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About this property

Comfortable Accommodation: Couch Potato Hostel in Matsumoto offers a lounge, shared kitchen, and luggage storage. Guests enjoy air-conditioning, a washing machine, and a tea and coffee maker. Essential Facilities: The hostel provides free WiFi and complimentary bicycles. Additional amenities include a bidet, hairdryer, and a ground-floor unit with tatami floors and a sofa. Prime Location: Located 12 km from Matsumoto Airport, the hostel is a 12-minute walk from Matsumoto Station and 600 metres from Matsumoto Castle. Nearby attractions include The Japan Ukiyo-e Museum (4 km) and Suwa-Lake (33 km). Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the host, bicycles, and convenient location.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.7)


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 single bed
1 futon bed
1 double bed
3 futon beds
2 single beds
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1 double bed
2 futon beds
4 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Serafin
    Netherlands Netherlands
    Location: 10 minutes walk from the bus and train station, close to lots of cute bars and coffee places. 7eleven 5 min walk and close to a nice temple. The hostel itself is beautiful and it makes you feel like you are at home. The building (ex high...
  • Carl212
    Australia Australia
    Really good vibes. Has that European style hostel feel with a Japanese look. Friendly and helpful staff.
  • Valeria
    Italy Italy
    Perfect stay! Warm atmosphere and wonderful position
  • Joseph
    Australia Australia
    Great vibe. Feels like family. Quiet time at night
  • Alenka
    Slovenia Slovenia
    Matsumoto is a very pleasant city and Couch Potato Hostel is an excellent base for its discovery. The energy of the place is wonderful. Because of all the effort of owner. It is located short walk from station (cca 13min) and few minutes to...
  • Leon
    Switzerland Switzerland
    This is genuinly the nicest Hostel I ever stayed in! It's so cozy, you get to meet people and the staff is soo lovely and passionate about the region, giving amazing recommendations for hikes, food and activities It's very clean and the futon...
  • Simon
    Germany Germany
    Cosy place where you like to stay and feel at home. The staff is very welcoming and helpful. The best stay during my Japan Visit
  • Ying
    Singapore Singapore
    Very friendly and considerate owner and clean facility
  • Lucien
    France France
    The right size to meet people. The bed was confortable ❤️, the laundry service is free as long as you don’t use the dryer ❤️ +The owners are lovely
  • Mohammad
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Best hostel I’ve been been to hands down - generally Japanese hostels are best in class but couch potato really goes over above to make sure you have the best experience. They are so attentive and considerate plus the hostel is so traditional and...

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 21:30
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
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The fine print

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In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

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