really friendly and helpful staff. great downstairs social area. great location. Dorms looked pretty nice but you had to go through the dorm to get into our room which was just a small barely decorated square. Also had to pay 500 Yen to leave luggage after checkout so overall impression was not brilliant but otherwise a comfortable and nice place... More

As many of the previous reviews have highlighted the rooms and facilities here are both extremely basic. As mentioned in previous reviews the private rooms can only be reached by going through communal dorms, the doors to these rooms cannot be locked. The benefits of staying here are that it is relatively cheap for Nara, the staff are helpfull and... More

I booked a private room for me and my partner in april 2010 for 6000 yen. The so called private room was inside a girls only bedroom, if you wanted to go for a pee during the night you had to walk between the girls beds, put on the light and hope not to fall over their luggage .... privacy... More

I found this hostal to be very strangely laid out. The front common area was nice but everything else was so cramped. To get to the one private room where we stayed you had to walk through a 4 person girl dorm and as someone else commented on, the dorms are not at all separated. So there is a lack... More

Good place to stay in Nara, we rocked up and were greated warmly and shown around by a lovely Japanese woman who spoke pretty good English. You can buy fairtrade coffee in the morning and easily do your laundry. There are quite a few Japanese guests there which does divide the house somewhat but if you can communicate then they... More

I was expecting your standard backbackers' digs from this place, but it turned out really nice. The lobby has a fairly respectable library, free internet and nice seating. The washing and laundry facilities are all good and clean. And the rooms, though very much communal (not much point getting a three-person room, by the way - it's more or less... More