hostel Ini kobe l Self Cozy Stay

特别温馨，有厨房，和同房间新认识的朋友一起做饭，离商业街特别近，走路几分钟就可以到，附近还有711，地铁口也比较近，到神户港走路大概30分钟，到面包超人博物馆大概10分钟。

隔音不是很好，因为是木质的，有时候走路或者下楼梯会发出声音，很怕影响到别人，房间的灯光稍微有点暗

Close to useful spots such as the subway, a shopping steet, and nice restaurants. Clean enough.

The way you access the place is pretty unclear, since I had to retry multiple times until the PIN code opened the door, and the door itself unlocks for 1 second. The dormitory itself is clean but I stumbled upon a leaking pipe next to my bed which was not what I expected. Only one shower and to access it you gotta go across a kitchen. No real main room to speak of, so to exchange with guests you will hang out in the kitchen.

The owner Sei was pretty kind, who replied message online in time, and could speak and switch between Chinese, English and Japanese freely. Fortunately I met and had a very nice chat with Sei and (probably?) her father, who gave me helpful suggestions on tourist attractions both in Kobe and Osaka. Also the hostel's location is quite good, which is in the vicinity of Kobe Station. Would stay the next time I travel to Kobe.

The hostel may not be that economic during holidays and weekends; weekdays would be better. Besides, for the self check-in system at the entrance, it was still quite hard to operate although Sei gave detailed instructions in advance...

Pleasant hostel

Wondered why no smoking on the roof

Good price. The facility have all the basic thing you need. If you travel solo and on a budget, it will save you lots of money.

The facility is on the budget too. there wasn’t any light at the front door, if you check in late, it’s hard to find it, annual doubt if it is closed or not because there’s no light at all. Full with kitchen smell. It’s a gender mixed hostel, you can’t expect too much with the budget. But I wouldn’t expect to you as staff at all. It’s not very helpful. When you look at the picture, it will say it’s a Japanese style, with wooden floor and wooden bed. But if you think carefully, it is a hostel with lots of people, when people moving around, going up and down the bed, you will hear all the noise. Well, I mentioned they are on budget, I mean the air circulation is bad, AC wasn’t on when I got there not even the first floor, which is the lobby or the common area the kitchen. The window as old style, you can hear everything from street. But it’s a hostel after all, you can’t expect anything. Good luck on your stay.