Reviews of ヒルズハウスセカンド

Hills House Second is exceptional in every way. The owners are the most welcoming people you can imagine. They gave us so much information and prepared wonderful breakfasts. I would stay there again if the opportunity arises, and I recommend this beautiful old house to everyone.

I can't think of anything I didn't like.

The B&B is about a 5-minute walk from the station. The owners are very welcoming and fluent in English, offering welcome drinks and plenty of suggestions for local sightseeing spots. While the traditional Japanese building's roof can get hot in summer, every room has air conditioning, and the space is quite roomy. Although the bathrooms are shared, everything is convenient and comfortable

Wonderful breakfast!

The hotel is downtown near the pottery path. Rooms are clean and comfortable

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Lovely home with gracious hosts who went out of their way to make our stay memorable and comfortable. Thank you!

Wonderful historic 150yr old renovated house that has a lot of character! The hosts are so nice, they gave me lots of information about neighborhood that turned out to be traditional ceramics making place for a long time and I ended up exploring it for half a day (and left Nagoya sightseeing for another time)! They even made vegetarian breakfast and also gave me a ride to the airport for a very reasonable price. I really had a great time, thank you so much!

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Very nice owners, can easily chat about their stories and Tokoname. Nice breakfast. Room is a bit small but quite confortable. Nice shared shower and toilet. Nice house too with a beautiful design and lots of potteries and right next to the Cat statue, the start of the Pottery walk.

Sound insulation is not very good with the other rooms, I guess this is because of the traditional house design. Try avoiding bring large suitcases as there are some stairs to reach the guest house. We had shipped our big luggage directly from the airport to our next hostel, so that it was not an issue for us.

We stayed at Hill House on the first and last day of our trip to Japan. Jun and Kazu are very friendly and welcoming and we hope to return soon. We feel we have made new friends. The house is beautiful and very comfortable. It is 150 years old and has a lot of character. The house also has many beautiful art objects and ceramics. Breakfasts are very tasty and are served on handmade cups and plates. The beds are comfortable and we slept very well. Kazu was very helpful and generously took us to the station and the airport. We were also invited to a birthday barbecue on our last night and enjoyed delicious food and drink and meet some very nice people. Kazu also arranged for us to meet a neighbour master ceramicist for a teapot making demonstration which was a very special experience. Tokoname is a lovely town full of ceramics and lucky waving cats - Maneki Neko - a giant Maneki Neko can be seen from the bedroom! It is one of Japan's six ancient kiln towns and is the setting for the anime film A Whisker Away. It is very close to Nagoya airport so makes a great place to start or finish your trip. Thank you so much Jun and Kazu for making us so welcome. We will be returning!

It was all perfect!

Lovely thoughtful hosts in a beautiful home and the area with all it's pottery lanes has a lot to offer.

Very strategic location and very convenient. The host, Jun-San and his wife are very warm and helpful.

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I booked to stay here because the reviews were so high but I got a message from the property saying that I had made a booking at the exact same time as someone else so he introduced us to stay at his friend’s place instead. I went to Hills to meet the owners at night time though and they were pleasant.

Sadly we did not get to stay there.

It had a true homely feel - you will be staying with a local couple who are the most wonderful people. They are both deeply passionate about Tokoname artists and will be able to give you a lot of information about them. They delivered an authentic experience of living in a Japanese household. The rooms are cute, clean, and comfortable too!

We loved everything about our stay!

Such a cool couple that are hosts. They are so accommodating and friendly. And what a lovely breakfast, like coming home.

The bed squeaked when I moved, and I hope it was not disturbing people in other rooms.

The place is very cozy

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Nice cozy japanese house

Bed is bit small and makes some noise in the morning

“Hills house two” has the most wonderful home away from home feeling. Gorgeous traditional Japanese house, filled with stunning pottery and art, and a zen atmosphere. The hosts were so welcoming and gorgeous! Picked us up on arrival and drove us to station when we left. Helped us navigate the town and visit the local crafts people. I really had the most wonderful conversations with them, and their ceramic knowledge is impressive. I didn’t want to leave, and wished I stayed longer! Breakfast cooked with love, and was super delicious, and served on the most amazing ceramics. Situated on the pottery trail in the most delightful and truly enchanted town of Tokoname, highly recommend! Especially pottery lovers. You will be in heaven. 😘😘

I loved everything. :)

Host is nice. Host Drove us to the house from railway. House is very close to railway, but better to drive and arrived in a few mins. Then host drove to Aeon for dinner upon our request.

It's quite difficult to go back to the house without driving, especially at night. It's quite dark and a bit lost. We couldn't find the way to go up to the house even using GPS. Then asked the local people, but also didn't know how to go up. Dragged a short period of time. Finally saw a small sign and a small path under the dark view, then tried to go up. Luckily found it. There are 3 floors for accommodation. 1/F (Ground floor near entrance) were arranged by the host. The room is not really big and the pillow and the mattress weren't so supportive enough that felt not comfortable for sleeping. Toilet & bathroom is outside the room. In the morning, when other guests left the house, it made the noise due to opening and closing of the sliding entrance door during our sleep. Upper floors should be better supposedly. The room door had no lock and could see through inside with bamboo built door. Perhaps the old style of house. A bit not feeling well for the privacy.

The owners of this guest house are extremely friendly and hospitable. When she heard that I was interested in ceramics, my hostess immediately took me to visit the studios of two potters who are friends of hers. The old house has been carefully renovated and my room was interesting and comfortable ( though the low beams were a hazard!). The cooked breakfast was very good.

The owners were incredibly welcoming and made sure we were comfortable from the minute we entered throughout the duration of our stay. We were offered iced tea as we arrived in from the summer heat, and the rooms were always chilled with AC for our arrival which we appreciated especially as we were travelling with our baby in mid summer. The house itself is homely whilst also having many beautiful works of art and various cultural and scholarly works, it was fascinating to look around. The couple have lived in Tokoname for over 4 decades and are friends with many potters and artists, so during this time they've acquired quite a number of unique pieces. Despite the beauty of the place, I felt totally relaxed and at home here with my family.

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Wonderful and unforgettable stay. A comfortable, historic and well located guesthouse, the owners are among the friendliest hosts I've ever met in my years of travel. They were so accommodating and generous with sharing their time, attention and knowledge. Thank you so much! I highly recommend this stay in Tokoname. Make sure you order the cooked breakfast, too. It was a great way to start the day and chat as well as tasting delicious.

No complaints!

My expectations were high from all the amazing reviews I'd seen on here beforehand, but the property exceeded them! I loved everything about it, and I only wish I could have stayed longer. A beautiful building, amazing location, extremely kind and friendly hosts, very well-equipped - and the breakfast was so huge and delicious that I can't believe it was only 500 yen. A meal like that would have been at least twice the price in a restaurant! Thank you so much for my wonderful stay here.

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The host couple is super friendly. I had a flight delay so I arrived rather late than expected. The host was so nice to offer a pick up. He even drove me to the restaurant for late dinner. I really appreciated their hospitality. I can see the cat Tokonyan from my room window. The homemade breakfast was extraordinary! Very delicious and caring. The house is also full of pottery, tableware, art and more! I had a pleasant day in Tokoname! I saw some previous comments about the slope walking up the house, but actually they are really just a few steps, within 1-2 minutes, nothing hard! Thank you!

Traditional guesthouse with character, also well located in Tokoname to visit the pottery path. Owners were also very friendly and would go out of their way to make you comfortable

a little hard to find when getting there with google map