ゲストハウス ひで Guesthouse HIDE — Hotel in Toyako

The guesthouse is a no frills accomodation. We booked the room with a bunkbed. ||The guesthouse is slightly traditional. So no shoes in the house and tatami mats in de bedrooms.||The beds were good and comfortable. There were special floor chairs, so you don't have to sit on the floor. There is a stand alone fan in the room and the windows can be opened for fresh air. ||The shower, toilet and other amenities like microwave, water cooker and such are shared.||The guesthouse can hold up to 9 guests. We were the only guests, but if all rooms are booked, it might be crowded.||If you have trouble walking/climbing stairs, this is not the place for you. The rooms are accesible by a narrow staircase. If you are quite large, getting in the lower bunkbed or using the shower or toilet, can be difficult.||The owner is very kind. We had...

We did not enjoy our stay at all. Firstly, the Guesthouse was difficult to find. We are a party of 4 and could barely fit into the room with only bags no suitcases (see the photo). The shower light was broken so we were instructed to use a small little lamp to light the shower (see photo). It’s also a tiny shared bathroom with barely any leg room for anybody who is tall. The accommodation is also not secure, anyone can walk in unless the main door is locked from the inside, but you wouldn’t want to as there are other guests and the room keys do not unlock the main door. To ask salt into the wound, the landlady came at 10:30pm to ask us to pay in cash! We have stayed in cheap and cheerful places before but this is a little too much. Totally NOT good value for money. Stay away for...

The room was decent and clean. The owner was also very kind and delivered snacks twice during our 5-night stay. It’s a nice option next to the huge hotels nearby. Our only minor gripe is the slightly bad odor in the common space, however it doesn’t affect the room itself.

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