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Ghent Shared KitchenRanked guide

Best Hostels with Shared Kitchens in Ghent

Three of Ghent's four top-rated hostels have a proper shared kitchen — KaBa Hostel's full setup with oven, dishwasher and coffee machine in the medieval centre; Hostel Uppelink's top-floor kitchen with the iconic five-arched window onto the Korenlei canal (the most photographed kitchen view in any Belgian hostel); and Treck Hostel's casual garden-side kitchen in Brugse Poort. With Belgian beer costing €1.20 in the supermarket versus €5 on a terrace, cooking is the single biggest budget lever in this city.

◉ Ranking · 3 picks

01Hostel Uppelink€35
02KaBa Hostel€32
03Treck Hostel€38

§ 01 — Traveler's take

“Pick KaBa if cooking is the actual plan — full kitchen, proper appliances, garden table for warm-weather dinners. Pick Uppelink if atmosphere matters more than the cooking itself — you'll mostly use it to assemble a sandwich while watching the canal. Pick Treck if you want the BBQ option and don't mind the 12-minute bike ride to the centre supermarkets. Skip if you don't cook — De Draecke is the no-kitchen alternative with included breakfast.”

§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 3 Picks

★ 8.93,046 reviews€35/night

Hostel Uppelink

Hostel Uppelink occupies a 16th-century guildhouse on Sint-Michielsplein, directly on the Korenlei canal and 50 metres from Saint Michael's Bridge. Free daily walking tours leave from reception at 11:00, the on-site bar opens onto the canal view, and the upstairs shared kitchen has the most photographed window in any hostel in the country. Location score 9.8/10.

Five-arched canal-view kitchen on the top floor
Free 11:00 daily walking tour from reception
On-site bar with Belgian-only taps and canal terrace
Location score 9.8 — directly on Korenlei canal

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★ 8.51,778 reviews€32/night

KaBa Hostel

KaBa Hostel sits in the medieval core of Ghent, a 5-minute walk from Vrijdagmarkt and Sint-Bavo Cathedral, with a private garden and terrace at the back. Mixed dorms have lockers and a shared kitchen with full appliances; private doubles add a TV and private bathroom. Continental breakfast buffet is available downstairs and the location score is 8.8/10.

Garden and terrace in the medieval centre of Ghent
Full shared kitchen with oven, dishwasher and coffee machine
5-minute walk to Vrijdagmarkt, Belfry and Graslei canal
Location score 8.8 — top-rated area in the city

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★ 8.51,318 reviews€38/night

Treck Hostel

Treck Hostel is the most personality-driven hostel in Ghent — a converted house in the arty Brugse Poort district where you can sleep in a vintage caravan, an indoor camper, or a regular dorm. Live music nights, bike rental, BBQ in the garden, and a buffet breakfast for €5 make it the obvious party-meets-quirky pick. 1.2 mi from the centre but Ghent is bikeable end-to-end.

Sleep in a vintage caravan or indoor camper van
Garden with BBQ, ping-pong and live music nights
€5 buffet breakfast — the cheapest in the city
Bike rental on-site for €10/day

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§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Shared Kitchen in Ghent

Tip Nº 01

Carrefour Express on Vrijdagmarkt (open until 21:00) is the closest stocked supermarket to all three kitchen hostels. Their Belgian beer aisle has Westmalle, Chimay, and Gruut at supermarket prices.

Tip Nº 02

Saturday morning Sint-Jacobs flea market (15 min walk from any centre hostel) sells unpasteurised cheese and farmhouse bread that's better than anything you'll buy in a regular supermarket.

Tip Nº 03

Vegetarian Thursday is a Ghent invention — the Carrefour Express has a dedicated veggie section with Belgian-made meat alternatives priced reasonably.

Tip Nº 04

Don't bring olive oil or salt from the supermarket — all three kitchens have the basics. Spices vary; safer to assume nothing beyond salt and pepper.

§ 04 — Other vibes