Reviews of Guesthouse SHELL 1 stars

Good place to see the island. At normal home. We had the place to ourselves and never met the staff, but worked fine with leaving out bags.

Good location

Was not aware of the amount of cats at the facility. The house smelled of cats and musty. 6 cats staying in one of the rooms. Our allergies went crazy. Need to be in the description. Advertised for a private bathroom but wasn’t. Family used showers while we were there and left it wet. Advertising is misleading. Never saw the proprietor and called to ask a question and didn’t speak English. Didn’t say which room was ours. We just took the one with bedding. Not organized well. Wouldn’t recommend this facility.

lovely property , friendly host , good kitchen facilities.

the restaurant offer in the village not great , we cooked our own food instead.

The location is convenient to explore the art on both islands and you get a free breakfast

When entering the house, you immediately notice a smell of cat litter and mold, it just really smells in the house. There’s no hot water running and the electricity to charge your phone doesn’t work and looks like a fire hazard.

Pets in small closed room and turtoise in a small flower pot ... Minimalistic Breakfast

If you like cats, ask the proprietor if you can access the cat room. It has a reasonably well equipped kitchen. There are 2 toilets and 2 bathrooms for the 3 bedrooms to share. It’s very near the ferry to Uno, which is handy.

The decor is a bit dated. The proprietor was very polite but didn’t speak any English.

Spacious room, everything was clean and owner was very kind. They do their best to make you feel comfortable. Lots of messages with instructions around the house and cute breakfast basket with my name in the fridge.

Location is not the best, but that’s the island lack of infrastructure. There is a ferry wharf nearby but it’s a very quiet area. There’s no convenience store and the few restaurants were either closed or booked out. I had to rent a bike from the other side of the island, and after returning the bike I had to take a bus back to the accommodation.

Breakfast was simple but appreciated as there are nearly no shops available in town

The house was run down, and some of the amenities in the shared areas weren’t stocked up. The room my partner and I had was nice but the room occupied by my mother was quite spartan. I felt the cost of the room didn’t really reflect value for money.

clean, easy checkin - check out, nice location small room but enough space for 2 thanks a lot

Clean and well-located. Spacious room, well-equipped kitchen.

Very limited contact with the property’s owner

There was a small fridge in the shared kitchen. Location was close to the ferry and the art houses. My daughter thought the futons were comfortable, but the adults disagree.

The room smelled horrible. There was a cat smell throughout the house, and the room stunk of mildew. We had to keep the sliding glass windows open the entire time to make it tolerable. The lock to the room was difficult to lock/unlock and was easy to break into if someone wanted to. The front door to the house was left unlocked and open at all times. There's a room of cats in cages, and the owner came every evening to feed them. She would then put the litter bag in the kitchen trash filling the room with a horrific smell. There were hundreds of post-its around the house with instructions, and the place was very dirty. It looked like a hoarder lived there. We couldn't wear our shoes inside the house, but the slippers provided were very used and gross. We had to meet the owner in person at the time of their choosing in order to pay for the room which meant we lost time exploring the island because we had to sit around waiting for her. Further, payment has to be in cash.

Guest House Shell is a very cozy accommodation with traditional Japanese room decor. It's very easily accessible from the Naoshima Port Terminal, and there are nice restaurants and a few cafes around. The Art House Projects are just a 3-5min walk away from it. The host is very nice and kind, and there are very clear and thoughtful guidelines on how to use the facility. The facility is cleaned every day and there is a nice kitchen available for using. I really enjoyed staying here, the futons were very comfy and my sleeping was very peaceful. If I visit Naoshima again I would definitely stay here again and I highly recommend it.