Youth Hostel Van Gogh (Chab)

We’ve traveled to around 50 countries worldwide, and this accommodation was by far the worst. You pay nearly 100 Euros (~£85) a night, then they charge an extra 2 Euros per towel. Ridiculous! On arrival at 1 pm, we were told check-in was at 3 pm, which would be understandable if they were cleaning and preparing the room during that time. However, at 3 pm we were handed a pile of bed sheets and pillowcases and told to make our own beds. As shown in the attached photos, the mattresses were more suited for school gym classes, and the pillows were worn out and uncomfortable—definitely not ideal for your neck. The bathroom was smaller than those found in train sleeping carriages. There was no TV, and nothing about the accommodation justified the 100 Euros/night price. When I asked via email what justified the cost, their response was laughable: we were "in the heart of the capital of Europe." We come from the capital of UK, London, where you get true value for money. Or just a week ago, we stayed at a fully-equipped, quiet Holiday Inn in Germany for £52 a night, and THAT was value for money. Last year we had a great room in a SPA hotel in Amsterdam and paid the same amount.... Avoid this hostel at all costs!

I stayed as a solo traveller in July 2025. The hostel is clean and friendly, hostel has several 4 bed dormitories, shared shower facilities and lockable rooms. Ideal for group trips.|Staff are extremely friendly and helpful.|The breakfast was cereals, void.meats and juice. The coffee was also delicious.|Good value for money.

location is good but neighborhood isn’t safe they give you clean sheets and making you to make your own bed. for towels you need to pay +2 euros. no toilet in the room you need to walk till at the end of corridor. and they make so weird people to get in. i always stay in hostels. this time the people i shared room was really scared me. they cant make this randomly settling rooms.

Rooms were clean- the door of our room was not fully opened. Bed sheets had holes in it ( how many times were re-used) - no fan in the rooms - with the heat wave alert and all day walked under sun and got scorched, we noticed the air circulation in our room turned off - no air circulation, no air conditioning, no fan in the room while it was almost 30 inside made our one night stay miserable. Service: reception is very polite and accommodating Location : the area seemed dirty and ugly a bit but walking distance to Gare de Nord station and many historic places.

Yes the rooms are clean good location and polite staff. Only one issue a towel charge is very minor but still its the little things at times.

Decent hostel with the decent pricing, the staff was friendly and receptionist explained what to visit and helped me on the first booking of the train. The location is a bit off, but you will get trains/busses to the central with a 4min walk

The beds and the bathroom is designed for a person that is 170cm tall. If you are a tall person, this hotel is gonna be a nightmare for you. Also beds arent beds, they are just very long dish cleaning sponge. So called the bathroom is like 0.5m2. You also have to do your bed sheets and blankets. Breakfast is also horrible. There was a night stand table light between the two beds, which can not be plugged in because there were no outlets. Just stay away. Been in much better hotels and hostels for less money. This isnt it.

Very cheap option to stay at the center of Brussels. We stayed as 2 friends and our room had a private bathroom which is very comfortable for us. Also the breakfast was sufficiently good.