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Asakusa Hostel Toukaisou Reviews

2-16-12 Nishiasakusa Taito-ku Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

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100%

Fantastic hostel. Very clean and close to supermarket and places to eat. Nice quiet area. Probably not the place if your after nightlife close by but easy to get to subway (5 mins walk) and JR line (15-20 mins walk). Will definitely stay here again!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female 25-30
  • (1 review)


90%

Great hostel. The staff are fantastic. Its relatively small, and the living area is often empty, so maybe not the best place to meet people. But nice comfortable and clean rooms. This was my second stay here in two years, and I plan on returning to stay at this hostel again next time I am in Tokyo.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (6 reviews)


100%

The best hostel in Tokyo!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Jan 2012
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Male 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


90%

Nice and clean room, common room is good (not a party hostel fyi). Hostel location is okay. The only negative I would say it is a bit more expensive than it should be.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 31 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Female 25-30
  • (15 reviews)


100%

The hostel is conveniently located, only a five minutes walk to Sensoji Temple. The facilities are extremely clean. Although the bathroom are shared, they are kept very clean. The common room is spacious. It's quiet at night, so you can get a good night of sleep after a long day of exploring the city. The people were very friendly and helpful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 29 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female 25-30
  • (4 reviews)


96%

This gorgeous little hostel was quite a find! It was clean, warm and quiet, with a sunny tatami common room and wee kitchen. The staff were delightful, the bathrooms were clean (and with heated toilet seats!) and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The location wasn't ideal for the nights we wanted to go out and party in Shibuya/ Shinjuku as the metro stopped by midnight, but for everything else this place was amazing.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Mixed Group 18-24
  • (1 review)


86%

Very nice hostel with a good atmosphere and a traditional style. Nice little living room for meeting other people. Staff were very helpful and friendly. Recommended stay!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Dec 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


60%

Noisy because of the train, uncomfortable rooms and no guest area to rest

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Nov 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Guatemala
  • Male 25-30
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for your comment. We are thinking that you might have mistaken this hostel from a different hostel.This hostel is not located beside a train station so we are a little confused about your comment on the noise because of the train. Also, this hostel has a common area for guests staying on the domitory floor and we also have a rooftop with chairs and a table. Nevertheless, we still hope to see you again on your future visit to Tokyo.

86%

very nice and cosy hostel

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for your comment. We are glad to know you had a comfotable stay with us. We hope to see you again soon.

90%

The staff were great, very helpful and spoke great english. The place is very clean and has everything you need to be comfortable after a long day out in crazy tokyo. Even a Laser disc player! I am hoping to stay with them again when I return to Tokyo later next month!

  • Avid Traveller
  • 18 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 25-30
  • (10 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you very much for your comment. We are also looking forward to seeing you again at the hostel very soon. We hope you are enjoying your tour in Japan.

90%

All the staff made myself anf family very welcome and we all eager to help in anyway. The rooms were spotlessly clean and comfotable. From booking the rooms to the reminder emails and kindness by all the staff our stay was ensured to be great. Thank you for taking great care of my family and myself while we were there.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 41+
  • (1 review)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your comments and we are glad that you enjoyed your stay here at Toukaisou. We, the whole management and staff of Toukaisou Ryokan and Hostel are looking forward to seeing you again soon.

73%

Nice hostel ... Extremelly clean, just like everything in japan .. Good location close to the subway station, and many facilities such as supermarkets, pharmacy, bathhouses, restaurants... And is also close to the asakusa temple and to the train station where you can get the train to nikko .... Not that fun but it is ok ... The staff, especially the guy that stays later in the night could speak a better english as this would facilitate the comunication ...


100%

Excellent place great staff, amaZing rooms, great location, awesome lounge area makes for good socializing if wanting to, best hostel ever.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • New Zealand
  • Male 25-30
  • (9 reviews)


90%

Very good accommodation. Good location, helpful and friendly staff. Could do with a new dryer for the clothes or allow the roof to be open later (instead of 11pm) so that we can collect our clothes on the same night rather than 8am in the morning.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 03 Oct 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (4 reviews)


63%

After staying in this hostel for 6 nights, (by mistake I had pre-payed for 7 nights), I returned to it one month later for my last 2 nights in Japan. At 10:10am of 22nd Oct 2011, although my room was already free, I was asked to check out immediately. I was even not allowed to finish my breakfast and was forced to check out at 10:20am, (I thought the check out time was 11:00 instead of 10:00am). I'll NEVER be back again. I was and am totally disappointed with the owner of this hostel.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 20 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Italy
  • Male 41+
  • (5 reviews)


96%

Great hostel. Beautiful space on the roof for dinner or enjoying the air, and a lovely common room. Very friendly staff, who are also very helpful.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


93%

Nice place to stay, perfect location, clean rooms, friendly staff. Bedrooms are relatively small (however likely common standard for Japanese hostels). Once coming back to Tokyo, I will come back to this hostel again.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Sep 2011
  • Anonymous
  • Czech Republic
  • Male 31-40
  • (2 reviews)


100%

The hostel was very clean, the staff was friendly, and the price was right!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 23 Aug 2011
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male 18-24
  • (1 review)


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