Name: Shaq Bighouse - Hostel
Address: 7-30 Takaokamachi Kanazawa-shi 920-0864,, Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Kanazawa, 920-0864, Japan
Rating: 9

Air conditioning

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Komatsu Airport

Toyama Airport

Shaq Bighouse - Hostel

Kanazawa

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Absolutely fantastic place with good food and large beds. The host made us feel so welcome would highly recommend this place. located a mile from the train station close to everything. Best hostel I've stayed in.*****

Outstanding host and fantastic food

I had to check in last minute and the owner was super accommodating. The rooms are clean, there are lockers, it is within walking distance from the bar street which is important to me. And also a lot of important historical sites are nearby which may be important to other people. Standard rules for hostels, but a check out of 11 which is a plus. The bar downstairs served great food for very low prices compared to nearby restaurants. The owner speaks English fluently and had a lot of info on the surrounding area. I 100% will recommend it to any friends passing through Kanazawa.

Shaq Bighouse is a big plus

This is a nice stay- the location is pretty good- 20 min walk from the train station and 15 or so min walk from the castle. The owner is nice and friendly and there is a good common area downstairs. It is clean and you get some good space in the rooms. The place is traditionally japanese with paper sliding doors and tatami mats on the floors.

Nice stay

Stayed here a little while ago with a friend. The owner is really friendly and took us and two others who were staying there to see the illumination at kenrokuen. Location pretty good, always lots of convenience stores and vending machines near by, and walking distance from the station.

Great backpackers stay

This spot was such a nice find in Japan where we have been struggling a bit to find backpacker accommodation. Where to start, the guesthouse itself is spotless, the facilities are great with a big kitchen and living/dining area (very unusual inJapan). There are loads of maps/ tourist information in a variety of languages which came in handy. The bedrooms are nice and again super squeaky clean with lockers available for keeping smaller items locked up - not that you need to in Japan! The main selling point for the guesthouse is Shaq himself, a natural host with fluent English and a really professional but interactive approach with his guests. We found him so helpful, fun and welcoming and it creates a nice open atmosphere which encourages all guests to interact with each other too.
The location is great, 15 mins walk from the station, 5 mins walk to Kanazawa park & castle and an abundance of restaurants in the local area. There is a 7/11 convenience store across the road too which is 24hours. There is a scrapbook in the hostel of recommended restaurants to choose from, we went to 2 of them and they were great! Thanks for a great stay Shaq!

Backpackers Delight

We stayed only one night at Shaq’s. The place is clean, both room and bathrooms/shower (common). The futons were really comfortable and Shaq was really helpful. 5 min walking distance to the market, 10 to the station. Would stay again there without any doubt. 

Clean and comfortable 

A small guesthouse in a quiet neighborhood. Convenient location- Close to the Palace and the Park, 15 min walking form the station. Room are clean, bathroom ok but the kitchen and bars are disappointing in terms of cleanliness. Helpful staff. A bit empty in winter terms.

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