Brussels: 2Go4 Hostel (Hostel)

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Address: Emile jacqmainlaan 99 , Brussels 1000, Belgium
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Lonely Planet review

  • Catherine Le Nevez
  • Lonely Planet author
It was worth the wait: Brussels finally boasts a cool, grown-up independent and - best of all - epicentral hostel. Brothers Pascal, Xavier and Vincent Dewilde spent months turning this tobacco-coloured building into a hi-tech travellers' hang-out in the city's heart, while preserving its substantial history.

Variously home to Brussels newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (The Latest News), and the Belgian VLD centre-right political party, this 19th-century mansion is again making headlines as the home of the city's latest and, for our money, greatest new hostel. Designer touches like a mirror ball in reception, groovy orange plastic light fittings and tea-light candles give these sleek digs a retro ambience; while four- to eight-bed, mostly ensuite dorms painted in striking colours are spacious and well-ventilated thanks to the building's soaring ceilings. There's also a handful of intimate private rooms. Extras include free Internet terminals, hostel-wide wi-fi, state-of-the-art flat-screen TVs and speakers, and a snazzy self-catering kitchen. There's no breakfast but there's a bakery right across the street; and the staff lay on free tea, coffee and hot chocolate to kick-start the day.

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