Stay Nikko Guesthouse — Hotel in Nikko

Host is every bit as friendly, courteous and helpful as all of the other reviews have described. Extremely welcoming and excited to share with you important pieces of local information like what is open and closed during your stay, how to get to various destinations and other relevant information. They did not hover or bother us throughout our stay, do not worry. Japanese fluency is not required, Google Translate is also helpful but not required to communicate. Host has clearly had practice communicating with English speaking guests. The deluxe villa room is very large with four large beds (two mattress two futons) with an amazing view from a massive window in the bedroom on the top floor. All four beds are in this room but it does not feel cramped or small. There is AC and (probably) heater on both floors as well as fan(s) and it is easy to reach a comfortable temperature quickly. The bathroom is very large with excellent water pressure in shower. Kitchen has fridge, microwave and everything you would need to eat comfortably but I do not believe they allow you to cook your own food (for understandable reasons, safety and mess etc). Why would you cook your own food from scratch on vacation anyways. There is a table that seats 4; two western style chairs on one side and a bench that sits two on the other side of table. The smoking area outside is a lovely place to watch the world wake up. There were no bugs in the house or anything else similarly unpleasant. This area has seating for either 4 or 6 depending on the size of the patrons, and seems to be available for all guests to use from the different available house packages. Please be quiet from 8pm-8am in general and especially in the smoking area as the hosts reside a few feet from this area and neighbours are also close by (although you have plenty of privacy and plant/greenery barriers between you). You will not feel crowded by them. The house is a 10-20 minute lovely walk from the nearest station and is uphill most of the way to the house. The walk is along a river (or creek?) and is very serene. There is a small park 5 minutes walk from the house with many benches and tables. You will pass many vending machines for drinks and beer on the way to the house from the station , as well as a few convenience stores and restaurants. Stores close early here so do your research if required. The Nikko Toshogu shogun resting place nearby and the Kegon Falls are outstanding, but again check hours of operation when planning. You can walk to the Nikko Toshogu but need to bus for the Falls. The Nikko Toshogu is a MUST see experience if you find yourself anywhere Nikko. But back to the Guesthouse. It is amazing for all of the reasons above and more and I hope to return there. Please be respectful to the hosts and the...

My husband and I stayed here for four nights and couldn’t have been happier. The room was nice and cozy with a view to the garden (we stayed in the Niwa room). The entire guest house was private and quiet with lots of birds singing in the morning as well as a number of them that we could see in the garden in the morning. However the best thing about this place is the couple who run it and also the food that they serve for breakfast. They could not have been friendlier or more welcoming and gave us quite a few recommendations about things to do and places to eat dinner or lunch. |Although I am a creature of habit with my usual western breakfast, I could not have been more delighted with the traditional Japanese breakfast they served each morning, which varied a little bit from day to day, and which was incredibly delicious. ||There was never a problem with sharing the restroom facilities which are sufficient and broken up into different rooms so running into other people was not a problem. They are very clean. They also have a big soaking bath which we did not take advantage of.||P and K (the nicknames of the couple) were very helpful with getting us updated train information and keeping us abreast of typhoon related problems before we arrived. On the day we left it was raining and they gave us a ride down to the train station. They had also offered to pick us up although we decided that wasn’t necessary. ||Another one of the great features of this guest house is its proximity to the train station. Once you get closer towards the temples there is more problem with traffic and it’s great to be able to walk to or from the Guest House to the train station if you need to. It’s not very far at all.||All in all we can’t recommend this place enough. It seems a great entry into Japanese hospitality...

My husband and I stayed here for four nights and couldn’t have been happier. The room was nice and cozy with a view to the garden (we stayed in the Niwa room). The entire guest house was private and quiet with lots of birds singing in the morning as well as a number of them that we could see in the garden in the morning. However the best thing about this place is the couple who run it and also the food that they serve for breakfast. They could not have been friendlier or more welcoming and gave us quite a few recommendations about things to do and places to eat dinner or lunch. |Although I am a creature of habit with my usual western breakfast, I could not have been more delighted with the traditional Japanese breakfast they served each morning, which varied a little bit from day to day, and which was incredibly delicious. ||There was never a problem with sharing the restroom facilities which are sufficient and broken up into different rooms so running into other people was not a problem. They are very clean. They also have a big soaking bath which we did not take advantage of.||P and K (the nicknames of the couple) were very helpful with getting us updated train information and keeping us abreast of typhoon related problems before we arrived. On the day we left it was raining and they gave us a ride down to the train station. They had also offered to pick us up although we decided that wasn’t necessary. ||Another one of the great features of this guest house is its proximity to the train station. Once you get closer towards the temples there is more problem with traffic and it’s great to be able to walk to or from the Guest House to the train station if you need to. It’s not very far at all.||All in all we can’t recommend this place enough. It seems a great entry into Japanese hospitality...