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Mt. Fuji Hostel Michael's Reviews

2F 3-21-37 Shimoyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi-Ken, Mount Fuji, Japan

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89%Overall Rating

From 27 ratings
  • 83%Character
  • 93%Security
  • 86%Location
  • 93%Staff
  • 84%Atmosphere
  • 94%Cleanliness

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77%

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.


43%

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!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Female, 31-40
  • (5 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You for your comments but I must say a few things about them. 1st - it is well known we have no common room on our web-site plus all the internet sites, we do have a sports cafe & pub on the 1st floor where everyone comes to enjoy time with the backpackers plus the locals. 2nd - If you do want to eat in the hostel all our guests love to eat on our veranda outside looking at Mt Fuji or at our inside windows areas. 3rd - We do have tissue paper through out the hostel maybe you just did not see them or if we were out you did not ask our staff for a new box. 4th - Yes I do use the max space possible in my hostel but not at the cost of our guest. I plus my staff do our best to make sure each guest is as comfortable as possible. 5th - I am sorry but I really do not see washing a coffee cup in a sink a bad thing. I am sure you have done that in your own home from time to time. But I am sorry if you did not like that looks like you wanted a full kitchen which I do not have. 6th - I am sorry I do not know what a Tea towel is but we do have tissue paper to dry your coffee cups with or just ask my staff to dry it for you we will do that if you do not want to. Last - I do have a great staff, I do thank you for your comments but it seems you were looking for a hotel or a really big hostel to meet your needs. I do hope you come back to see us again. Thank You again Michael, Owner

97%

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.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 14 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

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.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 13 Apr 2013
  • melodymixa
  • Australia
  • Male, 18-24
  • (13 reviews)


100%

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!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 11 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (1 review)


93%

Cute and welcoming guesthouse, near to train station.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 09 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • France
  • Female, 25-30
  • (11 reviews)


97%

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.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 03 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 25-30
  • (13 reviews)


87%

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.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You for your comments. Yes we do not have a common room but it says on our web-site and all other sites this, however we do have a great cafe & Pub on the 1st floor that acts as our common room. You said it is a "bit difficult to socialise with other travelers" but downstairs you can socialise all you want with other travelers plus a extra bonus is you can also meet the locals from this area and really get a feel for Mt Fuji and our great city. Again Thank You for your comments we hope to see you here again, please next time come downstairs also. Michael, Owner

100%

Great service, great beds, great burgers and beer.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Denmark
  • Male, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


100%

Love the tatami rooms! Excellent staff and great location.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


87%

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.

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You for your comments. I am sorry you felt that I was cold but this is not a to cover up how you felt about me or how I acted but I pulled out my back and is in a lot of pain for the pasted 2 weeks so just maybe that is what you seen in my actions or that day. Sorry if I made you feel bad I am really am not that type of a person but at 60 years old and in much pain sometimes the smile is just not there I am so sorry Michael, Owner

83%

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.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 18 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Wales
  • Mixed Group, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You for your comments. As a owner I will do better in the way I talk to my staff. I do remember being very worried about all 3 of you trying to snowboard on Mt Fuji in the winter off season and tried to give you all the safety information I could plus my staff about the dangers on Mt Fuji. The checkout time at our hostel is 11am but the day 2 of you checked out we let you stay until 8pm waiting to catch your bus without any extra charge. I did the same for your last friend on the next day he also stayed in the hostel until 8pm without any extra charge. I did tell you in the late afternoon please I need to make room in the dorm for any new guests that were checking in on both those days because you had all your snowboards and baggage still in the dorm. I am sorry you felt the way you did but I can say for sure I did all I could to make sure your stay with us as enjoyable plus and most of all safe as possible. Again Thank You for your comments and staying at our hostel. We hope to see all 3 of you here again in the future. Michael, Owner

97%

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.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 25 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • All Male Group, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)


90%

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.


83%

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

  • Novice Nomad
  • 10 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Taiwan
  • Female, 25-30
  • (2 reviews)


97%

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!!!!!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 28 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Belgium
  • Male, 25-30
  • (3 reviews)


97%

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.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Female, 18-24
  • (3 reviews)


80%

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

  • Novice Nomad
  • 06 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Male, 25-30
  • (9 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thank You for your comment. Location: I see you rated us a 3 in Location but you said " located close to Gekkoji station, making it convenient to travel around and visit the area." Not sure way a 3 but it is okay. Atmosphere: I see you rated us also a 3 in Atmosphere here in Fujiyoshida it is a country town with Mt Fuji as our main point. We have the lakes Fuji-Q-Highland and many other place and things to do but it is not Tokyo so it is a little more quite then the big cities, however that is way people from around the world love to come here It is Quite but so Beautiful. Thank You again for your stay with us, Please come again. Michael

100%

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

  • Novice Nomad
  • 04 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Canada
  • Couple, 18-24
  • (1 review)


83%

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

  • Novice Nomad
  • 26 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Germany
  • Male, 31-40
  • (1 review)


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