Sint-Widostraat 11, Elisabethbegijnhof-Papegaai, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
#39 of 59 hotels in Ghent
Guests' ChoiceBased on 419 hostel reviews
8.2Cleanliness
8.4
Comfort
8.2
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.2
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.3
Free Wifi
8.2
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End of dialog contentReviewed: January 21, 2025
Wiktoria
Ireland-
During my stay, the hostel was so wonderful and calm. The staff was so lovely, the room was basic but had everything you'd need and the nicest view of the square outside, and the breakfast was simple but still super yummy! 100% recommend a stay here, especially because it's really close to the old city centre! Thank you so much for everything!!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 4, 2025
Tanya
BulgariaNothing
This is a luxury hostel. It is clean spacious beautiful, modern, the staff and the breakfast are phenomenal. Right in the center of town, with cute sleeping dragon as their mascot. :D
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 2, 2025
Loraine
SpainVery well located and the staff were super nice
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: December 31, 2024
Harishbalaji
GermanyNothing.
Clean and Well Maintained.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: December 30, 2024
Hui-shan
TaiwanI had allergic reaction when I lived there. It’s not clean, and there is no elevator
Staff is nice
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: December 27, 2024
Thomas
ArgentinaAwesome experience. I checked-in in the worst time possible: 24th of December at night. Not only the staff was reassuring in the process, they made the check-in as comfortable and quick as possible. The rooms have a lot of space, the hostel is well-located, they have really nice locker which are free to use, the breakfast is really good, they let you use the common area after check-out and the staff is really friendly.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: December 27, 2024
Rashad
AzerbaijanIt was very cozy, quite clean, and an excellent hostel. It is very convenient to reach the city center from the hostel. Strongly recommended
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: December 23, 2024
Veera
GermanyNo lights , no heat ,
Staf
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: November 20, 2024
Eleftheria
GreeceExcellent location!!! 2 min walk to the tram, 5 min to the center. Beautiful spaces!! The room was spacious, clean and warm!!! The staff is super friendly!!!! I will definitelly visit Ghent again, and I'm staying in this hostel!
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: October 31, 2024
Denis
LithuaniaThe location is very good, 5 min from the city center. The room was quite big, there was plenty of space to put your bags or luggage and there were big lockers. Also the room has its own shower and toilet, they were clean and big. Breakfast was very good, even though it was continental, there were plenty of options.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: October 22, 2024
Leonardo
PortugalEverything! perfect location
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: October 4, 2024
Annie
LatviaGreat place. Modern, cosy, clean. Very good breakfast. Very nice staff. Very good location, close to historical center of the city.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: August 31, 2024
Oleksandra
NetherlandsI like the possibility of getting an only ladies room. You also don't have to rent a sheets, it's included. You can rent a towel if you need. My room was for 5 person, and a toilet with a shower were in the room, not on the floor, which is very convenient. It's only 5 minutes walking from the centre, i like it very much.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 27, 2024
Filip
Czech RepublicNot so clean beds was only little bit but still not nice..Breakfast was no boiled eggs.
Location
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 24, 2024
Lisa
United StatesA/C or a fan in the room would have enhanced the experience :-)
Loved the FEMALE DORM option, location, staff, breakfast, and price.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 20, 2024
Andrew
United KingdomThe noise of people staying at the hostel sitting outside at 4am.talking. no thought for others
It was a good chilled out hostel like the old days. The rooms were clean and secure. Easy to get to and near a good supermarket.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 19, 2024
Tatiana
PolandLocation is perfect, room is not very good, sleep comfort in the mattress not very comfortable and bed size is less than 180cm. breakfast could have been more varied. Girls at reception are nice.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 15, 2024
Kevin
AustraliaNothing to dislike. Exceptional in every aspect.
Everything. Location facilities value for money.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 13, 2024
Muhammad
PakistanTheir service even refused to give us water. We wanted to have our medicines
Nothing
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 12, 2024
Shizhen
SpainNo lift, very narrow stair corridor, not very convenient to go upstairs if you have a lot of luggage. No air conditioning in the room, but luckily you also get a lot of mosquitoes. The room has a strong odor. You can provide no service and let us make our own sheets and quilts, but please don't use the banner of "environmental protection", it is annoying.
Located in the city center, very close to the castle and other attractions, just a few steps away. The bar on the first floor has a wide variety of beers at reasonable prices.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 11, 2024
Ramirez
IrelandI liked the building, it has a good location, the rooms are spacious, as are the bathroom and shower, the people are very friendly and it has lockers.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: July 24, 2024
Karen
United KingdomHostel was well equipped and very clean. The staff were helpful and friendly. Great place to stay overall
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 18, 2024
Marianatravels
FinlandThe breakfast was so crap, come on. Just pantry type of food and nothing much else. The bread was paper thin and the sausage was cheapest kind. For a hostel, it is so pricey esp as there were so many in one room (7 beds i think) and we are expected to share one shower and one toilet. I went to use the toilet on the ground floor most of the time.
I liked the location and the building set up.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: June 26, 2024
Vladyslav
PolandJUST FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO STAY. No air conditioning, rooms are too hot inside, if you open the window you can’t sleep because of the mosquitos. Reception lady said it’s too hot in Belgium and it’s basically your problem. Accused me that we didn’t request the fan on the closed reception desk. Appalling.
Nothing
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: June 11, 2024
Zühre
Germanycheck out time is a bit early :(
as a female solo traveller, i felt so safe in here. it had a friendly environment, staff were kind and helpful. rooms were big and mine had a very nice view. it was 5 mins walking distance to ghent city center. bathrooms and bedsheets were clean. breakfast was included and it was also nice.
Stayed in June 2024
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