Hiroshima International Youth House (JMS Aster Plaza) — Hotel in Hiroshima

Aster Plaza is within 5 minutes walk of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and museum on the dropping of A bomb on Hiroshima, and within 10 minutes walk of the Hiroshima city center shopping and restaurant district. It is also very close to the light rail stopto visit Miyajima, UNESCO World Cultural Heritage. As the Plaza is the public institution, it offers heavily discounted price for basic but functional and clean accommodations. It comes with basic amenities and free wifi access. They have special rate for foreign visitors as well. This institution is very popular for school and college groups from Japan and abroad, so booking early is recommended. For those who want to experience Japanese room, or if you are a family or a group looking for large rooms to accommodate up to 4 persons, it offers several Washitsu (Japanese style room) available, where you will unfold futons as per instructions provided. It even has small coin laundry in expectation of longer term visitors. Very highly recommended for those who wish to stay in Hiroshima city center and want your money go extra miles to enjoy all Hiroshima...

Dont get the breakfast!!! This hotel is in a good location for the Peace Park and museum. Rooms ok though mine had a broken cupboard door that was propped upright by a door stop. Staff quite helpful though were really funny about me cancelling the seminar room booking that ny tour operator had pre booked from 8-9pm. I explained I didn't need a meeting room and we'd likely still be out for dinner. Staff wanted me to go and sit in the room and pretend I was using anyway. (How ridiculous !) Now the most disappointing part of the stay - the breakfast (if you can call it breakfast). It was TERRIBLE!! No rice, no miso soup, no cereal like most Japanese hotels... just cold semi frozen broccoli, cold pasta, plain almost stale bread, average potato salad, weird sludgy soup/stew and that was it! The toasters took forever and didnt really toast and there was never enough food. Do yourself a favour buy your own breakfast and save yourself the hassle. I hope no one ever pays for it!! (See pics for exactly...

I can't recommend this hotel enough. This was the best deal we found in Japan. Normally you would easily pay twice the amount for a similar experience. I think this place has public funding and that is why they are able to offer rooms for the prices they do. As mentioned in other reviews, this is a legitimate hotel as apposed to a hostel. Our room was large, clean, comfortable and had amazing views of Hiroshima. It was a western style room with comfortable beds, wifi, and en-suite bathroom. The location was extremely convenient, just a short walk to the peace park and museum. The staff was extremely helpful. A small but tasty breakfast was included and served in a...