Name: Matsuyama Youth Hostel
Address: Himezukaotsu 22-3, Dogo, Matsuyama, Matsuyama, Matsuyama, 790-0858, Japan
Rating: 7

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Arrived at this hostel along the Henro Michi experience and wanting a hot bath at dogo onzen. I found the staff friendly, the place quirky and the owner a very interesting and funny fellow. He was friendly, entertaining and showed us some magic with his water. The other travellers were cool and we all had a great time. Breakfast was fantastic. Saki was good too.

What a fantastic place

Stayed here 1 night - excellent location for the dogo (but a very long way from the station, so get a tram).

I loved everything about the youth hostel - apart from the hardness of the bunk beds. We had been sleeping on futons on tatami matting for some weeks before staying here, so we were fully accustomed to harder beds, however both my partner and I (in separate dorms) found the futon very very thin on a rock hard bunk, and were consequently tired and quite sore the next day.

However...

The hostel was lovely, with great ethics regarding food, lifestyle, a holistic approach to health, free fruit when we were there. So I want to give it a higher rating. But I could not have slept on those beds for more than 1 night.

Breakfast was good and the shared washing facilities, dorms, the hostel in general were very clean. Free internet too. So, for a lovely hostel in a good location this is a good choice. But I warned you about the beds.

Very very hard beds in single sex dorms, but all else (location, cleanliness) excellent.

The Lonely Planet author who decided to call this place's dorms immaculate really stretched the word's meaning to a breaking point. The beds are uncomfortable and the mattresses too short. The blood stains on the blanket should have been a clear enough warning sign, but not until the morning did I realize the room had bedbugs.
Next morning I cancelled the remaining nights and got a full re-fund. I still wouldn't go as far as to recommend the place unless you're really on a shoestring budget. Otherwise, please indulge yourself and stay in some place nicer.

Bedbugs. トコジラミ

The hostel itself is near the Dogo Onsen and is quite secluded behind one of the many temples in Matsuyama, so if you arrive late at night and want to get a taxi, try to tell the driver *exactly* where you want to go, lest you confuse the driver into thinking you want to go to the Dogo Onsen and he helpfully informs you that the onsen is closed.

The actual hostel itself is a strict YHA affair but the host speaks reasonably good english is decorated with various wacky items, posters and devices (if you like pain, try the various mechanical foot and body massage devices in the lounge). It also has the obligatory beer vending machines as well as a well stocked manga and regular book library. However this is all offset by the fact that the chap who runs the hotel runs it with an iron fist, if he does not like you staying on the internet, he will make his feelings very clear and god forbid that you be downstairs drinking beer close to lights out! 

The rooms themselves are large and airy with the one we stayed in having an en suite as standard. Clean and pleasant is what I would describe them as.

As the actual hostel is in a secluded area and next to what appear to be some sports areas popular with the locals, in the summer months, expect to be greeted with a nice and relaxed atmosphere outside rather than the usual 24/7 traffic/loud music that you usually hear in Japanese cities.

Remember, if you intend to leave early in the morning, inform someone at the desk. Nobody was there at the desk when I checked out and in the end I had to search for someone in the ajoining resturant to hand my key and my cash to.


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