Reviews of JGH Tokyo

01 February 2012 Magdalena would recommend this property

Liked: Very nice owner. She is so lovely. I was sick and she gave me a better room with air condicion. Goog place top meet other travelers.

Disliked: Magdalena left no negative feedback.

01 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: We ammended our booking before boarding the plane to Tokyo. Mieko very kindly left detailed iinstructions for our incredibly late arrival and greeted us the next day with such warmth. JGH is very cosy and perfect for the backpacker with a budget and desire to learn more of Japan.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

30 January 2012

Liked: Clean

Disliked: Almost everything

30 January 2012

Liked: It was clean

Disliked: Almost everything else

30 January 2012 Anna would recommend this property

Liked: Everyone was so nice and friendly and very helpful. Even though the individual space is very small, the atmosphere is great. It felt more like being at home than being at a hostel. JGH has a lot of character and is probably one of the most fun places to stay at.

Disliked: the kitchen equipment is not really sufficient for cooking.

27 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very cheerful and generous staff,place is very small but equally cozy. Very clean.

Disliked: Shower opens to common area

07 January 2012 Cecilie would recommend this property

Liked: Even tho it was a small place, its very cosy. It got allot of character to it. For people who like to experience Japan for its essence this is a very good hostel to stay at.

Disliked: It could get really cold, but mind I was there in the winter time and it doesnt take much to make me get cold. They have heating systems.. extra blankets if you wish more than what your provided with. So this is not really a dislike.

04 January 2012 andrea would recommend this property

Liked: i love this hostel! the cleanest hostel i've ever seen in my life. amazing bath and shower! the owner is very nice and she speaks good english. the location is ok, few minutes from ueno station, very easy to find! if u want to socialize and meet traveller from all around the workd this is the place to be!

Disliked: nothing

28 December 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Extremely friendly and helpful staff; very warm and welcoming. Free wifi is good too considering Tokyo's distinct lack of wifi facilities.

Disliked: The rooms can be quite small, which is a shock. But it's easy to adjust, and understandable given the low cost.

21 December 2011 Seyed Jamal would recommend this property

Liked: Miekko and staff son are excellent and friendly, so respectful that you will ask about every thing with out hesitate . i like JGH because that is so cheap and safe that you will prefer to stay there even in next tripe to tokyo. JGH is first choice for every body that have not enough money but like to test Tokyo as expensive city in the world.

Disliked: Seyed Jamal left no negative feedback.

05 December 2011

Liked: The only decent thing aboutthe property maybe is accomodating for cheap backpackers within the dorm rooms. Hence typically speaking, the people staying at the backpacker place are good value. The staff who do all the hard work and clean are fantastic. * that does not include the owner, Meiko *

Disliked: What a disappointment. I've travelled constantly in total for about 1 year of my life, and on top of that 4 years living abroad. I know what to expect when asking for a *private room*. When being charged around 3500円 ( discounted from 4500円　） for a private room, I expect a room, not to be put in a VERY LARGE ROOM subdivided into 3 private rooms and two dormitory rooms with make shift walls running 3/4's up to the ceiling, little lighting, no room for my backpack except on the top bunk. The only privacy about it was changing clothes. I booked for 4 nights and on the 1st night tried to tough it out, however it was a disappointment. The next morning I advised Meiko that i was disappointed with the room, indicating it’s not a private room. Her response "but i gave you a bigger bed" . I told her that I would like to cancel, staying one more night, and therefore giving her ample time to fill the bed. I also told her that if noone came for the room within the next few days, she could keep the money, however she refused to give any sort of refund. "すみません。。　ありがとう" I had been travelling 3 weeks in Japan prior to this getting great value for accommodation and to be honest, never had a bad thing to say whilst travelling throughout my life. This is my first bad "review". I also told fellow friends both Japanese and gaijin living in Tokyo, and their response "is she Japanese?" Her "accommodating / helpfulness" exists within her busy schedule, of which most of the day she wasn’t in the vicinity of the hostel. I think I could keep going on for another 500 words LOL . peace out, I suggest Aizuya which is fantastic , or shinagawa hostel which also has a great vibe and cool area as near shinagawa there’s lots of ramen places to check out.

10 November 2011 Robert would recommend this property

Liked: Mieko the owner is fantastic, friendly and very helpful. I had my money and cards stolen in New Zealand and she was really really helpful passing emails and messages to and from my family and chasing up a parcel sent to me from England it took ages to arrive. Her English is fantastic. This property has real character and the other travellers here bond really well as the atmosphere is really inter-continental. Totally first class!

Disliked: There is nothing to dislike about this place if you are a human being!!!

29 October 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Japannese stlie

Disliked: Nothing

10 October 2011 Andy would recommend this property

Liked: Its unique charactor. You can see the origins of the Harujuko montage fashions in the owners interiors.

Disliked: It has fabric walls so can be a little noisy- be the guests were all respectful enough of this- and its offset by the added privacy of the partions.

21 September 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Very friendly =)

Disliked: n/a

17 August 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: the staff was very nice, and it was a very quiet area. everything was spotless and very livable for the money

Disliked: a thing that didnt bother us but some people might dislike is the fact that you had to go out of the city to go home. and preferably before the subway stops since a taxi is expensive

21 July 2011 luke would recommend this property

Liked: The price. The hostel is basic and cheap. I enjoyed my stay there and was allowed free luggage storage while I went to Kyoto.

Disliked: The Hostel is really Old School and is payment just for your bed. If you want anything else then you will have to pay for it which is fair enough as the price is really cheap for Tokyo. Rooms are tiny and have no space but air-con is good and mattresses seem fine. Just beware that it is a long way from the centre and you will spend at least 400-500yen a day on train tickets so with this factored in another hostel could work out better value. There is also a 180 yen extra charge if you stay just one night.

21 July 2011 cho would recommend this property

Liked: all place clean and staff was verry verry kind

Disliked: nothing

10 April 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: This is like a 3 star hotel but in a hostel form, prob the cleanest bathrooms I have seen a hostel have. :)

Disliked: nothing really

24 February 2011

Liked: Since you'll literarily be packed upon one and another it will be hard not to be able to meet someone.

Disliked: Its a no nonsense low budget hostel, make no mistake: you'll get what you pay for, and not a thing more. I you don't mind being cubed up like lego toys with four or five people in a one person room thats part of a series of such rooms in what was originally a normal size room and sleeping on a bed with a mattress that's the full 3cm thick and intend not to spend time in the common rooms that fit 4 people at once which is about 5% of the hostel capacity and in return are looking for a dirt cheap accommodation then this is the place for you. If the description above doesn't fully apply to you: you'll be disappointed.

22 December 2010 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff were always friendly and due to the availability of common areas met some fab people.

Disliked: The style of walla. These are made of board and therefore walls dividing the rooms did have gaps so you had to be quiet.

27 November 2010 Laura would recommend this property

Liked: The price is very good for Tokyo. The free breakfast is amazing (filling and traditional Japanese style). There is a full kitchen with a fridge, stove, microwave, etc.The bathroom has a good hot shower. The staff can speak English quite well.

Disliked: The space that you get to sleep is definitely tiny, but really not that bad as long as you just take it for what it is. Upon arrival I felt like there were a lot of rules, but after being here for a couple of days they aren't as intense as they seem. It is slightly out of the way of a lot of sections, but the train is near enough that it is no issue.

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12 November 2010

Liked: Free Breakfast was the best we've encountered in Japan

Disliked: Dirty, too small, the fact that the owner started a "special deals" chat once we arrived to sell a "better" room. It made us feel as if we were in some cheap south east asian country

06 November 2010 WIM would recommend this property

Liked: modesty

Disliked: -