Reviews of Hostel Nakamura Kobe 1 stars

Location. Bottom hang out area is cool. Quirky vibes. Helpful info in reception. My room was pretty empty (shared bedroom with like 12 beds or something) so it was nice and quiet, and there's a lot of room on each cubicle.

Old hostel, stuffy, no windows. Staff wasn't engaged at all, felt like part-timers just doing the bare minimum to scrape. Felt a little bit on the dirty side.

The pillow and mattress was comfortable, and the room I was in was spacious - sometimes I was the only person in the 6 bed dorm (even though I booked an 11-bed mixed dorm). The hostel was pretty empty so it didn't feel crowded, (there were probably only 4-6 guests including myself at any given point throughout my 4 day stay) but I think it would be too small if it was at normal/full capacity. I only spoke to 1 other guest, it was that quiet. There is a separate toilet just for women on the 2F. The hostel has an adequate kitchen, free tea/coffee, social and private spaces. The hostel is well located, being 5 mins walk from a station and from a huge LIFE supermarket, and also some good cafés. It takes about 20 mins to walk to Harbourland and Chinatown, and 30 mins to Sannomiya and Shin Kobe. The staff were friendly, and the free luggage storage before check-in and after check-out was super helpful. The hostel door is also locked from 9pm onwards so it felt quite safe.

There are only three showers, two of which are very small so there isn't much space to get changed. Since the curtains aren't long enough, belongings need to be placed in the plastic box that is provided. There is a security box and chain provided for belongings, just large enough to fit a 15 inch laptop. Although free luggage storage was great (there is no elevator!), the cupboard on the ground floor where it's stored is not locked either, nor is there a tagging system and staff aren't around most of the day so it isn't the most secure. Thankfully the hostel was very quiet, so it didn't feel too risky.

Many Thank to the French team from the hostel. Always clean, always good advice, Little kitchen, close to train station, lots of konbini around . Roof top to Chill and to hang out your laundry.

Only people travelling who dry off the Landry in the dormitory 🫩 shame!

Incredibly friendly staff and clean, air conditioned dorms. Lovely vibe and great location.

There’s no washing machine but lots of hanging space up on the roof.

As a whole, the facility was Okay for minimalistic travellers.

The hostel was old-fashioned with regard to its entire facilities. Some guests seemed to keep loud even after midnight at lobby.

Really cool vibes. Very Japanese. Met other travelers in first floor common area.

I wish men’s toilet was on same floor as my bed but it wasn’t a problem.

Meet a lot of new people, staff and guests! A real hostel atmosphere!

It has a rooftop terrace with smoking allowed and the location is good

Interesting building, good facilities & free kitchen space, spices etc.

Friendly volunteer staff, communal kitchen on the ground floor

Location less than ideal for main Kobe areas. Very old property that hasn’t been properly remodeled or maintained. Needs more showers/toilets accommodating for both genders on each floor, for the number of capsule beds. Luggage storage area is severely lacking, even by capsule standards.

Very friendly staff and owner. Very clean. A proper hostel with an interesting mix of guests.

Wireless did not work properly most of the time.

Location and price

Not much staff around

Cool vibe. WiFi was hit or miss.

A cosy place for short-term stay. Perfect location.