Guesthouse Ise Futami

Clean and tidy

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Staff were nice, capsule style beds instead of bunk beds are much more private and they had blinds. Showers and toilets were spotless and lovely, and they provided loads of good quality free toiletries. The room had good aircon. The kitchen/common room was also a nice, large area and they provide an open air kitchen as well so people cooking food with strong odours don’t make the room smell. Pillow and blanket were clean and comfy.

The futon mattress was very thin so not very comfortable, but not too bad. The check in time is very late (from 17:00). The outdoor luggage lockers they provide were too small for a medium suitcase, so we had to use their solution which was bike locks you could attach to your suitcase to chain them to a rack outside. This did work but felt a bit risky considering the hostel is next to a motorway. You also had to download an app (Line) to communicate with them prior to check in which was annoying. Lastly, the location is good for Futamino Ura Shrine, but quite far from central Ise and the main shrines there. Travellers should note the train is infrequent and station there doesn’t have IC card readers, but the hostel cannot control this. The hostel does provide rental bikes for a good price.

Sehr sauber!

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The owner is super kind and friendly, and the facilities were spotless.

The listing is extremely misleading. It's called a guesthouse, but it is in fact a capsule hotel. I reserved a "single room," but all I got was a tiny little capsule. For 5000+ yen / night. That's unacceptable in my opinion.