Grand Hostel LDK Sapporo

I stayed here for 6 days. Very good hostel. Good location. Within walking distance of Susukino Station and the Nightlife area of Sapporo. Many restaurants, convenience stores and supermarkets. The hostel itself looks very nice and trendy. The dormitories are very clean and almost completely soundproof from any noise coming from outside. The beds, bedsheets and linens are really nice comfortable as well.

The only things that bothered me is that you have to make your own bed. All the bedsheets are folded ready on your bunk bed for when you arrive to do it by yourself. Another thing was having to use a magnetic key card at all times to be allowed to enter your floor and dormitory area. If you wake up in the middle of the night to use the toilet, you cannot forget the key card. Otherwise you will be stuck outside the dormitory area for the rest of the night or have to knock the door until someone wakes up to open the door for you. Because there’s no one in the front desk in the middle of the night to let you back in. It would be best for everyone to also have a key code to use on the key pad on every door to enter the dormitory in case they forget their key. I wish they could do that. Also, many guests that stayed here during my time there did not clean after themselves. Even when using the toilet, there were multiple times where someone urinated on the toilet seat or on the floor which is not so nice. I know that is not the hostel’s fault but those things happened during my stay. The elevator is also very slow and it always stops at floor 3 even if no one is going there and no one pressed the button for floor 3.

The female only dorm felt very comfortable and safe, which a fan provided to keep cool in the hot weather. Everything was very clean and the style of bunks is very cozy, containing a lockable box for precious items. The staff were friendly on arrival.

There was no microwave to heat meals and the other guests didn't always clean the kitchen well after themselves. The elevator was frequently in use so it required some waiting to get down to the exit of the building. The timber structure of the bunks makes the smallest movements very loud, and I bruised my back when standing and hitting it on the frame edge.

Nice shared space. Beds are comfy. Sapporo center close by.

I stayed in this hostel before (in the dorms) and had an overall pleasant experience. This time I came with my friend and we booked a room together. The problem was that we received only one room key. This hostel has automatic locks EVERYWHERE which could have been great if they had given us 2 room keys. We couldn't do anything by ourselves- we couldn't leave the room, we couldn't take showers, we couldn't even go to the bathroom if one of us wasn't on standby. I really liked this hostel before but after this time I don't think I'll be coming back. I still think it is a good option if you are traveling solo. (Also keep in mind that there is only one small elevator for 10 floors, so you have to wait a long time to use it .)