Reviews of Hostel Ini kobe & Brun donut cafe

The location is close to the main part of Kobe. The attitude of the host is nice and patient to chat and solve the problems.

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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.

The owner of the place is a lovely lady that always seems out the best for the guests. She helped me get a booking for a discount with a local app

I walked about 30 minutes when i wanted to go for a night out. but then there is a train close by that ends at 12am

Sei is really friendly, Thank you for thé recommendation. Gréât location

Everything is well equipped and the host is super nice and helpful. The recommendation helps me a lot and the bedroom is also cozy enough.

The lock is not very easy to use for the first time, but once you know it, you won’t find any problem.

nice kitchen and rooftop!

only one toilet and one shower, but we didnt have any problem as there were not so many ppl at the time

Nice big shower and tub, although there is only 1. So you may be waiting for a while to shower. Full kitchen with nice table. Waking up to the smell of fresh donuts was very very nice!

Like most hostels, some of the other people staying there had absolutely no consideration of others. I don’t understand how people can stay in hostels and somehow think they are the only ones there. People rent beds to sleep…. But there’s Always someone who doesn’t seem to care and wakes everyone up by being very loud very early in the morning. Very inconsiderate and Lame! Obviously this is not the facilities problem, but a problem with people who can not think. The futons were a bit thin like many Japanese hostels.

Nice and comphy Hostel in the heard of Kobe. Everything essencial in walking distance: Supermarket, Coin Laundry, Restaurants, Bars and Train accress. The Donuts are delicious 😋

Kitchen equipment is limited if you want to cook. Also there are no lockers in the dormetory.

the dorm room as well as the shared tatami room is very cozy and comfortable

Good experience and great staff. Great location. Vey clean.

A bit tiny and the futons are close one to another.

Tatami dorm is a nice change from bunk beds

only a little ran down but cozy nonetheless

It was clean and cute.

We stayed just one night in a group of 7 and the space was very tight and there were a lot of stairs.

Everything

Clean rooms

There was no coffee in the kitchen and downstairs cafe opens later So had to go to 7/11 to get some coffee

The design of the place was very cute and the staff were very friendly.

The downside of any public hostel is someone may snore in your room. I’m a light sleeper so I recommend ear plugs.