Lybeers was a fantastic hostel to stay in and one that I would recommend for folks traveling…read morethrough Bruges. It is centrally located near restaurants and shops and very easy to access via 15-20 min walk from Gare Bruges. We stayed in a six-person mixed dorm on the very top floor of the hostel. Note that there are no elevators so you will need to life everything up to your space. Note that you will need to do your own sheets on the bed so make sure you don't pass out before completing this task. Either I was really tired or that bed mattress was great because I slept like a baby the entire night I was there. There are also multiple outlets aligning the walls for you to charge your devices. Each floor also has private toilets and showers available, some having both included. The showers here look very modern and much cleaner than other hostels I've stayed. There are dedicated sink areas as well. The public spaces in this hostel were fantastic! There are a ton of open seating as well as a bar inside with its own happy hour available. While we didn't spend too much time hanging out in the lobby, I appreciate the openness and clean, friendly environment. If you arrive early or need a place to store luggage, they have a secured access-code closet that stores everyone's belongings. Great sense of security seeing this available free of charge. Definitely do not hesitate to book with Lybeers if you can. They are truly a superstar hostel!

Lybeers Travelers' Hostel is a lovely hostel conveniently located near the heart of the city of…read moreBrugge. Check-in was quick and easy. The guy at the desk was also friendly and helpful. Three of us stayed in a four-person mixed dorm hostel on the third floor. Luckily, no 4th person showed up so we had the room to ourselves. The beds were bunk style, no creaky noises. Underneath the bottom bunks, there are drawers where you can lock your belongings. You will need to bring a lock. The room and bathroom was very clean. Each floor had a shower/toilet and sinks, which were separate from each other. None of us had any issues waiting for them. There is a bar in the living area. They serve awesome beer for cheap prices. They do beer tours during the day. They also have a full kitchen for everyone to use. If I return to Bruges, I'd definitely stay here again! If you are driving to Bruges and need to park your car, it is a quick walk to Centrum 't Zand (Bruges) - Interparking. It is about 9 Euros to park for 24 hours.

This place is great. The building itself is futuristic, certainly not like any other hostel I've…read moreseen. Everything is brand new and is well maintained with the room being spotless. All the staff I encountered were nice and helpful. I've only knocked off a star as it's a bit of a walk from central Lille and I couldn't find much nearby (except a supermarket) and some people may find the modernity a bit sterile (although it was great for my needs).

From the owner: La différence est une richesse ! C'est dans le respect de la différence que s'inscrit le projet des…read moreAuberges de Jeunesse FUAJ et Hostelling International. LA FUAJ et les Auberges de Jeunesse HI sont éco-citoyennes. Elles s'articulent autour d'espaces partagés : chambres (en majorité de 1 à 5 lits), cuisine pour les voyageurs, espace détente, café/bar... Ces lieux de vie authentiques constituent, sur plus de 100 destinations en France et 4000 dans le monde, un hébergement accessible au plus grand nombre où la rencontre et l'échange interculturel doivent permettre à ceux qui y séjournent de s'enrichir des différences de l'autre. Nous sommes convaincus que de la rencontre et du dialogue interculturel entre les jeunes voyageurs naît la paix. C'est dans cet objectif, pour construire une culture de la paix, que Hostelling International et les auberges de jeunesse HI en France s'engagent au quotidien. Hébergement pour jeunes, couples, familles... Hébergement pour groupes. Séjours sportifs : randonnée, escalade, cyclotourisme, kayak.. Séjours culturels : découverte d'une ville, patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.

In netherlands, this is one of the nicest yha hostels. It is a 10th century castle, at walking…read moredistance from the beach near a very near to the popular beach resort domburg. The hostel is very popular with families with young children. So, important to book early especialy in july/august. What i liked: - great buffet breakfast included -bicycles rental available - it is nice and quiet after 23pm (no parties!!) - good price/quality Tip: During weekends, busses dont run very often from middelburg to domburg. Plan ahead, if you want to travel here by public transport -

From the owner: As a hostel, Stayokay Domburg is accommodated in a truly exceptional building: Westhove Castle…read more This 13th-century castle, complete with turrets and a moat, is at walking distance from the beach.

Great ambiance and prices at the pub, and it was one of my favorite hostels while backpacking…read morethrough Europe. It's changed very little in the last 15 years, near as I can tell (other than the ever-amassing wax candlabra getting massively gigantic). Be sure to take a look at the huge clock behind the bar ... But don't expect it to give you an accurate account of the time.

There were so many options for beer here. Unfortunately only 4 on tap, but after traveling around…read moreEurope, it was very nice to see a place with so many choices for beer. I had the pizza for 5€ which was decent, not like the pizza I am used to but for 5€, one really can't complain. I will be back again to try out more beer, especially with it being so close to my hostel. Also, the music that was playing was spectacular!

Price/quality wise, this place is OK and I still have some trouble figuring out the rate. The room…read morewas OK: I actually got a double room for the price of a single one. Also the bathroom was small but acceptable. What I didn't like was that there was no remote control (not a big deal), that there was no quilt (I hadn't slep under covers for 20 years) and - the biggest complaint - that the breakfast was next door in an unaired cafe that smelt of stale smoke. The breakfast itself was OK, just that the smell of smoke was so overpowering that it killed the taste.

Only stayed here one night, but it was adequate. The private rooms are basic, but huge and clean…read more The receptionist was very kind and friendly even though we checked in late at midnight. The bathrooms were nice and clean as well.

This is an excellent choice for a stop over. The rooms are super basic but perfect for the…read moretraveler. The amenities offered at the hostel are plentiful. The breakfast isn't overwhelming but it's perfect to get you started and on your way. The bar can be a little noisy on the weekends, try to book a room away from the courtyard

a lovely beach nearby. nice people. good price for a room. continental crepe breakfast included…read more take the free bus to the bridge and walk across.

From the owner: Le Centre Européen de Séjour propose un hébergement convivial à de petits prix. Nous accueillons…read moretous groupes : sportifs, scolaires, associations, mais aussi les familles et les voyageurs individuels ! Découvrez vite nos formules en B&B ou avec des repas confectionnés sur place avec des produits de qualité. Notre équipe vous attend ! À bientôt !

First time staying in a hostel, and I have to say that my experience at Gastama was a lukewarm one…read more Staff were friendly, but the place is definitely the party type...which is fine, but didn't find the layout of the bar (right in front of the entrance to the lobby) very practical, as I had to fight my way through the crowd to get to my room. Room was spacious, with seven other bunks. Didn't like how the lockers underneath the beds were super noisy, as I'm pretty sure that I woke up my roommates with unpacking and all. Bathroom was all the way across the hallway; might have beem better to have more than one bathroom in the hostel (unless I had missed the other?). Showers were fine, but the sinks clogged like crazy; I couldn't brush my teeth without the water filling up to the basin. Overall, nice staff, but not so much with the clogged sinks and complex layout of the hostel.

This place is a little bit of a disappointment. Because the…read morepromise was nice: make meet French and foreigners together in a same place around what gathers a lot of nationalities: drinks :) I think, at the beginning, this is what happened. But then, the place became famous for French people and the foreigners have just gone away, which made the place a French bar as any other you can find in Lille. It's also very noisy and at the end of a street that is very far from the main area if you don't live close by. It's too bad and they should have organised meet-ups or special evening to keep their promise up.

3 1/2 stars. Bumped it up for the incredibly nice staff. Not to forget one of them was quite…read morecute... ;) Spent two nights in Bruges, and while the staff was pleasant, the hostel felt...run-down. For one thing, the rooms were in a separate building from the lobby/bar. Wifi only worked in the lobby/bar, which I didn't like so much, but can't be helped. Rooms were a tight squeeze between bunks. Also had a really funky smell, as I assume that it's a mixture of poor circulation and everyone's B.O. Not very pleasant. Drinks and 5€ pizza deal weren't bad, though, and breakfast was free (even though it was just bread and cereal, nothing else). Location wasn't too far from the center of town, although you'll still have to walk 10 to 15 minutes. Still, visit Bruges- you won't be disappointed.

I spent 3 nights here (pre-booked) & this hostel was by far the worst I have stayed in since my…read moretime in Europe (I'm backpacking for 3 months, so I've been to quite a few). The smell of the toilets is truly unbearable - I held my breath every time I went to the bathroom. Honestly anywhere you went in the building there was some sort of funky smell. On top of that, of the 3 floors and 26 rooms, there were 3 toilets and only 1 had a sink with soap in it. The others had "alcohol gel", which is absolutely disgusting if you ask me. I stayed on the 3rd floor and the nearest toilet is in the stairwell. The showers are a nightmare, the drain backs up quickly so you are standing in a couple inches of water almost immediately after your shower starts, not to mention you have to hold down a button for water to come out of the shower head! Let go of the button and the water stops altogether. I have never encountered a shower like this and that was the case for every single shower in the building - I checked. Found a huge bug in my bed one day that I'm 95% sure was a tick. Everything is mislabeled. It took me forever to find my room and I wasn't alone - all my roommates in the dorm had a similar experience. There are 2 faucets in the sink in the dorms, the one labeled hot is cold and the one labeled cold is hot. The hot one you can't even use because it literally scalds your hands. At breakfast there's always something that runs out, toasters are broken, or something is undercooked. Also, they assign you your bed which I thought was kinda weird. The only saving grace here was the location - it's about half a mile from the main square that has everything you'd want to see. The staff is pretty nice, but not really attentive whatsoever. If you need something you have to fight for their attention every single time, especially at reception and in the bar. The bar's only food is pizza, which was actually pretty good. The atmosphere at the bar downstairs is definitely fun, but not worth the shit show of a stay there if you ask me. It's just smelly and generally uncomfortable. I was extremely shocked and disappointed with this place. Stay elsewhere if you can.