Name: Hostel&Information SAMURISE
Address: 3611-35 Funatsu, Fujikawaguchiko, Fujikawaguchiko, Fujikawaguchiko, 401-0301, Japan
Rating: 7

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Hostel&Information SAMURISE

Fujikawaguchiko

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We arrived at Kawaguchiko to transit for Tokyo from Takayama. Our main purpose is only want to see Mt. Fuji. Unfortunately, rain and windy weather blown our expectation.

Luckily, we stay at this hotel which offers warm place at affordable price.

What we liked:
- Located only 5 minutes walk from the station
- Free towel and have conditioners
- Inexpensive price
- Friendly staff (we can do early check in and received lots of sight seeing suggestions)
- check out at 11 am
- nice living room
- thick blanket

What we think is not ok:
- the rules of only showering at 08:30-11:00 am and pm. 
- our bed bunk should be repaired at some parts
- less privacy since all guests are only separated by a curtain
- only two toilets and shower rooms for all guests

Overall, we are fine staying at this hostel.

Simple stay and friendly staffs

The staff members are very helpful and nice. The place is not perfect it has couple of issues, but can't complain much when the price is cheap. You can rent a bike, which is very convenient here. You just get what you pay for. 

Good for it's price

Nice hostel, it is behind the station. The hostel provides heater in the room so it helped to beat the coldness in autumn (it was -1 deg Celcius in the morning). I walked in the neighboorhood at 5 am and could see (partly) Fuji-san. The hostel is about 1 km from the lake.

Close to the station

We did not enjoyed our three nights stayed at this place. 

Pros:
Location is near the station about 7min walk
7/11 near by
Clean showers 
Tea and coffee 

Cons:
- check out is at 10am, we have travelled a lot and this is the earliest check out ever. We check out at 10:10am and the staff were already hurting us up to leave the property rudely by clapping his hands. 
-Very thin wall, you can hear everything 
- the rooms has a lot condensation when turning on the AC to heat up. 
-Rooms are very small 
-Super freezing in the common areas as there is not heating 
- bed mattress are super uncomfortable and thin and 
- Ah check in staff leave the lining outside for you to do your own bed, after a long journey last thing I want to do is my own bed. Cmon! 
-a bit expensive for what you get.
- sofa bed is very uncomfortable maybe for a child but not for an adult 

Search Agoda and you will find better rooms for another $10 dollars on top



Uncomfortable beds 

Really close to the train station which is a big plus.
We did however find it a bit lacking in other areas, like there is a pentry with a table but no chairs. The twin room we rented was odly organized/was hard to put bags and belongings somewhere without them being in the way.
That being said it had clean and fairly good equipped pentry and showers.
The check in was for some reason in a completely different building, almost next to the train station.
The front door is always open, which made me a bit uneasy. 

Good location, clean but a bit worn down 

Samurise was a nice experience. It’s a 5 minute walk from Kawaguchiko station - where you can see Mt Fuji perfectly on a clear day - it’s clean and tidy, and I got a very good deal for the New Year on booking.com. The staff are sweet and friendly and speak decent English. You can hire bicycles for a reduced rate as a guest, and the WiFi was excellent. The common area is a traditional Japanese living area with tatami mats, cushions and yukata robes for hire. The beds were comfortable with great bedding, and they all have privacy curtains. 

On the downside, the hostel is actually more of a converted house, and is a different building to the actual Reception which is further away opposite the station - not great if you need the staff for anything (although they do “patrol” twice a day, to check in and see that you’re OK). The house is quite small and the dormitory is one large room, which depending on where they assign you can feel quite cramped. The toilets are small and the one by the main entrance is poor quality. The shower room leads off from the main dorm and is accessed by a thick screen door, and can only be accessed at certain times throughout the day. 

The main drawback I think is the lack of security - there are no lockers, and the house has 3 entrances, 2 of which are never locked(!). Japan is a safe country where thefts are an anomaly, but this is a dorm aimed at international tourists... go figure. Lol.

All in all I would recommend this place for its location and price. A pleasant stay.

Nice

Avoid staying here if you can. Main door is unlocked day and night. Not enough space for two people and we had two small suitcases. We placed them on the floor. 
The beds are hard, the heating (A/C) does not work very well so most of the time we were freezing and our room (letter O) had a window but it doesn’t look out to anywhere so it feels like a tiny box room. There is really bad condensation in the mornings on the windows. 
You can hear when someone leaves the house or goes to the toilet, extremely thin walls! 
I gave it two stars as they include the washing machine, tea & coffee. If you have to stay here, one night would be the most.

Oh and don’t check out late! We checked out 10mins later and we were clapped out of the room, Literally! A very rude way of handling with people. 

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