Nothing. Be mindful that the hostel is beautifully crafted in cedarwood and can triggers asthma if you are sensitive.

Beautiful customised hostel. Host very professionel and kind. Peaceful.

Stayed in July 2025

Such a clean and beautiful accommodation and the owner was so sweet. Not even two minutes by foot there’s a supermarket and also a bus station

Stayed in July 2025

Nothing. Should stay longer here so that I can slowly visit different spots nearby.

The staff is nice and introduces the hostel facilities/ surrounding restaurants/ shops in good details. The whole hostel, including common space, kitchen, sleeping room, is large and I feel comfortable to stay here! The hostel is quite near to the 2 popular Gogayama district heritage villages. Recommend to stay here if traveling this area.

Stayed in June 2025

Staff was very nice, friendly and helpful. All the facilities looked all pretty new. The rooms are nice and comfortable.

Stayed in May 2025

Nothing

Rooms, kitchen, toilets, bathrooms were all very clean. Bathrooms were spacious. Short distance to Ainokura Gassho-zukuri Village. Situated in a peaceful small village. Very affordable price.

Stayed in April 2025

It is a small local village surrounded by mountains, only can access by buses. There are not many restaurants or coffee etc around. If you are a city person like to have night life please think about it.

The guesthouse is located in a mountain, full of locals. Hard to see foreigners. But the view is amazing, surrounded by the beautiful mountain and river view. The house is super clean with fully equipped kitchen and bathroom. Hot water is ready to use for you at any time. We slept very well after a long day walking travel. The owner tried his best to use google translator to communicate with us. He also introduced us some marts and restaurant around, even the bus timetable. He is amazing.

Stayed in April 2025

Good quality with a spacious common area and a well equipped kitchen. The host was friendly, welcoming, and clearly cared about his guesthouse to a high standard. We felt right at home and he cleared the snow from our car windows too which was very thoughtful.

Stayed in January 2025

Super friendly host welcomed us with a big smile and patiently explained everything to us. The house is very nice and very clean, including a big kitchen-dining area and a small workspace. Location is ideal to explore the area. Ainokura village is 5 min by car, Shirakawa-go 30min. The little town has a bakery, restaurant and supermarket

Stayed in April 2025

At first, the region’s unavoidable stink bugs. But the host was transparent about their presence and how to catch them. All part of the experience.

The guesthouse was a perfect launch point for seeing the historic sites in the area, and the host was incredibly helpful and courteous. It was remote, but felt like a luxury ski cabin in the woods.

Stayed in March 2025

The owner picked us up from a light up event because there was no bus connection so late at night. Saved us quite a lot of walking. Great value for money in a good location. The kitchen was well equipped as well.

Stayed in February 2025

we loved staying at the gokayama base, the owner is so friendly and helped us with our luggage forwarding and honestly anything we needed help with. The house is very spacious and clean and the location is straight out of a movie. You can see the mountains from every window in the house, the neighbourhood is friendly, it was such a wonderful place to do day trips and just relax in japans beautiful countryside. we love you gokayama base!!!!!

Stayed in January 2025

Some street noise

The manager, Hiro, was very helpful

Stayed in January 2025

None.

Everything from the stay to the host. Hiro-san was very accommodating and communication was done via Google Translate 😂 nevertheless we were able to understand each other pretty well. Stink bugs were one but we made it into a family adventure of sorts.

Stayed in November 2024

Hiro San is a super host. Friendly and easy communication. The property is clean and comfortable. Good amenities, spacious room and kitchen. Four of us were on a self drive holiday to Gokayama area. The location of the property is super convenient to explore gasssho villages and nearby scenic towns. We loved this guest house.

Stayed in November 2024

- it's beside the road at the corner, poor sound proof. luckily there is not much vehicles travel that area and we check out very early in the morning, so that doesn't really bother us. - insects (smelly bug), although the owner warn us and provide us with the tools and equipment to catch it, but it still there is way too many, we catches at least 10 of it.

+ affordable price, not sure there is any air con as per listing, but it cooling enough during my stay. + help and friendly owner (I guess), but he don't speak English, thanks for Google translate app + free parking just in front of the hotel, but its limited, max only 3~4 vehicles. + futon is comfy and clean + we arrives in the late evening and checked out early in the morning, there is mini mart nearby where you can get some bread and snacks, we didn't really explore the town, its a quiet town. + if you driving, you should visit the local onsen nearby.

Stayed in October 2024

Great location, walking distance from bus stop and from Ainokura. Also close to great restaurant Sakaide.

Stayed in November 2024

The Host was super nice and the Guesthouse was clean and very cozy.

Stayed in November 2024

In fall there is a regional stink bug problem as they seek warm shelters for the winter. However, they are easily disposed of with a dedicated utensil, which I personally found entertaining. The limited public transit, shops and dining places makes the place less suitable for people travelling without a car.

The accomodation is beautiful, furnished with lovely wooden furniture and great attention to detail. My room was clean, comfortable and larger than in similar accomodations in the region. The owner is very kind and pleasant and offered many tips about the area and the rest of my trip in Japan in general.

Stayed in October 2024

Beautiful guesthouse with a homey feel and well kitted out kitchen. The host was so chatty and friendly.

Stayed in October 2024

I wish we had booked more than one night!

The shared areas were to a very high standard and there was a sense of spaciousness that you would expect to pay more for.

Stayed in October 2024

N/A

The host was very friendly, the location was great, the size of the rooms.

Stayed in September 2024

The owner is super nice and gave us good advices for the stay !!! Thank you very much to him ! The house is also super comfy and well equipped, I recommend 100%

Stayed in September 2024

The place was sparkling clean and the owner was lovely and took good care of us. Close enough to one of the world heritage villages and on the bus route linking to the other ones. Felt very welcomed.

Stayed in June 2024

Nothing, everything was very good.

Comfortable bed, good shared facilities. Located right next to bus stop. Everything was well explained by the host.

Stayed in June 2024