Setouchi Mangetsusou

Very cute hostel. The inside had great design and amenities, like extension cords, card games and hairdryers. Checkin was no-contact on a tablet. It had a little trouble finding my name but I guess it wanted my full name (first and last) typed in to find it. We stayed in a western style room with bunk beds. The mattresses are standard futon and very thin but it was fine for two nights. The beds had down comforters and there were extra fleece blankets available in the lobby. The room had its own A/C which was nice. It also had a refrigerator and small TV. There were two chairs and a small table but the height of the table was too low to sit in the chairs. But this was more amusing than annoying. The signage throughout the hostel was excellent. I’m used to seeing limited or poor English signage at hotels and hostels, but they obviously had a native speaker write/proof all the signs. Only complaint would be that since there are some Japanese style tatami rooms, families can stay in the hostel. The walls are thin, so you could hear children yelling/running in the halls. I had some questions about check-in as we would be arriving late and the staff responded quickly through Travelocity emails. They sent us the door code 2 days before and after checkin the tablet shows your room door code. The emails gave very clear instructions for checkin and told you to photograph your room code at the end of check in. Overall a very nice hostel-One of the best I’ve stayed in.

The hotel is strategically located. The rooms are clean and spacious. The only downside is there's no elevator for travelers with heavy luggage. Oh, please note that they don't have a kitchen, either. It's not a guesthouse but more like a modern hostel.

We used this as a jumping off point to check Naoshima and Teshima. It was quite new, rooms were clean and staff were very helpful and accomodating regarsing atoring our bicycles.