Mt. Fuji Hostel Michael's Reviews

The place is very nice, but there is just one issue - the walls are paper thin so you can hear everything all the time - people going to the bathroom, people talking, doors slaming. It's especially annoying in the traditional Japanese rooms. Other than that the place is really nice and clean and the staff are really helpful.

Owner maximises space for beds, there is no common room, no where to sit, to communicate, to drink or eat something. You wash cups in the sink where you wash your hands, NO tea towel to dry the china, NO tissue paper any where whats very often the case in jap hostels what ensures that people use it for drying, wiping something etc. Michael seems only interested in numbers. I was very lucky to stay there when 30% occupancy, I must be chaos when full. The Staff I met was very nice!!

Michael's hostel was great! We didn't realize how far Mt Fuji was (relative to Kyoto) so we ended up checking in pretty late. Staff were ok with that. We went to the bar at the ground floor of the hostel, and ate pizza and pasta (we missed old fashioned North American food) and had some great conversations with some of the bar regulars, the owner and other travelers. We stayed in a tatami room and it was so nice and clean. Even the ceiling had a small sunroof with clouds on it! Great place.

After a huge day of sightseeing and about a million photos taken of Fujisan from different angles, you come back to the hostel and can enjoy a very safe and chilled out atmosphere in the bar, and hear all about Michael's stories, he's a friendly guy and all the other staff seem to be very happy to be working there!!! Had a great time, a nice spot you cannot miss if you are travelling between Tokyo and Kyoto.

The staff were amazing. We were greeted very warmly from the very start and found all the local knowledge to be extremely helpful (The view of Mt Fuji from the nearby temple was definitely the best in the area!). I would definitely recommend my friends and family to come here. On a side note, I would personally like to thank the owner Michael and his staff for their help (even after I had left his establishment) he, his wife and his staff are a prime example of service above and beyond!

Cute and welcoming guesthouse, near to train station.

I had a great time here. The bed was very comfortable with a curtain for privacy, the staff were lovely and the showers were really nice and clean. The view of Mt Fuji on a clear day is incredible to wake up to and the location is really handy - 3 train stops to Kawaguchico for the lakes and perfectly placed for climbing Fuji in peak season.

Nice hostel, very clean and comfortable. The staff are wonderful and helpful. There was no common area/room though, so a bit difficult to socialise with other travellers, but otherwise a great place to stay.

Great service, great beds, great burgers and beer.

Love the tatami rooms! Excellent staff and great location.

The owner (Michael, I guess) was really cold and unfriendly when we first arrived. He didn't say welcome or anything to us, and looked really unhappy to see us. We had no idea why. He also treated his staff pretty poorly. However, the ladies that worked at reception were so helpful and accommodating! They made us feel very welcome. The place was clean and comfortable and nice facilities. It's close to a train station but there's nothing around the hostel other than a cool pub below.

Amazing friendly staff however the owner made us feel uncomfortable the entire time. He is rude to his staff in front of guests and was not at all welcoming. We felt more of an inconvenience whenever he was around, we felt sorry for his staff.

Awesome hostel, will stay again later this year when I climb Mt Fuji and will recommend it to anyone of my friends coming this way.

An amazing hostel. the staff where friendly and did everything they could to help. It is in a good little location. With a great bar down stairs. I will return.

Is a quiet and lovely hostel. The staffs are really friendly

I stayed there for 2 nights in the dorm room. The room is small but beds are verry comfy and the room was very clean. Also the rest of the hostel was very clean, showers where very good and also wifi worked perfect. Downstairs you have the bar wich is really nice too, good food and drinks and if you want you can have a nice talk with the owner. Very nice guy as is the rest of the staf, they where very helphull to show me around the town and where to go. Very recommended!!!!!

Excellent hostel. 2 minute walk from Gekkoji station on the Fujikyuko line. The staff are the best part about the place and you can drink with the owner Michael in his downstairs bar. Also very clean.

Very friendly and helpful staff and located close to Gekkoji station, making it convenient to travel around and visit the area.

IT was just as nice as a hotel and the pub down stair was great!

Very friendly & supportive (well english-speaking) staff with great additional tipps & recommendations!!!