First the directions provided on the website aren't that clear. Once I finally arrived, there were two people at the reception counter and one was training the other. No problem, but when there is a line, I would like you would want to speed things up so that people aren't waiting in line for 30 minutes. Room was fine and... More

The rooms were dirty, the showers were unhygienic, Wi-Fi was only available in the common room, hostel closes already at 1 clock and locks up at 7 clocks. The shower has a half to no door. Showers in the corridor are also unappealing. In the toilets there is no soap or towels or a hand dryer blower. Between 10 and... More

Dear possible visitor of Bruegel So let us break down your plan: You are getting ready to go to Bruxelles, a very interesting and fun city. Maybe during the stay, you plan to visit some of the great EU-institutions that exist in the city? Well in the case you should fill up on some good breakfast. But NO, the Bruegel... More

This hostel is great. We arrived here early so we had to put our backpacks in the locker room and be around til 2pm. The staff was very nice, the gave us a cool map and directions so we used it right away. We were a party of 3 so we had a female 4 bedroom, so we had to... More

Very dirty bathroom with no drain in the shower. You can only get wifi in the common area and it's closed 10am - 1pm and 1am - 7am. Breakfast is only until 9am so do not wake up late for breakfast. Crappy music in the bar.

Last weekend in Brussels was great again. First checked in at the hostel, and it was great seeing the staff again. So friendly! Then a visit to the new Hard Rock Cafe, which is only 15 minutes walk from the hostel. After the HRC back to the hostel, where it's "Backpacker Bar" is open till late....

I have travelled extensively over Europe, East Asia and China and mostly stay over at hostels. My experience is that Hostels are generally very good. HiHostel Breugel is not suitable for adult-students but more for school kids. The noise level and bad behaviour of school groups staying over, makes it a very unpleasant stay. Shouting, screaming, running in the corridors... More

The hostel is situated close to the center. Just a few steps from Manneken Pis and Grand Place.This is the only advantage!!! Our room was very simple. (bunk beds with plastic mattresses)The shower cabin was broken so the bathroom was always flooded. And bad smell came from the shower. The window (with poor sound insulation) looks onto the street and... More

Me and a group friends spent two days at the Hostel Bruegel while exploring Belgium. The Hostel itself was as above very basic with very few thrills attached. The rooms were cold miserable and even industrial like. While I have stayed in many other hostels and certainly don't expect the Ritz what really let Hostel Bruegel down was the sleep... More