KaBa Hostel 

KaBa Hostel was my first place to stay in Belgium and I couldnt have picked a nicer spot to start my trip. Arrived in at 6am from the UK to the FlixBus depot near Ghent-Dampoort station and used the €9 locker to store my backpack as check in doesn't open till 3pm. Rented a bike at Ghent Dampoort station (€19) and spent a few hours trying to find somewhere open for breakfast. €22 for very fancy blueberry waffles & green tea at "Modest". I'm sure there were cheaper places but was sleep deprived with no terms of reference. The city is gorgeous but I'd recommend using Donkey Republic for bike hire in future as I the bike hire place closes at 7pm and I had to argue with them when returning at 7am the following morning I wasn't hiring it for 2 days but eventually got my money back. Hostel is in a nice quiet spot and close to the train station. 3 bed dorm was cosy but no large lockers to store my medium sized 47L backpack so had to chain it to the bed. The top floor did get VERY hot in the sun and I'd recommend a blackout blind for the south facing glass door on the corridor. Also the door locks and top floor are quite loud & echoey. I did get a decent nights sleep and the shower was decent with no queue in the morning thankfully. Large velux window with mosquito screen helped to cool the room but needed to get up at 5am due to dawn chorus and noise from trains waking me. Breakfast was worth it and got to chat to a few other residents which was nice. Staff were friendly & helpful and the fresh linen was clearly seen and you can tell cleanliness is very important to the owners. Would definitely stay again if visiting Ghent.