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One of my favourite hostels I’ve ever stayed in. Ken the owner is super nice and has made the place extremely comfortable for guests. Free laundry, free towels, free bottle of water each day and many other luxuries are available. Everything is clean and the rooms, kitchen and lounge are all great. Located in a peaceful neighbourhood but still has all the conveniences of shops and restaurants and is easily accessible by train to and from anywhere you want to go.

Stayed in April 2024

It was a great place to make memories!

Stayed in April 2024

It's a bit far away from the first metro station. But there's a JR line nearby, I may just have been too intimidated to use it and not help myself actually 😆

I had a super good time at Caranashi hostel. Very comfy and Ken the owner was super cool 😎 I would definitely come back if I pass by Osaka

Stayed in April 2024

Extremely cosy, quaint location, and friendly staff. Many free amenities including tea/coffee and a huge range of toiletries. Beds very comfortable and clean. Great experience here!

Stayed in March 2024

Beautiful traditional hostel, clean and welcoming place, but most of all, really great staff, domo arigato gozaimashta Ken and Tomo 🙏🙏

Stayed in February 2024

Cozy small hostel a little outside Osaka City center. Super friendly staff. Great facilities!

Stayed in November 2023

The location was great, in a more quit neighbourhood away from the centre of Osaka. It took me 5 minutes to the nearest train station from where you could get to all the sightseeing in Osaka. The hostel is very cozy and has around 5 guestrooms. This makes it very easy to get in contact with other guests and staff in the common room. The staff is amazing and also organizes sometimes things in the evening, like dinner or trying sake.

Stayed in November 2023

The location is a bit far away from the center, so only recommend who wants a more quiet experience.

The staff is friendly and takes care of the plants very well. They made the place homely and provide things travelers can easily forget to bring, such as hairpin etc.

Stayed in September 2023

Well, it didn't affect my overall stay but for two nights out of four, I could hear my room neighbor snoring loudly as between the rooms is a traditional Japanese sliding paper wall (fusuma).

Very friendly host with some broken English, but we could still understand each other thanks to body language and translating app ;-) The Japanese style room matched the pictures. The lounge as well as the kitchen have been lovingly furnished which I didn't use them much. Daily one free water bottle is a plus. You can even buy beer from the mini bar and there are some ramen to buy. The location is also great. Not in a crowded touristy area, but still you can access to major stations (Tsuruhashi, Namba) quickly from Imazato. Bear in mind to take the Kintetsu line to the Imazato train station, not metro. There are some 24h convenience stores in the area to grab some food/drink anytime, and also a bakery if you want to eat breakfast there. If you travel in the summer, consider to regularly turn on the air conditioner as sometimes the high room temperature can be unbearable.

Stayed in July 2023

Hostel Caranashi's owner is wonderful, he has filled the place with all the things that he enjoys. He is extremely friendly and is wonderful to chat with. I loved coming back at night and enjoying a good conversation over a nice couple of drinks. The place itself is wonderful, especially the main room with the wide windows. The owner will show you local places that he really likes as well and it is wonderful to be able to go to those places rather than non-tourist spots. You really get to see a person in all the places he shared. He is extremely friendly and will really want to make you feel welcome and has put a lot of his heart and soul into this place.

Stayed in April 2023

The hostel is little far away from the Shinkansen station, which was inconvenient when I wanted to make one-day trips to Nara and Himeji.

Unlike other places, this hostel is run by hosts who live there (it's a private house) which allows you to get to know some locals. These people are very friendly and polite. The room I stayed in was a traditional japanese-style room with futon bed. It was comfortable and clean. The common areas were also clean. Amenities were provided.

Stayed in May 2023

Our room was beautiful, spacious and it had a great view of the park across the road. The common spaces were comfortable and it was great to have a kitchen. The shared bathroom facilities were clean and the host was kind and very helpful.

Stayed in March 2023

The best Hostel we experienced in Japan! Exceptionally clean and we love the Japanese bedding and tatame flooring. Great neighborhood, too.

Stayed in March 2023

Not exactly a con, but as the property is traditional Japanese style, the partitions between some rooms are only a sliding paper screen and sound travels through easily. Earplugs are sold on the first floor.

The place is easy to find and located not far from Imazato station (approx 6min). The owner is very friendly and the place is cozy. Besides the usual towel and bath supplies, many other amenities are provided, even a bottle of drinking water daily. I think the owner put a lot of thought into what travelers would need for a comfortable stay. For this price, it is very reasonable and a great choice if you want to try sleeping in a traditional Japanese room.

Stayed in March 2023

The owner was very friendly and helped me improving my Japanese!

Stayed in March 2023

I didnt have any issues personally. I opened my window expecting some kind of view but was just met with a concrete wall, but i thought that was funny so it was ok.

Didnt spend much time in the room but it was quiet, and there was a nice park outside. Owner was nice and patient considering i didnt know any japanese. Very nice place would recommend

Stayed in May 2022

We arrived at 8pm and no rooms were ready aside from a shared dormitory which was shared bunk beds which is listed nowhere on the listing (I imagined it meant small room). The owner claimed my friend booked only for himself so he had to pay a room change charge to accommodate his gf and they ended up getting a smaller room than I did by myself. I find it hard to believe that across 6 bookings he forgot to specify two people for one. The walls had a terrible paint job and were very dirty, it made it clear that all the photos on the booking page were heavily edited. Upstairs bathroom did not have a functioning sink and the bathrooms had black mold growing in them. Location was terrible, most run down area in all of Japan from what I saw on my 2 week trip. The area was only reachable by a local train that so going anywhere nice required a minimum of two train rides, over 30 min from Dotobori. Lastly the outdoor light was never on at night making it very hard to not pass the place in the dark since it had nothing else to help it stand out.

The initial price was low and reasonable for how poor the conditions were... however being charged extra for rooms upon arrival was very upsetting.

Stayed in April 2024

Small shower room maybe not easy to use for big size guest

Nice owner Ken san and a nice hostel located near the railway station (Kintetsu railway station but NOT the metro station!) They provide everything you need: slippers, towels, facial cleanser, even a bottle of water per day for free

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