Guest House Hokorobi

I honestly enjoyed my stay a lot. The staff is lovely, they chatted a lot with me whenever I came downstairs and even sometimes gave me food. I'm not sure if all of them speak English, but I know that most of them do, so it shouldn't be a problem if you can't speak Japanese. Each bed has a curtain and a lamb, which gives you a little bit more privacy but also more freedom of choice about when you want to turn of the light, since you can close your curtain and turn on your own light and no one will be disturbed in their sleep. There is a toilet and shower in every room, however it can be quite loud after you flush the toilet so of that's a problem you could maybe come to an agreement with you roommates about using the toilet downstairs at night. There is also another shower downstairs that is free for everyone to use if the one in their room is currently being used. I think the room is quite small and there might be a lack of storage space if it is full (I was alone in the room during the majority of my stay), however I think the size of the room is still pretty standard for japanese houses, especially since it was one of the cheapest accommodations I could find. The atmosphere and the colours are however very pleasing and made me really feel at home. The subway station, a 7-eleven, lawson, family mart and a few supermarkets and drug stores are all in about 5-10 mins walking distance and there is a list in the lobby of other restaurants and fast food places close to the hostel.

The hostel is in Muromi, a district that's a little bit further from the most popular districts like Tenjin and Hakata, however Tenjin both of these other districts can be reached by subway in under 20 mins. You do however have to consider the additional cost of the subway which would be 260-300 yen per 1-way ticket. Also the lockers were a little bit too small, but that might not be a problem for most people, since you usually spend a few nights in such a hostel (not 3 weeks like I did).

Price is just awsm honestly its probably one of the best options in japan you can get for that price :)

It wasnt clean at all

The staff. The price. The freebies.

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Perfect stay! Everything clean and bed was comfortable. Staff was nice and really helpful! She let me check in earlier and even asked if I would prefer the womans only room over the mixed room. Really mindful! Tou can use the washing machine for free and they even have space to hang up all the wet clothes. Would come back here anytime!