Lazy House

The rooms are big for Japan standars Cheap prices Close to shopping malls

If there even was cleaning it didn't show at all. Very dirty. Only the bed seemed fairly clean No sink next to the toilet, and the sink in the room was an industrial dishwasher sink. A little odd.

Lazy House is more like a series of small unit you can book than it is like a hostel or hotel. We didn’t meet anyone during our check-in or while we stayed. The unit we stayed in had some kitchen facilities so it was like a small self-catering apartment. We had two single beds that were small but ok. There is a heater and aircon, private toilet and shower, and laundry facilities you can use for free on the ground floor.

Although most of the cleaning was adequate (sheets were freshly laundered etc), the fridge was extremely stinky of rotting fish, and an open bag of trash with food in it was left outside the door of a neighbouring unit all the time we were there. There was a wireless modem plugged in right next to the head of one of our beds, which is hazardous for health, and it had a sign taped to it saying “do not touch,” so I slept with my head at the foot of the bed to be further away from it! Lazy House feels like it is being run on minimal maintenance which is fine, but we felt this should be more reflected in the price. If you are a budget traveler staying 1-2 nights, There are business hotels and love hotels which would be cheaper with more facilities. For a longer stay, Lazy House May be good as the kitchenette enables you to prepare food. For people with access and mobility issues this does not suit as there are lots of stairs and no lift option. Before we left, we had to arrange to pay for our stay ourselves as the booking.com website did not take a fee and we didn’t get any communication about how to pay, it should be easy to set up Booking.com to take payment in advance. Non-Japanese travelers won’t be able to use local apps like Pay Pay, so we had to leave cash in a secure place. It felt like this should not be the guest’s issue to arrange.

have bicycles rent for free, 1st come 1st serve complete set of apartment facilities

All good! although there's no lift, still best value

Nice tatami room and futons!

Nobody was on premise when we arrived (around 9pm), and instructions for check-in were unclear.