Youth Hostel Van Gogh (Chab)

Quite a normal experience with some caveats. It was not cheap, 50€ per night with so called breakfast. Rooms were ok, except for bad smell from the toilet, shower very small, but ok for normal-sized guys. Soap or shampoo dispenser ok. Breakfast was on a budget: bread, cheese, 2 sausages, machine for juices, barely working cafe machine. Don't expect hot dogs or scrambled eggs. Yes, bring your own towels, that's extra 2€ on top. Place is ok, 10-15 min from Gare du Nord. Access with NFC cards.

Bad experience. I booked a bed in a 4 bed female ensuite dorm through Hostelworld. The room was not ensuite, the bathroom was outside and shared with other rooms. I expressed that this was not what I booked/paid for, but there was no intention to give any type of solution. Just that if I wanted a single room I had to pay the difference (of course). They weren't aware their website has the wrong information and pictures, and that in Hostelworld is wrong as well, which makes me think that maybe they do it for this reason, you think you're getting something, and when you realise you are not, not much you can do. I left and booked myself a hotel. I wouldn't go back, poor customer handling. The receptionist was super lovely and nice though. The area is not the nicest either.

Looks modern and nice. You get breakfast included. Spacious for a hostel. Plenty of food shops around. At night the surrounding feels dodgy, got to be very careful. Overall it's been a great stay here.

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.

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!

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.