Brussels Zaventem Airport
Lasting Impressions....
Memorable comments left by travellers:
"I wanted to tell them "shush" but no need: an airport agent (was he a cleaner maybe?) approached them and told them to keep it down (!!!) showing the people around that were asleep." (Eleni)
"staff cleaning with hell machine, cleaning much better in the area close to people sleeping." (?)
"I just spent two nights in Brussels International Airport in January 2003. The first night I arrived on a delayed flight from Copenhagen around midnight and didn't want to bother with a hotel and the costs." (Justin)
FEATURED REVIEWS
by Reishonger.nl, 10/21/2009
I had to check in around 4am for a 6am flight. Since I came from Holland, I had no option but to take an evening train into Brussels Airport and spend the night there. No seats with armrests available. Good hamburgers in the arrivals hall, with Belgium beers in the bar nextdoor. One level up is the departures hall with few seats. Everybody seems to make the most of it at Starbucks, which opens 24 hours. I was one of the first and got a bench. The waiters didn't seem to mind me napping there. Later I changed posture and leaned my head and arms on a table. All night there was a guy on this sweeping machine passing by.
by Anna
"I had the flight from Moscow to Brussels, the flight arrives at Zaventem at 23.00. Then I was supposed to travel hitch-hiking to Netherlands, but since it was night already, I decided first to stay overnight in the airport, because I didn't have money for the hotel, either. There're 5 floors in the airport, and you can sleep on any of them (I mean public area, not secured). I tried to find some meditation area as they called it, it was on the airport plan, but I didn't find anything like that. I slept on the upper floor. Anyway, the conditions on all floors are the same -- there're plastic seats which are very uncomfortable and very cold, and they have arms, so it sucked, really, but what I did was: I took the luggage rack, and I was lying mostly on it, and only upper part on the chair. And I kept my documents and money under shirt. I put all my sweaters on and on the chair to feel warmer, but still got cold in the morning because of the coldness from the chair.
And I slept on the upper floor and the only thing that really disturbed were kids automatic games -- they were playing music and performing some sounds all night like crazy. Lights were up all night despite the fact everything was closed... I use eye-blinders which are given in planes, so I didn't really care, but I think that can be a problem for other people.
The airport is really quiet at night -- from 00.00 there's almost no one there except personnel, who didn't care. If you want to eat, you won't be able to buy anything at night. And I didn't have problems with thieves, because I had my own tea and food.
Thanks a lot for this web-site, it's really interesting for budget traveller ;)"
Airport Guide
Here is some information that we've picked out of from your reviews. Be sure to read the review pages for the most up-to-date experiences:
- long wooden benches and plastic seats
- chapel
- detailed tips from an airport employee on the review page
- meditation room
- exhibit on the history of radios
Brussels Discount Travel Links
- Hostels and Budget Accommodation in Brussels - I've booked my own accommodation on this site. If you are too old for hostels and too cheap for hotels, like me, you'll find some good properties. They offer dorms, private rooms, B&Bs, Apartments.
