Hi Flanders Antwerpen - Hostel Pulcinella

My experience was not good. There is no communal kitchen. No kettle or fridge in the rooms. The service was bad and not welcoming at all. Some workers are rude and don't want to help you. Especially on Saturday evening 22/11/2025 there was a staff young girl that was rude and wasn't nice to me when I just asked for boiling water. She was asking me to throw away a piece of trash when she is the bartender. That is not how you treat a guest. Hostel Pulcinella staff, be more welcoming to guests. Even if you don't have a kitchen for guests, be friendly and give them what they need if they want to eat at the hostel. Also it was pretty cold in the room. And the beds are made out of plastic

Friendly staff, clean, simple room, and luggage storage is a plus. The atmosphere in the bar was a bit less than stellar, but that might be due to the time of year. Within walking distance of all major attractions. Highly recommended.

Breakfast is included!! I chose the paté breakfast on the go. And I get a lot of nice things. So genuinely caring that the receptionist suggested I could request this on the go because I had to take a very early bus before breakfast usually is served which is already a decent early hour, from 7:30

Our planning was very busy, so all we wanted was a nice place to sleep and have breakfast. The rooms are basic, but that's what we wanted. We had a very nice bathroom and WC. The room it self had lots of light coming in. In the evening it was very quiet, so we had a good nights sleep. Breakfast was also basic, but very nicely presented and everything was done with care. It was a very nice breakfast to start our day. The people who work there are very friendly and helpfull. So if you are looking for a nice, basic, clean place to stay, then this is the place to go to. You are also so close to all the shops and places to be. We are so going back for another stay.

Excellent location, friendly staff, and spacious rooms with plenty of storage space. The breakfast was good, and overall it was a great stay — only slightly marred by a snorer in the dorm.

Good location, very friendly staff, breakfast was sufficient and nicely presented - however, we did not like the coffee and went to another location for breakfast the 2nd day.

I stayed here for a night. The room is very clean and spacious for a hostel. The location is very strategic, close to tourist attractions. The only thing I am concerned about is the shower. The shape and the height of it makes it impossible to wash yourself properly. Everything else is perfect , even the breakfast.

Disappointing Stay – Would Not Recommend I stayed at HI Flanders in Antwerp and honestly had a pretty terrible experience. First off, there’s no air conditioning, which made the room unbearably hot and stuffy, especially during summer. To make things worse, the shower had a really bad smell – it felt unhygienic and unclean. Even more frustrating, the toilet doesn’t have a sink, so you have to walk out just to wash your hands. Not exactly convenient or sanitary. On top of that, there were at least 10 mosquitoes in the room – I barely got any sleep with all the buzzing and bites. And to top it all off, there were weird siren noises at night that made it hard to relax or get any decent rest. Overall, this hostel did not live up to basic expectations for comfort or cleanliness. Definitely wouldn’t recommend it.