Name: Guest House Azito
Address: Yumoto 491, Hakone, Hakone, Hakone, 250-0311, Japan
Rating: 8

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Guest House Azito

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Only 12min of walking (according to Google Map) from Hakone-Yumoto station, but turned out to be the hardest walk due to the incline for the last 5min of it. I don't want to exaggerate, but it felt like at least a 25 degrees angle and when you're dragging luggage up, you're going to need to take multiple breathers on that narrow road. If the taxi price is reasonable, I'd recommend taking the taxi from the station. The other review mentions a bus that goes to Azito Guesthouse, but we didn't know we needed it. 

Compared to this steep hill, getting our luggage up a narrow steep flight of stairs to our 3rd floor apartment was pretty easy; the friendly receptionist helped with 1 of our bags. The apartment itself was quite nice and spacious, with a kitchenette and balcony. There was no TV and we found the mattress a bit too soft. There was not enough room in the bathroom to hang old and new clothes at the same time. This apartment's nightly cost was about the same as our Kyoto hotel. 

Beware the hill 

Would like to thank  everyone at Azito for the enjoyable stay me and my wife had last night.

The bed was really comfortable and pillows fluffy.

The amenities were also well above the price we paid.

The bar downstairs was also top notch. Even though a little small it was friendly and well priced for the tourist trap that is hakone.

I would recommend to everyone who wants a comfortable stay.

5/5

Fun night, great host and a comfy bed

GuestHouse Azito is a great place to stay in the Hakone area. Just a short walk up the hill from the Hakone Yumoto station, or catch the K bus if you’ve got your luggage with you.
The double capsule ‘rooms’ are wood lined, private and cosy with room to spread out, and USB plugs for charging devices. The communal showers and bathroom facilities are clean. Rent a towel for ¥100. 
There is a small communal area with a bar serving drinks - we got one free each, and they also serve snacks and have kitchen facilities. There is a 7/11 nearby for snacks and supplies. Lots of nice restaurants a short walk away. Breakfast was ¥400 with scrambled eggs and teriyaki chicken on toast - delicious! Free tea and coffee available. Free wifi. Lockers available for your luggage, and they’ll look after it for you until checkin time at 4pm.  
The bus outside the door goes to lake Ashi or back to the station.  Buy a Hakone free pass to get free usage of all the public transport in the area.
The staff were really friendly and pointed out all the local attractions and places to eat. 
The area has heaps of things to see and do. We stayed two nights.
Highly recommended for people who enjoy staying in backpackers style accommodation.

Great value and location

Little guesthouse with friendly staff. it's clean and the wooden capsules are well made.
It's a bit far from Hakone train station though.
The shared space is small, there are chances you would not find a seat during peak hours.

Nice little guesthouse in Hakone

As the only double bed "capsule" hostel I found when looking for accommodation in Japan, I was very pleased to find Azito. The capsule itself was roomy enough for two people to shuffle around without bumping into each other, the mattress was comfortable, there were two hangers and a mirror plus a charging spot inside. There was a woody kind of sauna room smell inside it (minus the heat or sweat smells of a sauna), that made it quite cosy and it was well ventilated so we had a good night's sleep. 

One feature of the hostel that I was very pleased with is the locker sizes. The locker we had could fit two full-sized hard case suitcases next to each other with a little room to spare at the top. Nowhere in my trip did I find that and I very much appreciated it. They also provide umbrellas to borrow if it rains (which it did in May). My only issue was that the towels that we were given to use were hand towel size, which was a little inconvenient if you want to shower and have big hair. It didn't spoil the overall experience though.

Great value for DOUBLE capsule

Gives the impression of a wooden treehouse capsule, good location, friendley staff, Onsens on your doorstep. overall very very good.  would highly recomend it.  Staff are more than happy to help with recommendations and information on the area.

CAPSULE

We booked 3 nights at this place hoping it would be quieter than our previous hostel experience and it was, including comfortable mattresses and pillows.

Located at the other side of the river in Hakone village a 10 minute walk which takes you through a very picturesque setting of 2 rivers with cascading waterfalls (small), and a variety of traditional eateries and hotels.

Many people make the same mistake as us and walk into the hotel that is located just before the hostel where you are met by a lady who really doesn't want to see you no doubt had enough of people asking where the hostel is. So when you walk up the final hill around the bend from the station side, keep going another 15m and you will see the hostel on the left hand side.

There's two parts, one on the right is the main accommodation building and on the  left is the bar and kitchen area. Check in is simple and you cannot check in until the time stated even if the room is available it's strange, something we have experienced on several occasions on our 3 month tour.if the room is free then let customers enjoy a little bit of relaxation like we arrived the room was ready but weren't allowed to use it until check in time.

The room itself a squarish box with a double mattress nothing else, 2 X usb plugs and 1 X mains with very little space for anything else. Some of the other boxes had a little more space but more or less the same in each as we checked. One on top of the other so if your lucky you will get something quiet above or below you. At night it's like an oven, making you feel like a nice roasted chicken. 

Showers are góod and simple however 3 showers for 20 rooms is pretty low, there should be at least 3 or 4 to 1 ratio per floor. With only 2 toilets and 4 washbasins so on a busy day expect a wait as we did. Towels are extra charge along with anything else that you need. You have a storage area to store your belongings which is great as they are pretty big like for 2 large suitcases or rucksacks however when everyone wakes up in the morning it's choas trying to access your space and there's not enough table space to organise your stuff except on the floor.

 The kitchen area is small with tea and coffee nothing else. The bar area is small with a basic offering of drinks at street prices. As a hostel they should be cheaper. There is no breakfast or items to buy for breakfast which isn't really hostel like with the amount of new hostels popping up offering more value.

Location is great with short distances to the village however around the hostel for eating there's virtually nothing.

Recommendations
Choose wisely and determine if you cannot find somewhere else with good value for your money. We paid 24000 yen for 3 nights and it was a 50/50 decision as we wanted to try different capsule based hostels for our travel blog, and so far one was disappointing.
No breakfast and little space or facilities in the kitchen for private use. Come on your taking advantage of tourism.

I would recommend upgrading and modernising your premises with a new approach to offering customers something extra for the price they are paying. Change is good and healthy.

Paying 8000 yen a night is a little cheeky for what you are offering please take my advice on a professional manner and look at some of the modern hostels that offer much more and adapt, change, meet expectations of weary and tired travellers and tourists but don't take advantage of them.

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NO FRILLS OFFERING LITTLE VALUE FOR YOUR EURO

We had a great 5 day stay here. The capsules are quite spacious and were very comfy and clean. Communal bathroom area also very clean. Location is excellent.

The bar and small restaurant area downstairs are great with good prices and even offer a vegetarian curry. Staff very willing to help with local area suggestions.

The only negative aspects were that we had to pay to use a bath towel (quite shocked for a £60/night stay) and we stayed for 5 nights and there was no capsule clean or bedding cgange in this time.

Would recommend staying here.

Cosy capsule guest house!

Capsules are large and roomy.  Air quality was good. Very clean and well designed. Staff were very helpful with restaurant suggestions and tourist destinations.  Down side is the shared kitchen is not open until 8.  

Helpful staff

Ok for just a one night stay. The place is very loud especially when other guests talk, you can hear their whole conversation. However, they do provide ear plugs. Towels are provided only through rental. Place was very strict with their check in time at 4 PM but they allow you to leave your luggages at the front. If you want to stay for more than one night, I suggest you look further.

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