’hébergement fonctionnel plus que de repaire cosy. Le petit-déjeuner peut dépanner, mais il est simple et l’horaire compte pour les départs tôt vers l’aéroport.
Signaux à vérifier
- Le bruit peut être un vrai problème depuis la rue, la terrasse, le bar, les portes et les chambres partagées.
- Le quartier autour peut sembler rude ou inconfortable la nuit, et le parking n’est pas un point fort.
- Les lits peuvent avoir des matelas ou oreillers à sensation plastique, et les serviettes ou articles de toilette peuvent coûter en plus ou manquer.
- Certains lits de dortoir peuvent manquer de casiers, étagères, prises, lumières ou assez d’espace personnel.
- Le petit-déjeuner est basique et peut mal convenir aux départs très tôt.