Nara Hostels

Before I joined my friends in Kyoto I spent a couple of days in Nara and stayed in this guesthouse. It's located on the edge of the old town and just a 5-minute walk from Kintetsu Nara station. The guesthouse is housed in a very traditional Japanese dwelling complex, ie you have to keep quiet if possible, as the walls aren't sound-proof. But I like this coz normally most cheap places to stay are full of noisy backpackers, but this isn't. I stayed in the dorm room, which is neat and clean. When I was there the host was doing experiment in pizza making so I tried a few slices of it, which tasted really good. The kitchen has almost everything so if you want to make your own meals it's possible. Highly recommend this place to anyone on the shoestrings yet looking for a decent place to stay.

The reception and bathroom outside are okay, there is a washing machine, but the small room is mixed with men and women, and the curtains are not sealed, you can see inside, and the lights are dim, it is a bit scary to be alone. No one was there when we checked out. After waiting for a while, we put the room card at the front desk and left. One door is the dormitory area, and the other is the washing area. The dormitory area requires you to enter the password, but the washing area and the dormitory area are connected. You can enter the washing area casually. I feel so scared to stay overnight and run away. The price is cheap, but there is no sense of security.

The room is shown in the picture, but what is beyond expectations is that this house for more than 100 years has been changed to a youth hostel. After the distribution of seven or eight rooms, the whole building was rented to us. I thought it would share an old house. When the service staff left, they looked at the superb courtyard plants as strong as the owner. The aura found that the atmosphere of a family of three was not enough to sleep here. I had the courage to go into the dim bathroom. I didn’t dare to look at the quiet and strange feeling created by the windowless and narrow bathroom. Then I quickly left. Although the landlord was very good, I also chatted with him a few words. Very happy but not recommended Live