Is breakfast included in the room rate?

Not on the cheapest dorm rates — €11–12 add-on at both hostels, bookable at check-in. Some private-room rates include breakfast; check your booking confirmation.

Are there gluten-free options?

Yes — The Green Elephant has a proper certified gluten-free station (bread, granola, separate toaster). Stayokay has gluten-free bread on request. Both also do vegetarian as standard.

Until what time is breakfast served?

Stayokay: 7:00–10:00 weekdays, 7:30–10:30 weekends. Green Elephant: 7:30–10:00 weekdays, 8:00–10:30 weekends. Neither does 12:00 brunch — that's a café-territory move.

Can I get vlaai pie at the hostel?

Stayokay sometimes has it on weekends; the Green Elephant doesn't usually. For the proper version walk to Bisschopsmolen on Stenenbrug — five centuries of stone-ground spelt-pie tradition, €5.50 a slice.

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Maastricht Breakfast IncludedRanked guide

Best Hostels with Breakfast in Maastricht

Maastricht is a breakfast city — the Limburg vlaai pies are a morning food, the bakery culture from the medieval Bisschopsmolen still runs, and a Sunday brunch at a Vrijthof terrace is a local institution. Both city hostels include a proper breakfast option: Stayokay's Dutch buffet runs €12 with hagelslag, cheese boards, pancakes and a bottomless coffee station, and The Green Elephant's continental + vegetarian + gluten-free buffet runs €11 in the courtyard-facing breakfast room. Both are bookable at check-in and properly worth the money — but skip them once and walk to Bisschopsmolen for the spelt vlaai if you want the local move.

◉ Ranking · 2 picks

01Stayokay Hostel Maastricht€32
02The Green Elephant Hostel & Spa€30

§ 01 — Traveler's take

“Did the Stayokay buffet on day one (€12, ate enough hagelslag-on-toast to ruin lunch), and the Bisschopsmolen vlaai-and-coffee on day two (€5.50, ate a wedge of cherry vlaai still warm from the mill's oven and walked along the canal). The hostel buffet wins on convenience and on the egg station; the bakery wins on actually being a Maastricht morning. Both have their place — alternate them.”

§ 02 — The ranked list

Our Top 2 Picks

★ 8.11,854 reviews€32/night

Stayokay Hostel Maastricht

Stayokay Maastricht is the city's largest and most social hostel, set on the west bank of the Maas with a wide riverside terrace and the basilica of Saint Servatius eight minutes' walk inland. It is part of the Dutch Stayokay chain (the country's HI-affiliated network), so the formula is familiar: clean dorms, half-decent breakfast buffet for a small surcharge, evening programme that runs movie nights, themed dinners and live music. With 1,854 reviews and a steady 8.1 rating, it's the safe pick for first-night-in-Maastricht arrivals who want to meet people.

8.1 rating across 1,854 reviews — the largest review base of any hostel in the city
Pod-style bunks with curtains, sockets and reading lights at every bed
Wide private terrace facing the Maas — sunset views of the basilica towers
On-site bike rental for the Belgian border + Sint-Pietersberg caves day trips

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★ 8.03,326 reviews€30/night

The Green Elephant Hostel & Spa

The Green Elephant is the boutique-leaning hostel option in Maastricht, two minutes' walk from Maastricht Centraal in the Wyck quarter where Rechtstraat's indie cafés and design shops sit. The unusual draw is the on-site spa (sauna, steam room and wellness packages) tucked inside the converted townhouse, which makes it the rare backpacker stay where you can unwind a long train day with a sauna session before dinner. With 8.0 across 3,326 reviews — the largest review base of any property in Maastricht — it's the safe pick for couples and solo travellers who want quiet, central, and a touch more comfort than the standard Stayokay.

On-site Finnish sauna + steam room (free for guests, 30-min booking slots)
2 min walk from Maastricht Centraal — train-arrival hostel by design
Cabin-style dorm bunks (more enclosed than pod curtains)
Proper shared kitchen with hobs, ovens and labelled fridge shelves

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§ 03 — Tips

Tips for Choosing a Hostel with Breakfast Included in Maastricht

Tip Nº 01

Book the Stayokay breakfast at check-in (€12) or the Green Elephant breakfast at check-in (€11) — both run a kitchen count and walk-up isn't reliable.

Tip Nº 02

Skip the buffet at least once and walk to Bisschopsmolen on Stenenbrug — the medieval water mill bakes the local spelt vlaai pies, €5.50 with a coffee, it's the actual Maastricht morning.

Tip Nº 03

If you want the Vrijthof terrace brunch experience, Coffeelovers Dominicanen (in the converted church-bookshop) is the photogenic spot — eggs Benedict €13.50, get there before 10:30 on Sundays.

Tip Nº 04

Both hostel buffets serve until 10:00 sharp on weekdays, 10:30 on weekends — not the late-brunch chains. If you want 12:00 brunch, walk into the centre.

§ 04 — Other vibes