Reviews of Minshuku Yakushima 2 stars

The old couple running the Minshuku are really cute and friendly. I loved the wood features of the hotel which made the atmosphere so warm. Highly recommended!

Everything was great!

Great breakfast, clean and spacious room

Owner and staffs are all lovely. There are not so organized with bookings but gave us chill island vibes.

It’s a bit pricy I found for this type of lodging with shared bath. But they had breakfast included so that made us relaxed a lot to eat together.

I loved staying here and would like to return one day. The room was perfect and the staff friendly though no English. Loved the breaky and onsen. Forgot hiking boots and was able to hire them from the minshuku.

This is a really nice hotel, if you want to explore Yakushima. The owners are very nice and will help you with any problems, that occur. You should speak japanese though, because the communication in english could be hard. As I speak japanese I can not fully evaluate this though. You can get breakfast and lunchboxes for hiking days from the inn. In theory there is also dinner, but as in many small japanese inns, just like breakfast it can be booked out sometimes. We had both breakfast and lunchboxes and both were absolutely nice and not expensive at all. If you go hiking you might as well rent hiking boots for a small price. The inn has a community bath, that is a traditional japanese bath with showers and a hot bath. You might have to share it, though at later times it is often not used by many customers. We were staying with three people, which can be a bit muggy in one room depending on the weather, but it is still a great inn.

Staff were very helpful and friendly. Perfect for our 1-night stay in Yakushima.

No private showers.

Great breakfast

The meals were excellent, a real treat. They were both tasty and a chance to experience local culture. Even our 12 year old kid enjoyed them. The location was very convenient. We arrived by bus from the port - there is a bus stop right in front of the minshuku - and rented a car for the next few days (convenient parking available in front of the minshuku). The owners are very nice and friendly, though they don't speak much English. Although we were told ahead of time that it is possible to pay only by cash, there was no problem to pay by credit card.

Fantastic concept the minshuku. Roomy deluxe double futon room excellent storage, facilities worked really well. Each room had its own wash basin, bar fridge and table. A washing machine and dryer was available to use The cost was excellent for room only but q high if adding breakfast and dinner ie $250 dbb vs $90 bed only. Very friendly and helpful staff. Seemed you could hire hiking boots, sticks, waterproof gear.

There was a little water damage around the window needing attention.

Wonderful location in a traditional Japanese style hotel. Staff very friendly and loved the onsen shower experience! Fresh towels and yukata every day. Convenient location with bus stop right next door.

Room not fully clean and could not contact the host via booking website - which made it impossible to amend our booking in advance.

Bus stop #32"高校前” just in font of hostel - just 10 min walk to the supermarket. There have a few restaurants nearby but not always open, better to reserve dinner at hostel. Also, you can order bento at hostel - The host is nice and very helpful, he drives us to the nearest bus stop for go to Shiratani Unsuikyo, but a little bit difficult to communicate with English - room is clean and tidy, share bathroom and wash room.

Charming minshuku with super helpful staff and very many amenities eg free washing machine and dryer, good onsen, v good meals . My room was spotlessly clean and had a wash basin . The minshuku is about 40 min walk from the port though it’s also on a bus route . There is an Indian restaurant and a large supermarket within easy walking distance .

Nothing

Very good food. The personnel are very eager to help.

Communication is very difficult if you don't speak Japanese.

The staff were incredibly helpful, going out of their way to assist with trekking information.

The road was a bit noisy, but it went quiet overnight.

Supplies bentos and hiking gear for rent. Staff was very nice

When I arrived, they said that they were overbooked and brought me to a hotel down the street which was not as nice. I didn't protest too much, but it's hard for me to accurately rate because of this.

A traditional place to stay. Roll up futons on the floor so many people could stay in one room which is suitable for hiking groups. They hire out walking shoes and snorkling gear if needed. Shared toilet but very clean. Showering facilities were the onsen downstairs but it was good. Breakfast and tea available but we didn't use these facilities.

Great Japanese breakfast and dinner, nice staff, nice location

bath rooms and toilets in the alley