Reviews of Sora House
Hostel | makisimu building 4&5F, 2-24-15 kumoji, Naha-City, Japan 900-0015
71 out of 72 customers would recommend this property
Recent review (11/08/2012)
"good location -- near to monorail station, 24hr supermarket & tomarin port female only dorm"
Read all Sora House reviewsFacilities
- Air Conditioning
- No curfew
- Lounge area
- Internet / Wi-Fi
- 24 hour hot showers
- Washing machines
Purchasable Extras
- Towel USD 0.98
What's Included
- Luggage Room
- Linen
Important Information
Payment is to be in cash on arrival.
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Overall Rating
71 out of 72 HostelBookers customers said that they would recommend 'Sora House'
- Atmosphere
- Location
- Facilities
- Cleanliness
- Staff
- Value
- Safety
| Atmosphere - | 60% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 40% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
29 April 2013 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Good location and clean
Disliked: The futon was thin, the property is located on 4th - 6th floor, so be prepared to lug your luggage up the steps. There is no locker with lock to put valuables.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Work / volunteering
15 April 2013 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Great value for money!!!
Disliked: No problems at all!
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 60% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
Sightseeing & culture
08 October 2012 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Cheap, nice staff, good clientele, fast internet. Excellent location.
Disliked: Not much luggage storage and lots of stairs!
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
11 August 2012 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: good location -- near to monorail station, 24hr supermarket & tomarin port female only dorm
Disliked: air-con not the best
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
Alone
Business / conference
13 July 2012 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Excellent location. Very clean. Beautiful main area.
Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Beach / sunbathing
06 July 2012 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The staff is really great and helpful with whatever problem or question you might have. During my stay we had a BBQ on the rooftop which I thought was really great. The location is very convenient to the main street as well as to the ferry port and in the night it was quiet.
Disliked: I was never able to get a good temperature in the shower, but maybe that was my fault. I would definitely stay there again, because nothing really bothered me and the people made my stay very pleasant!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With friends / other travellers
City break
Relaxation/spa
Sightseeing & culture
01 June 2012 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The staff were very friendly and helpful. Overall, the hostel has a really laid back, relaxing atmosphere that jives well with the laid back atmosphere of Naha city itself.
Disliked: The hostel rooms are split into two floors that are separated by an outside stairwell. There's only one shower that can be used by men, so if you're on the floor without the shower, you have to carry your stuff outside and up the stairs to get to the next floor.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Anne Sophie GUENET
With friends / other travellers
Beach / sunbathing
12 April 2012 Anne Sophie would recommend this property
Liked: ambiance, helpful and location , kokusai street , monorail and harbor
Disliked: noisy in the night ( street noise)
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 40% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Malindy Hetfeld
With friends / other travellers
Sightseeing & culture
20 March 2012 Malindy would recommend this property
Liked: The owner was immensly helpful and friendly, and I met some very nice people there. The hostel is easy to find and very clean.
Disliked: The dorm room I stay ed in was very small. The fifth bed was obviously added in an afterthought and shouldn't have been, as it leaves people on the upper bunk with nowhere to go at times when there are people moving around below them, but it's a minor concern.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
25 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The place was clean and full of character, with cute touches from the owner. Shower had hot water and was spotlessly cleaned, so was the kitchen and WC, so I had a comfortable time there.
Disliked: The walls were a bit thin, so when someone entered the room, it was quite noisy.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 80% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Backpacking / gap year
19 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: really close to monorail and main road. Really nice roof terrace.
Disliked: Nothing!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Michael Jollain
With my spouse / partner
Sightseeing & culture
10 October 2011 Michael would recommend this property
Liked: We really enjjoyed our stay in Sora House. It's nice and cozy and the staff is really helpful (helped us book a trip to churaumi aquarium, gave us a lot of advices to visit some places). We totally recommend this place and visiting Okinawa is totally worth it.
Disliked: Everything was good
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
Sightseeing & culture
09 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: I really enjoyed my stay here at Sora House. I originally visited Okinawa for a few days beach getaway, however, my plans seemed to coincide with a typhoon, which really rather changed them. So for one day everybody was stuck inside as everything except for the convenience store and the post office shut (including the airport, monorail and bus service). Either side of this the weather was rather drab, cold and rainy, not ideal for the beach, so I got to to see the touristic buildings in Naha instead and learnt a lot about Okinawan culture and probably enjoyed myself a little more. Plus on my last day they had an Eisa dance festival along Kokusaidori which was amazing. I can't wait to go back and see the rest of Okinawa and the other islands. I would also recommend eating at a small izakaya not far from the hostel called Ryuukyuu. It was full of locals (usually a good sign) and had beautiful food (an English menu, for those who don't speak Japanese). However, I guess they don't get many foreigners in there as when they saw us (me and 2 others from the hostel) they couldn't have been more excited and glad to have us eat there. One more piece of advice: definitely make sure you give yourself plenty of time to see everything and plan around possible typhoons!
Disliked: It says that breakfast is included which it's not but for the price and great value of this place it really wasn't an issue.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Laura Baker
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
31 July 2011 Laura would recommend this property
Liked: It was a great atmosphere! they organised special dinners for us and we just had to put in 300 yen towards. food was amazing! people were fantastic! i would recommend this place if you want a good location and helpful friendly staff!
Disliked: it was on the 4th and 5th floor so it was hard to bring baggage up. but it was worth it!!!
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Visiting friends or family
07 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Very helpfull and friendly. Easy to reach from ferry harbour and airport. Many bus connections near by. Close to city center
Disliked: On fourth floor
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Backpacking / gap year
06 July 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Easy to find, very nice staff, great value!
Disliked: The dorm rooms were really hot until they turned on the a/c later at night... but it was fine for sleeping!
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 80% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
27 May 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: itz very clean n cozy for its price. the staff is very nice and helpful. friendly for tourists.
Disliked: itz on 4/F and 5/F! a bit difficult with my packs without an elevator. and people here seem shy? very quiet and not easy to meet ppl
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
Alone
Beach / sunbathing
Sightseeing & culture
05 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: The location was perfect and the staff was amazingly helpful and friendly. It's definitely a great place to stay in Naha.
Disliked: Bed was a little hard.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Christopher Connor
Alone
Sightseeing & culture
14 March 2011 Christopher would recommend this property
Liked: clean, friendly, good atmosphere and great location
Disliked: property was fine, i guess it was a little quiet and other guests just kept to themselves and didnt want to hang out that much
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Customer review
With my spouse / partner
Sightseeing & culture
22 August 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Everything
Disliked: Another lavatory on each floor would be useful
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 80% | Value - | 100% |
Tyler Armstrong
With friends / other travellers
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
City break
09 August 2010 Tyler would recommend this property
Liked: Great location very close to Kokusai Dori. Staff are very friendly and helped us with directions and bus schedules. Very comfortable, laid back atmosphere.
Disliked: Nothing in particular
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 80% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 60% |
Donna Blackman
With friends / other travellers
Sports, adventure or outdoor activities
Beach / sunbathing
Sightseeing & culture
10 July 2010 Donna would recommend this property
Liked: I liked the common area as it was a welcoming space in which you could meet with other hostel guests...it also provided free internet and hot drinks...plus it contained information relevant to it's location. Staff were great too!!
Disliked: Air conditioning was only available during the late evening and night time in the dorm rooms, this made the rooms very stuffy and uncomfortable during the day.
| Atmosphere - | 80% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 60% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 80% |
Customer review
06 June 2010 Customer would recommend this property
Liked: Nice atmosphere and helpfull staff
Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 100% | Staff - | 100% | Facilities - | 100% | Safety - | 100% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 100% | Value - | 100% |
Damus Chu
06 June 2010 Damus would recommend this property
Liked: Very clean and well maintained hostel, is friendly and is in a convenient location. I would come back here again :D
Disliked: Damus left no negative feedback.
| Atmosphere - | 40% | Staff - | 60% | Facilities - | 60% | Safety - | 80% |
| Location - | 100% | Cleanliness - | 40% | Value - | 60% |
Marion Schoepf
25 May 2010 Marion would recommend this property
Liked: Close to the monorail, but very simple.
Disliked: Marion left no negative feedback.