Natural Onsen Hostel Hidamari no Yu

The Onsen was really nice

Room was noisy, staff didn't have away to translate to English.

old japanese men sleeping on the floor of the hostel lobby next to their 20 beer cans, dorm rooms freely accessible for anyone, so I did not feel safe as a solo female traveller. also, there is a curfew, meaning you have to be back at the hostel before 10:30pm

Thank you its nice place and very humble and very nice and kind generous staff 🥰🥰🥰

It is in the middle of nowhere so the restaurant that they have in the onsen is acceptable. The onsen has several different pools with different temperatures and a sauna.

The place is a spa/onsen mostly for japanese. When you arrive, you have to put your shoes in the locker and you have to give the key to the receptionist so everytime that you are leaving the place you have to ask for your shoes. You have to pay for everything (shower-onsen, towels,...). It is far from the center and the transfer is not that often. The first transfer from the onsen is at 10 in the morning. I had an early train so I had to walk 20 minutes with the luggage to take one train to the station.

Have Onsen and sauna facilities, very spacious facilities, a local produces ie fruit and vegetable to sell at reasonable price.

Onsen should be free to the staying guest will be great:), they should put their contact no or email address in the booking.com and allow to fill in male and female booking. Should provide more frequent free subtle bus service

If you need a place to just sleep while nothing else in your budget is available it will do. As all other reviews are saying this place is a bit to get used to for western standards 😂 be prepared to walk into town for 40 min if you don't want to wait for the first shuttle at 10 am be prepared for noise as the walls between sleeping rooms are super thin as well as the mattresses. yes this place has an oddness to it. but I found it interesting to experience, the character it has of being a local community place where people come to rest, eat, bath, sleep and socialise has a bit of the real Japan. the shuttle was great if you didn't feel like walking back 40 min after exploring Takayama. Even though the staff doesn't speak English they are reliable if it comes to drop off and pick up with the regular shuttle van. make sure you read the booking.com facility and guidelines as the shuttle times and where to wait for the shuttle are listed there.

That the shuttle only starts at 10 am into town Quality of mattress and the thin walls between the sleeping rooms that there wasn't anything to secure your bigger luggage

You have to pay to take a shower Very far from the city and bus station Too noisy. A group of school students made a lot of noise in the dorms and the onsen. Staff don't speak English Lights were on until late and it was hard to sleep. You actually sleep on a mat on the ground with other 40+ people Buses depart too late to make the most of the day. Had to walk 40 min from and to bus station with my luggage Not recommended