2-Star Hotels in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

I loved staying here!! It had such a great communal vibe to it. One of my favorite memories from traveling Japan is sitting at the low tables in the common area, eating a convenience store dinner and watching baseball on the tv. I was only there 3 nights but it felt like it would’ve been an easy place to settle into for a longer stay. There was a fridge and kitchen, two showers & toilets, laundry, luggage storage, lockers, etc. Very close to the train station. Rooms were clean, I felt like the staff did a great job on the upkeep. I would definitely recommend you stay here. The only thing to be aware of is that the mattresses are really thin so the sleeping surface feels really hard.

It was clean and very good. There was a bath, but I used it because there was a very good hot spring within walking distance.

Many young people stay, I don't know if there are activities in the school, there are more people in the bathhouse, and there are many people in the morning to eat breakfast. It is more convenient for people to drive, there is McDonald's nearby drive through👍🏻

The environment of this youth hostel is quite average in all aspects. It doesn't have the warm and hospitable atmosphere of other youth hostels I've stayed in before. It's cold inside. The facilities are also very average, the hygiene is average, and the cost performance is average. The only thing is that the location is not bad..

What a surprisingly wonderful old ryokan! Operating for a century, its interior boasts a rich Showa-era charm. It definitely feels historic but is spotlessly clean. The true highlight was breakfast, which unexpectedly featured pork shabu-shabu. The broth was made with genuine, high-quality ingredients, and the yuzu kosho was locally sourced. Paired with the black pork, it was absolutely delicious! 😋

Let me start with the conclusion: the hotel is good, but trip.com is bad. I booked a non-smoking room, but trip.com reported that the hotel had a smoking room. When I checked in, I found that the room smelled very heavy of smoke, so I discussed it with the hotel. At that time, the hotel showed me that the reservation document from trip.com showed a smoking room, which was exactly the opposite of the screenshot of my reservation for a non-smoking room. The hotel also said that there were no similar non-smoking rooms available and they could only give me a larger double room. I don't want to take advantage of this. It's obviously trip.com's fault, but the hotel has to bear it. Therefore, I wrote down the experience truthfully. I don’t know whether this review will be published, because I didn’t reply to the online conversation on trip.com at that time, so it was left alone. Once again, the hotel is very good, but please think carefully about whether you need to book through trip.com.

I used it as a couple. It is a single 2 room. There was no meal and I ate out by car. There is nothing around, but it was good to be able to see the starry sky. It was very beautiful.

A very clean Japanese-style guesthouse with very hospitable owners. Small but comfortable room and ensuite bathroom/toilet. An onsen and meals are available. In a quiet area but walkable to the station, supermarkets or sand-baths.

The hotel is located just a short walk from Kagoshima Chuo Station. When I was wondering where to park my rental car behind the hotel, a parking attendant kindly showed me the way. For dinner, I went to Nishiya, an izakaya behind the hotel. The counter is wide and it's OK even for one person. I enjoyed yakitori and satsumaage with shochu. The next morning, I went for a walk towards Tenmonkan. The streetscape has a sense of history. After seeing the statue of Saigo Takamori, I returned to the hotel by streetcar. The hotel is conveniently located in front of Takami streetcar station. As for the hotel breakfast, it was a buffet with a wide variety of home-style dishes, and if I took a little at a time onto my plate, it would end up being two plates. I also helped myself to chicken rice.