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Brussels Breakfast IncludedRanked guide

Best Hostels in Brussels with Breakfast Included

Breakfast is where Brussels hostels differ most. The two HI-Belgium hostels, Generation Europe by the canal and Jacques Brel near Madou metro, serve a full breakfast with Belgian bread, cheese, eggs and coffee on every booking. BX Downtown, the best-rated hostel in the city at 9.1, and Youth Hostel van Gogh near Gare du Nord include a continental buffet on most rates, while Sleep Well Youth Hostel has its own breakfast hall on Rue du Damier. Auberge des 3 Fontaines in green Auderghem offers breakfast as an extra. Here is how I would choose, depending on where you want to wake up.

◉ Ranking · 6 picks
  1. 01BX Downtown - Brussels€38
  2. 02Sleep Well Youth Hostel€31
  3. 03HI Brussels Generation Europe€27
  4. 04HI Brussels Jacques Brel€29
  5. 05Auberge des 3 Fontaines€28
§ 01 — Traveler's take
“I recommend HI Brussels Generation Europe to travelers who want breakfast fully sorted: Belgian bread, cheese, eggs and coffee come with every rate, and the free walking tour leaves at 10:00 on Wednesdays and Saturdays. My advice is to eat early, join the tour, and walk along the canal to Sainte-Catherine, ten minutes away.”
§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 6 Picks

BX Downtown - Brussels
01
★ 9.1684 reviews€38/night

BX Downtown - Brussels

9.1-rated boutique pod hostel a block from the Bourse and a four-minute walk to Grand Place. 684 reviews into its run, it's the highest-rated hostel in Brussels — privacy-pod dorms with reading lights, curtained bunks, in-bed lockers, and powerful showers the reviews can't stop mentioning.

  • 4 min walk to Grand Place, 3 min to Dansaert bar circuit
  • Privacy pods with curtains, reading lights, USB + in-bed locker
  • Continental breakfast included on most rates, 7:30 to 10:00
  • Metro Bourse lines 3 + 4 on the corner, direct to Gare du Midi
Sleep Well Youth Hostel
02
★ 8.316,242 reviews€31/night

Sleep Well Youth Hostel

8.3-rated independent hostel with 16,000+ reviews — the Brussels backpacker workhorse. On Rue du Damier, five minutes from Rogier metro and ten from Grand Place. Shared kitchen, a bar, board games, a courtyard garden, and the largest mix of budget rooms in the city centre.

  • 5 min walk to Rogier metro (lines 2 + 6), direct to Midi and Schuman
  • Full shared kitchen, 4 hobs and 2 fridges, 24-hour access
  • Interior courtyard garden for sunny-evening beers
  • Breakfast hall, bar from 17:00, board games and table football
HI Brussels Generation Europe
03
★ 8.14,870 reviews€27/night

HI Brussels Generation Europe

8.1-rated HI hostel across the canal in Molenbeek, a ten-minute walk to Sainte-Catherine and twelve to Grand Place. Run by Les Auberges de Jeunesse (HI-Belgium), full breakfast included, shared kitchen, walking-tour meet-ups, and the lowest HI rate in the Brussels centre.

  • Full breakfast included on every rate (Belgian bread, cheese, eggs, coffee)
  • Walking tour every Wednesday and Saturday 10:00, tip-based
  • Shared kitchen with hobs + fridges, plus dining hall common room
  • Small ground-floor bar with Belgian beers, 18:00 to 23:00
HI Brussels Jacques Brel
04
★ 7.94,386 reviews€29/night

HI Brussels Jacques Brel

7.9-rated HI-Belgium hostel on Rue de la Sablonnière, four minutes to Madou metro and ten to Grand Place. The other HI hostel in Brussels — inside the Pentagon, central but residential, with the same full-breakfast-included HI formula as Generation Europe.

  • Breakfast included on every rate (Belgian bread, cheese, eggs, hot coffee)
  • Shared kitchen 08:00 to 22:00, dining hall common room
  • Library + reading lounge on second floor, plus board games downstairs
  • 10 min walk to Grand Place via Parc de Bruxelles
Auberge des 3 Fontaines
05
★ 7.71,206 reviews€28/night

Auberge des 3 Fontaines

7.7-rated budget hostel in Auderghem, a green residential district on Brussels' southeastern edge. Not central — you're 20 minutes to Grand Place on metro line 5 — but the price is the cheapest usable hostel rate in the city and the Forêt de Soignes is a 15-minute walk away.

  • Direct metro line 5 to centre (20 min to Gare Centrale)
  • 15 min walk to Forêt de Soignes forest
  • Continental breakfast as a paid extra, 07:00 to 10:00
  • Shared kitchen and quiet common lounge with board games
Youth Hostel van Gogh
06
★ 7.43,894 reviews€27/night

Youth Hostel van Gogh

7.4-rated independent hostel on Rue Traversière in Sint-Joost, eight minutes from Gare du Nord and twelve from the Grand Place via Rue Royale. Newer build, bright dorms with big windows, calm neighbourhood feel despite the proximity to the station.

  • Breakfast included on most rates, continental buffet 07:30 to 10:00
  • 8 min walk to Gare du Nord, 12 to Grand Place via Rue Royale
  • Pool table + board games lounge, reading nook on first floor landing
  • Rue de Brabant Turkish + Moroccan food street, 2 streets away
§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Breakfast Included in Brussels

Tip Nº 01

At both HI-Belgium hostels, Generation Europe and Jacques Brel, breakfast is included on every rate, so there is no need to add it when booking.

Tip Nº 02

BX Downtown and Youth Hostel van Gogh serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10:00: plan early train departures around that window.

Tip Nº 03

Join the tip-based walking tour from HI Brussels Generation Europe, which leaves on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:00.

Tip Nº 04

At Auberge des 3 Fontaines, breakfast is an extra, so use the shared kitchen if you prefer to cook your own.

Tip Nº 05

From Youth Hostel van Gogh, explore Rue de Brabant two streets away for Turkish and Moroccan bakeries later in the day.

Tip Nº 06

From HI Brussels Jacques Brel, walk to the Grand Place through the Parc de Bruxelles, about ten minutes on foot.

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