Hostel Leuven - De Blauwput
Leuven - De Blauwput
Martelarenlaan 11A
3010 Leuven
Belgium
Tel.
+32 16 639062
Fax.
+32 16 639064
Customer Rating
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The new youth hostel in Leuven, situated just behind the train station, is an ideal basis for exploring the historical city with its many ancient buildings and large collection of pubs. Also the surroundings in the green belt around Brussels can be explored from this youth hostel. NOW INTERNET PROMOTION - get 1/2 hour free internet access (per booking) or 1 cup of coffee/tea free (per person) on arrival at the hostel.(only available for internet reservations)
Brand new hostel in the historical university town of Leuven. The hostel has WIFI-internet acces for guests. Attention: Leuven (Louvain translated in French) and Louvain-la-Neuve are 2 different cities!
Brand new hostel in the historical university town of Leuven. The hostel has WIFI-internet acces for guests. Attention: Leuven (Louvain translated in French) and Louvain-la-Neuve are 2 different cities!
Hostel bed capacity
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Total beds |
| Number of rooms: | 4 | 18 | 6 | 116 |
Opening times
| Opening times (daily/weekly): | Reception open 7am - 11pm. Check-in 3pm-10pm. |
| Opening times (over the year): | 15 January 2007 - 15 December 2007 14 January 2008 - ... |
Street Map and Route Planning
Directions
| Bus: | 50m Central bus station |
| Parking: | Limited free parking nearby, ask at check-in |
| Location: | 1 km East of City Hall (15 minutes walk) |
| Rail: | 50m Leuven (exit Kessel-Lo) |
| Airport: | 25 km Brussels-National (Zaventem, direct train 10 minutes); 50 km Brussels-South (Charleroi) |
Attractions
 | Cultural centre nearby | | Museums/art galleries nearby |
| City centre location | | Historical sites nearby |
| Main attractions nearby | | Swimming pool at or near hostel |
| Nightlife nearby | | Botanical gardens nearby |
| Restaurants nearby | | Shopping centre/market nearby |
| Leisure facilities nearby | | Meet other travellers! Read their tips for things to do in Leuven - De Blauwput |
Facilities
 | Family rooms available |  | Suitable for wheelchair users |
 | Breakfast in price |  | Hostel open 24h |
 | Lift |  | TV room |
 | Groups welcome |  | Common room(s) |
 | Sheets in price |  | Laundry facilities |
 | Cycle rental available at or near the hostel |  | Internet access |
 | Credit card accepted |  | Café/Bar |
 | Meals available |  | Games room |
 | Individual traveller welcome |  | Luggage Store |
 | Lockers available |  | Non smoking room/area |
 | Basic store available at or near the hostel |  | Garden |
 | Rates include local tax |
Customer Reviews Leuven - De Blauwput
| 31 Oct 2011 Luis, England & Wales | 83% | |
| nice youth hostel good location and stuff, great atmosphere, and confortable ,
thanks for everything
luis | ||
| 18 Sep 2011 Steffen, Belgium | 90% | |
| get some nightstaff, because there was al lot noise inside and outside the building | ||
| 30 Aug 2011 Robin, England & Wales | 100% | |
| excellent location only one minute from the main rail station | ||
| 09 Aug 2011 Ana, Portugal | 70% | |
| The hostel is located next to the train station which is very handy and it's an OK hostel. However the bedrooms aren't that comfortable. I felt really cold all the time. I even slept with the heating on, but id didn't really help. | ||
| 28 Jul 2011 Ben, Canada | 83% | |
| Nice hostel and very conveniently located right beside the train station. Two major comments:
1) hostel closes up everything at 11pm, which means the bar, and all the public areas close. This was a major buzz-kill!
2) if you stay here, be prepared to have to deal with mosquitoes every night, even if you keep your window closed. hostel has quite a bad mosquito problem (not to north american first time travellers - europe doesn't have screens on windows!)
other than that, nice place. | ||
| 29 Jun 2011 Kristen, USA | 73% | |
| The best part of this hostel is the location, the Brussels Airport is a 12 min trip away. In addition, the sights in the city our very close. Our room was dirty upon arrival, during 4 nights of stay our garbage was never emptied and we had to ask for more toilet paper.
Our biggest complaint would be the lack night staff. All 4 of our nights we were awoken at 2 and 3AM by multiple groups of drunken adults screaming in the halls. This was after already being awoken at midnight by 12-14year old children screaming and playing music. Their teachers were helpful, once WE found them, but honestly my wife and I never got one good night sleep. The hostel provides a bar map, producing drunk and loud guests. I would not recommend staying there, unless it was for one night only before and early flight. Maybe a night staff would have helped solve the problems quicker and we might have slept. | ||
| 16 Feb 2011 Mattias, Sweden | 80% | |
| Breakfast was extremely poor. For a low cost you could create a positive feeling, and some good "gossip" among backpackers about your fantastic breakfast! | ||
| 09 Feb 2011 Diana, Romania | 90% | |
| It was a bit cold during night, but i could take a second blanket from a free bed | ||
| 06 Feb 2011 Antoine, Iceland | 93% | |
| The only issue would be that all the lights in the room (including the one over the bed) needs the entrance card to work and therefore when coming back in the middle of the light, it is almost not possible not to wake up the other people sleeping. | ||
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