Hostels in Präfektur Shiga, Japan

Excellent location, right at the station. Check in 16h00. No wifi offered. Hotel access via public restaurant - feels weird to walk between diners to go out / return. Lockers far too narrow even for airline carry-on. Bathroom is clean, shower has small dry area, and water pressure varies. Capsules are spacious with power socket, lights, shelf, etc. The mattress is a few cm thick piece of soft foam and is so worn that it feels like a slab of concrete wrapped in a sheet. Very uncomfortable! And I am 77kg, not overweight. The pillow is a bag filled with what feels like gravel stones. Breakfast comprises one hot / cold drink, a small pile of lettuce leaves with dressing, a thick slab of white bread that is scored about half way deep into a small chessboard and very lightly toasted, and a thimble-size serving of sweet fruit yoghurt. They do offer to hold luggage until 16h00 after check-out, and collecting it is easy and fast.

The hostel is in a vallage and it is expected to be for local family or local visitor. The staffs are helpful and try very hard to communicate in English. The facility is fair that water pressure is not enough when 4 people use the public bath at the same time, it also takes a quite of time to produce warm water for showering. Besides, it’s better to have plastic glasses in every room to use.

Usui-san, der Manager, ist ein ausgezeichneter Fahrer, Guide und Koch kombiniert. Samegai wäre schön, wenn es nicht regnen würde, die die Bakamo Blumen ziemlich schwierig zu sehen. Wir haben die magischen Feuerfliesen jedoch gesehen. Oh, Usui-san ist ein toller Koch. Abendessen und Frühstück waren lecker. Arigato gozaimasu!

Very nice. The owner is very nice and helpful. He is able to speak English. Moreover, the private Onsen room is really impressive. Hope I can go next time.

Das Zimmer ist sauber und sauber, der Laden ist besonders enthusiastisch, die Umgebung vergleicht das Dorf, aber die JR-Station ist sehr nah, wir kommen speziell für den See.