Allow longer check in window. Between 5pm and 7pm is too short of a time span.

Close to the onsen and konbini

Stayed in May 2025

Very homely and well decorated. Close to onsen

Stayed in November 2024

A little noisy and not so many showers for the amount of guests.

Lovely host, cute little guest house

Stayed in May 2024

The reception made a bad First impression, kinda messy. But the sleeping are is very new!

The dorm was a two dorm room. Very new and nice! The sleeping area was pristine! The staff was very helpful with bike problems.

Stayed in May 2024

Images implied there was a cafe but if there is it wasn’t operating - the local Lawson Station has good coffee

Easy to find, comfortable, clean and very friendly hosts

Stayed in September 2023

Check in is only in very specific, tight hours

Nice staff, gave me a discount ticket to the onsen after seeing I was too tired after a full day cycling

Stayed in August 2023

Nil.

Great little guesthouse deep in the island. If you're doing the Shimanami Kaido, this place is around 15KM away from the main track. You need to cycle up a hill to get here, I didn't find it very difficult (I'm a beginner cyclist). Depending on what type of traveller you are, this can be a pro or a con. I loved it. Appart from the staff in the guesthouse, no one in the neighbourhood speaks English, but that adds to the charm. The room has all the amenities of a regular hostel. They also provide towels. There was a kitchen and laundry facilities and everything was tidy. Nearby points of interest are a sea water onsen (sadly closed on Wednesdays), an interesting abandoned Shrine at the end of the pier overlooking the bay, and a Okonomiyaki shop run by an old lady. The food was very good and cheap. There is also a supermarket but it closes around 7pm. I would definitely stay here again if I'm repeating the Kaido.

Stayed in July 2023

Friendly owners, spacious living quarters, clean

Stayed in April 2023

Very amiable hosts, communication went well enough, all in all quiet.

Stayed in April 2023

All good

Clean and quiet

Stayed in February 2025

The stairs leading up to the rooms are very steep

Host was very nice. Basic but clean

Stayed in October 2024

The host.

Stayed in September 2024

Great little guesthouse, even got discount tickets for the nearby onsen and amazing local restaurant reccomendations. Thank you very much :)

Stayed in June 2023

The common area was dark, cluttered and not available for use. The kitchen was not clean and was very cluttered.

Upstairs the room and bathroom were basic but clean.

Stayed in May 2023

The flipside to the positive things said about the upper floor is the ground floor with the kitchen and shared room. One could say it's a dark and dirty storage room, not much more. The kitchen tray was dirty and overloaded with all kinds of things. The sponge was dirty so you cannot even clean the dishes right. There is plenty of stuff laying around that is not needed and shouldn't be in a place where one would like to prepare a meal: cardboard boxes with old dishes, cupboard to dispose, unused or even broken kitchenware etc. Almost everything needed in a kitchen is old. The floor was very dusty. In a nutshell: don't prepare any meal at this guesthouse!

The upper floor with the bedrooms, showers and toilets is nice, renovated and clean. The shared bedrooms even have a small sofa. There is a nice traditional Okonomiyaki place close by that is run by an old lady, the food is delicious and very affordable. Location-wise a good place to stay if you do the Shimanami Keido cycling trail in two days.

Stayed in June 2023

There was no elevator to bring our heavy luggages to the 2nd floor. There was no key to lock our room. The common kitchen was really small (barely enough for two people).

Our host were really friendly and helpful (especially for takyubin services). The room was comfortable enough for a night and the the guest is well located.

Stayed in May 2023

charming rustic guesthouse right on the road. no trouble finding it whatsoever. great place to stay in if you’re planning on breaking up Shimanami Kaido into two days (like I did and completely recommend doing). best of all, it was right next to a konbini! also, they sell vegan friendly western food! I’ve been looking for coconut milk in Japan for ages and finally found some!

Stayed in March 2023

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Stayed in October 2024

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Stayed in July 2024