mr.sumo.snr
Jan 21, 2007, 11:20
Thought I would drop this story in here. Lifted from a teachers' forum I frequent - but it's probably of more use to the assorted undergraduates and high-school age members likely to patronize the very cheapest lodgings.
Terrible Hostel in Osaka
Hey everyone,
Over winter break I stayed at the WORST hostel. The OSAKA DOWNTOWN HOSTEL was terrible, seriously don't stay there. My friend and I booked for 4 nights and barely stayed 2.
We found it online at hostelworld.com, and its ratings looked pretty good so we booked it. I don’t know who did the ratings, but let me tell you about this place.
1. It is so overcrowded! Our room was tiny and 6 people in it. We couldn’t all sit on the floor at the same time, that’s how small it was.
2. The beds were handmade by the guy Oliver who owns the place. They are just planks of wood that are nailed together. The bunks are 3 people high, unstable, uncomfortable, have nails sticking out and are really hard to get in and out of. You can feel the whole bed shake if one person moves. I was really afraid that they would collapse. This guy doesn’t care about his guests, he just wants to pack as many people in a room as possible so he can make more money.
3. There are security cameras everywhere. When I say everywhere I mean there must be about 6 at least. There are ones near the bathroom and in the common room. Everywhere you look there is a camera staring you in the face. Oliver sits at the front desk watching the cameras all day. It’s really uncomfortable and makes you unable to even relax.
4. Oliver the owner, is a complete ***! He is disrespectful to his guests, is condescending, tries to rip his guests off and start arguments.
5. The place is filthy! The showers are dirty. There is no place to even put clean clothes down. The "guest kitchen" is covered in food and dirt. The sheets are not changed when a guest leaves. Who knows how often or if they ever are.
6. The location is NOT in Namba as it says on the website. It is in Imamiya which is by far the sketchiest place I have ever been in Japan. The streets are dark, there are no businesses, there are sketchy people lurking around and you hear police sirens all night. I couldn’t even believe that this was part of Japan.
7. The website says: breakfast included; there is no breakfast and if there was, i would not eat anything cooked in that kitchen. Child friendly; this place is not suitable for adults, children should not be brought there. Security lockers; it has none Towels; no towels.
The list of how terrible this place is goes on and on. I was so angry about the hostel and the owner. Please do not give this man your money. He is a thief and a horrible businessman.
Thanks for listening. Please consider this when you travel to Osaka.
Terrible Hostel in Osaka
Hey everyone,
Over winter break I stayed at the WORST hostel. The OSAKA DOWNTOWN HOSTEL was terrible, seriously don't stay there. My friend and I booked for 4 nights and barely stayed 2.
We found it online at hostelworld.com, and its ratings looked pretty good so we booked it. I don’t know who did the ratings, but let me tell you about this place.
1. It is so overcrowded! Our room was tiny and 6 people in it. We couldn’t all sit on the floor at the same time, that’s how small it was.
2. The beds were handmade by the guy Oliver who owns the place. They are just planks of wood that are nailed together. The bunks are 3 people high, unstable, uncomfortable, have nails sticking out and are really hard to get in and out of. You can feel the whole bed shake if one person moves. I was really afraid that they would collapse. This guy doesn’t care about his guests, he just wants to pack as many people in a room as possible so he can make more money.
3. There are security cameras everywhere. When I say everywhere I mean there must be about 6 at least. There are ones near the bathroom and in the common room. Everywhere you look there is a camera staring you in the face. Oliver sits at the front desk watching the cameras all day. It’s really uncomfortable and makes you unable to even relax.
4. Oliver the owner, is a complete ***! He is disrespectful to his guests, is condescending, tries to rip his guests off and start arguments.
5. The place is filthy! The showers are dirty. There is no place to even put clean clothes down. The "guest kitchen" is covered in food and dirt. The sheets are not changed when a guest leaves. Who knows how often or if they ever are.
6. The location is NOT in Namba as it says on the website. It is in Imamiya which is by far the sketchiest place I have ever been in Japan. The streets are dark, there are no businesses, there are sketchy people lurking around and you hear police sirens all night. I couldn’t even believe that this was part of Japan.
7. The website says: breakfast included; there is no breakfast and if there was, i would not eat anything cooked in that kitchen. Child friendly; this place is not suitable for adults, children should not be brought there. Security lockers; it has none Towels; no towels.
The list of how terrible this place is goes on and on. I was so angry about the hostel and the owner. Please do not give this man your money. He is a thief and a horrible businessman.
Thanks for listening. Please consider this when you travel to Osaka.