Hostel Zen

I didn’t feel safe in the area, ended up leaving after the first night. staff were very nice and helpful though, I just didn’t feel safe walking to and from the hostel as a solo female traveler

スタッフは友好的で協力的、こちらの希望が叶えられるものならそうしてあげようという好意的態度で対応してくれる。 趣はあるが建物設備は古く、施設周囲の環境も良いとは言い難いが、私はまた朝食をいただく為、宿泊するだろう。

Wanted to eat breakfast, wrong to choice.

As basic as you can get but clean and tidy. We just needed a base to sleep and its location was perfect

Very chill place. Good for travelers.

Awesome! I love the price! Your own room with AC! For the price of a meal in the US. Cant beat it.

This was a nice cheap place for budget travel.

Great value for the cost

Firstly, when I booked an Annex room I wasn’t told in the confirmation that it was a totally separate building from the location on the map in the hostel listing. So when I arrived I had to walk up 5 flights of stairs in a hot building with no elevator to find the reception (why is reception on the 5th floor?!) only to be told I had to go to another building. Second, the listing said share showers were included. It didn’t say you have to pay ¥100 for 4 minutes of running water (you can stop the water to pause the time). This wasn’t the end of the world but it would’ve been nice to know before I booked. Third, the showers and bathroom smelled of mildew and people were being disgusting. The walls are paper thin and I was near the showers so I could hear people spitting and nearly vomiting they were hawking up stuff so hard, IN THE SHOWER. Disgusting! Fourth, men were on the same floor as women so it really felt unsafe. The 2nd floor was painted blue (for boys I thought) and 3rd pink, and white I appreciate they threw gender stereotypes out the window, it was very uncomfortable to run into strange men in the halls. Fifth, the neighborhood is so unsafe. There’s garbage all over the streets and it smells like urine everywhere. On my way there I easily passed about 25-30 homeless looking men lurking about. Some were sleeping, some were drunk, some were just standing in the road... I think there’s some sort of cafe facility nearby for them, but it really felt unsafe.

Unfortunately the place was pretty dirty, there was mould in the room, the shower and toilet. I wouldn’t stay at this hotel again and to be honest if you’re a girl traveling or even a couple of girls traveling I wouldn’t stay here as it was a unsafe area and the hostel didn’t feel safe either when in theory I should have felt safe enough to sleep.

Very near to train station

This was my first time staying in a Hostel Hotel. I was an experience I will be doing again at other location I visit.

i had good sleep and had a private room.i gotta admit i didn't like the idea of paying to shower but that helps save water lol. good idea lol

Coin operated showers and a neighborhood full of homeless men stinking of their own urine were the only things that were unsettling about this Hostel.

We stayed here years ago,was vg. Now under New Management. Our Non smoking room stank of Cigarette smoke,we cancelled the next day & moved to another Hostel. I would not recommend this place.

-1. I saw the white and pink decoration room picture makes me to decide to stay at there but actual too was dark ivory with tuff surface. -2. Smell of cigarette smoke in the room, hallway and every where even non smoke room. Also mold under the window. -3. I had to prepare 100 yen coins for coin shower machine. There are only 2 coin machines each floor which means about 20 rooms share 2 shower every morning.

For this price is ok

You have to pay a 100 yen for every four minutes to shower n rooms are cleaned once a week

The hotel is quite difficult to find as they are 2 of them at different blocks although close to each other. From the outside the hotel looks a big rundown but inside is as clean as it possibly get. Staying there feels relaxing...if you're solo traveller.

It was a little cramped, but overall had all the essentials for a cheap trip with a friend.