The place is organised n clean probably there are only 2 staying in the premises. There are only 2 women toilet and 2 bathroom for all the rooms. I dont think is sufficient for more than 40 pax.||||Location is 7-8mins walk to Katihama bus stop and 3mins walk to station.||||The mattress is less than 2 inches thick, I am 60kg and can feel the wooden platform below, very uncomfortable.||||I was there at 1pm and the counter shutter is closed. The door was unlocked unattended. Calling out but no one answer. The counter ONLY open at 4pm.||||When get back in the evening to check-in, this Indian lady keep attending her kids and impatiently pass me the key without telling me which bed, which direction and where....... worst service staff I'd seen in Japan.||||And I asked her for recommendation of nice Japanese food around, she highly recommend me this "AHUJA", I told her I want Japanese food, she insist they served international food! I walked up to this AHUJA and it is an Indian Restaurant stated clearly "The Real Indian Food"..... This is speechless, This self centered staff or host simply cannot answer basic question. In my country, we have no lack of Indian food, I have no intention to eat indian food in Japan!||||Unfortunately I do not feel Japan staying in this place and will not recommend.||||2 star is for the...
Read moreThe place is organised n clean probably there are only 2 staying in the premises. There are only 2 women toilet and 2 bathroom for all the rooms. I dont think is sufficient for more than 40 pax.||||Location is 7-8mins walk to Katihama bus stop and 3mins walk to station.||||The mattress is less than 2 inches thick, I am 60kg and can feel the wooden platform below, very uncomfortable.||||I was there at 1pm and the counter shutter is closed. The door was unlocked unattended. Calling out but no one answer. The counter ONLY open at 4pm.||||When get back in the evening to check-in, this Indian lady keep attending her kids and impatiently pass me the key without telling me which bed, which direction and where....... worst service staff I'd seen in Japan.||||And I asked her for recommendation of nice Japanese food around, she highly recommend me this "AHUJA", I told her I want Japanese food, she insist they served international food! I walked up to this AHUJA and it is an Indian Restaurant stated clearly "The Real Indian Food"..... This is speechless, This self centered staff or host simply cannot answer basic question. In my country, we have no lack of Indian food, I have no intention to eat indian food in Japan!||||Unfortunately I do not feel Japan staying in this place and will not recommend.||||2 star is for the...
Read moreBest hostel I've been is Japan.
The room is big, with a big locker to store your belongings (I could fit a 16" laptop with a camera bag of body + 3 lenses, so it's big).
You get a curtain that fully blocks the light, and gives you good privacy.
The way the room & beds are aligned makes it very comfortable, it doesn't feel tight in space, like other hostels in Japan.
The shared space and lounge is great, I met there some nice people and we hanged out there, and went to a Karaoke that's right in front of the hostel.
The WiFi is strong, I could get some work done and make some calls, and the lounge is very comfortable for sitting with a laptop.
Location is very convenient to get to places inside Beppu, and in general close to Beppu Kitahama bus station (5 min walk)
And the price was fairly cheap for a hostel in Japan, and for what you get in the price.
The kitchen was very basic, you could make some basic things like omlet, but that's it. (I wish it had more common things like oil, so I don't have to buy)
There was also one shower for men, and one for women, so sometimes it's occupied and you have to wait. (I could shower in the sauna room, but you...
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