ATASHIKADAYS Kumano-Kodo Beachfront B&B Hostel

Lovely spacious comfortable accommodation, the owners are super friendly and helpful, and provided a delicious breakfast every morning. They cooked a delicious evening meal for us too! It’s a beautiful beach location, very quiet but with everything you need.

Splendid location in front of the beach, very welcoming host who treated us with home made mandarin juice and delicious bread. Nice village with white sand beach and crystal blue sea water teeming with fish.

Fabulous location across from the beach (which we had to ourselves), and for exploring parts of the Kii Peninsula (and Kumano Kodo). Hisashi was really welcoming and helpful and the room/apartment was really comfy. The 'in room' breakfast was great, complete with their own juice and homemade bread. And we had dinner one night, made by Hisashi, which was great. Would definitely recommend and will be back!

Nothing - we would have liked to stay longer! Only think to keep in mind is that it might be a struggle to get around without a car (the town is v quiet, esp in the offseason)

Wonderful place to stay. You must visit. So very quiet. Clean, comfortable, spacious. The young man who owns the cafe/accommodation was put a lot of work into his business. The evening meal he cooked us was fabulous and the craft beer made from mandarins from his families mandarin orchard was excellent. Definitely stay here again.

Very kind hosts, the whole experience nurture your soul, ecological, modern, well decorated apartment, view on the beautilful beach, amazing restaurants at Kumano city station recommanded by the hosts, and a very good orange juice direct from their farm. Thank you for this amazing timeless experience.

The host is incredible and give you an unforgettable local experience. The place is unique, thoughtful and the best stay we had in Japan. We were so grateful that we could stay at this beautiful play in Atashika!

Whole beach house, spacious and tastefully if minimalistically decorated, with a suntrap balcony. Laid back surf vibe, sitting over a cafe (open at weekends, will not disturb your stay). The owner is fantastic, attentive, thoughtful and provides great breakfast and fresh juice from his farm.

Nothing to not like. Be aware there is no laundry facility at present though. Wasn't an issue, just plan for this

Atashika is a gem - a beautiful beach cove surrounded by mountains, peaceful, hardly a soul on the beach, especially at the end of the day. We spent a glorious day of relaxation here, and could easily have spent more. The guest house is a fantastic and comfortable space that has been cleverly designed, and the hosts are so kind and generous and eager to help. It is inspiring to see their entrepreneurial spirit and ecological mindset (the house was renovated with second hand materials, for example). The whole experience was magical and we wished we had more time. There is so much to discover in Wakayama, and this could be a good base. Hope we can come back someday.

There is only one difficulty, and that is with finding food in Atashika. The hosts provide a wonderful breakfast complete with fresh orange juice from their farm, and during the day there are several places serving food. We loved the food truck outside the car repair shop and its cold cold beer. But after nightfall there is nowhere in walking distance that serves food If you have a car there is no problem because there are nearby towns with plenty of options (or you can take a train, which passes regularly, we were just too tired). The grocery store across the street has some nice prepared foods and we were able to put a meal together that way, but it's a pity that the apartment doesn't have a hot plate so one could actually cook, (maybe a dishwasher too) because there is enough variety at the market that the food problem would be solved. But the toaster oven and fridge were super handy already. It's totally worth it regardless!

Great service( hosts were kind to make me supper since there were no restaurant open, reservation made by the host for the following day was great), awesome food ( breakfast especially the juice) and ease of communication and very responsive host made my stay extra special!

I had not research restaurant around were close around supper time, may be handy to include that info so people can book supper add on accordingly…