We had a perfect stay, very kind and helpful hosts!

Stayed in April 2024

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Overall very clean, beautiful spacious room and great family/hosts.

Stayed in May 2024

To be hones, I liked everything!

The hosts, they are a couple, both of them very very kind and welcoming. The place is charming, very clean.

Stayed in March 2024

Super cozy and comfortable place to stay. Nana san and Yuta san are amazingly friendly hosts and the hostel is in a great location in a nice local neighborhood with lots of shops around near a tram and a metro line. Highly recommended.

Stayed in April 2024

I like everything about this hostel. It's super clean. The owners greeted us with great smiles and excellent hospitality. The location is a bit far away from city centre but the public transport nearby is convenient enough for us to travel to all tourist spots in Tokyo. I recommend spending a day along the Sakura Tram, definitely the hidden gem if you're visiting Tokyo!

Stayed in April 2024

One of the best stays I've had. Wonderful atmosphere. Very kind and polite hosts. Short walk to the Minowa metro station gives access to the entire city. Excellent.

Stayed in April 2024

In the shared bedroom you won't sleep long in the morning, as guests tend to get up early. Helps avoiding the crowds in busy places 😉

A wonderful place in a more local area, the hosts are so friendly, helpful and make the whole stay perfect. Lots of curious and interesting guests as well, so if you are a solo traveler it's perfect to socialize!

Stayed in April 2024

Lovely space, small and intimate | wonderful design and aesthetic, great use of space | located within covered pedestrian mall, in a more quiet Tokyo neighborhood | warm shower, solid WiFi, lockers | microwave, kettle, refrigerator | owners were pleasant and kind | thank you |

Stayed in April 2024

It was a bit further from train station but that's all.

Hostel owner Nana and her husband were really helpful and friendly. It was really nice to have a conversation with them. The place was really homie and clean. They also provided me with anything I needed and gave me advise on when to leave for the airport as I had an early flight. It was such a nice stay! It was a bit further from train station but I was able to get a glimpse of how the locals live along the little street filled with shops.

Stayed in April 2024

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Yuta & Nana are so super friendly. They’re willing to help you with everything which was the warmest welcome in Japan I’ve could have wished for. I left very early in the morning and they’ve set up a personal goodbye on a whiteboard. Cutest goodbye ever :) besides all that, everything is very clean. Absolute recommend staying here!

Stayed in April 2024

We have no complaints :)

The hosts were kind and very friendly making it a very pleasant stay. Everything was clean and they made us feel welcome and safe in Tokyo.

Stayed in April 2024

The only things I can think of are that the toilet paper is very thin (but there is a bidet in one of the toilets, so toilet paper is not as important) and the walls are thin so you can hear people moving around and talking on the second floor (but people were quite respectful of the quiet hours and talked downstairs mostly, so this was not a big problem).

This is the coziest hostel I have ever stayed in. It is also by far the cleanest. It almost doesn't feel right to call it a hostel. I suppose it's a Rest. It is run by a small family and only has 3 bedrooms, but it has 3 toilet rooms, 2 showers, and 3 outside-of-room sinks, which I never had to wait for and were always remarkably clean. The atmosphere is very relaxing, the furniture is mostly traditional Japanese furniture with sitting tables and bamboo flooring in the private rooms. Yuta also has good choice in relaxing piano music around the lobby area that has a sort of coffee shop vibe. There are a ton of maps on the walls and books explaining local information, not just for Tokyo, but for the local Arakawa neighbourhood too. Nana and Yuta were both very helpful with all of my questions about where to find laundry, certain kinds of food, how train tickets work, and with learning some Japanese phrases. I am really not a city person, but I never felt too stressed in Japan, in a large part because of how welcoming Nana and Yuta were, and how cozy Sato San's Rest felt. The location is about a 50-metre walk from a tram station and a 600-metre walk from a more major subway station. It is in a nice walking mall with plenty of local food and shops, it is 200-metres away from 24-hour coin laundry and a 24-hour convenience store. The neighbourhood itself is peaceful and certainly not touristy. It takes about 25 minutes to get to Akihabara, 30 minutes to get to downtown Tokyo, and 45 minutes to get to Shibuya all by subway.

Stayed in March 2024

The rooms are comfortable and clean, and the hostel lets out right onto a covered shopping street with great public transit options right around the corner. Nana-san and Yuta-san have a lovely family dynamic that, when combined with the small overall size of the hostel, lends to a very warm social environment amongst the guests. That being said, there’s plenty of space to do your own thing if you’re more reserved. This has probably been my favorite vacation stay ever, and I can’t recommend it enough.

Stayed in March 2024

The owners were incredibly kind, friendly, and helpful. they made me comfortable my first time traveling alone in a very different country than i am used to. the facilities were great and very clean. i had a lovely sleep and morning every day. the location is great too, with laundry and convenience stores very close (less than a 2 minute walk). it is also located in a market where there are lots of goods and interesting shops. if i was to stay at a hostel again, i would pick Sato Sans rest again!

Stayed in March 2024

I loved how it was located in a cozy part of Minowa, close to louder parts by foot. The rooms were kept extremely clean and the entire property has a relaxing atmosphere. I cannot say enough kind words about Yuta, Nana and Anna!

Stayed in February 2024

Excellent cleanliness. No dust and no smell in the room. The staff Yuta and Nana are very nice and helpful. Great to see their daughter Anna grow up in this warm family. I feel that I am just like one of the family members of this home. Warm and calm neighborhood. Good location, just next to the streetcar Arakawa line. 7-8 minutes walk to metro Minowa station. I will definitely stay here again next time.

Stayed in March 2024

I liked how it was in a quiet, yet lively part of Tokyo, in addition to how kind, nice and helpful Yuta and Nana always are! Everything was kept extremely clean as well!

Stayed in March 2024

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Best ever hostel in my opinion. Imagine you came to a strange city, and you are welcomed by a warm family in their house. The house have everything and more than just you basically needed it.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing to mention.

You can meet a lot of enthusiastic people here (They really are). Yuta-san, Nana-san and Anna-chan are nice and always ready to help. The location is also nice. It's close to 7-Eleven, Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line), and just a 10-minute walk to Minowa Station (Hibiya Line). I'll probably stay here again when coming back to Tokyo next time.

Stayed in February 2024

You feel at home from the moment you step in, they welcome you to their family and they are so friendly and communicative. The neighborhood is full of nice shops and is relaxing to stroll around. I definitely recommend!

Stayed in February 2024

Nothing special.

Amazing and sweet family guest! Thanks again for your welcome. Everything is nicely arranged. Guest house is a little bit outcentered but plenty of train/subway options. Nice and cheap shops around. Highly recommended!

Stayed in February 2024

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Extremely kind, friendly, accomodating hosts Quiet location. Close to good local restaurants/shopping centers that are not busy. Relatively close to train/subway stations.

Stayed in February 2024

I liked all these things, but it’s important to know, the beds are thinner, which is the norm in Japan. But these were quite comfy, it’s just a surprise if you’re coming from many other countries. This is not a party hostel. (Which is great for people not looking for that) There are quiet hours, and it’s not really a good area of the city for going out late anyways since you’ll need the metro to get home. As someone used to sleeping with white noise at home, you’ll want ear plugs. The all hard material construction and the quiet area means that you hear every time a door opens or someone moves in their sleep. (The norm for shared rooms, but be aware)

The owner and her husband are so kind! After a long flight they made me feel at home right away! It is very clean. This was the perfect spot to go back to and relax after a hectic day of exploring the city. It’s in a quiet area of Tokyo, but still has all of the essentials very close. (Phenomenal ramen, sushi, metro, grocery stores, bath house too!) It feels more like a home stay than a hostel, so it’s absolutely perfect if you’re more of the traveling, experiencing culture, type. It’s also easy to get to (one transfer) from Narita, and on the right side of the city for that. Nakamise-dori street, one of my favorite things in Tokyo, is the next district over, and a lot of fun to see. Oh, and their mascot for the hostel is super cute!

Stayed in February 2024

We arrived at night, the owner Yuta greeted us warmly and patiently introduced us the facilities in the hostel. He also recommended us some places that must go and eat. His wife Nana is very friendly and their daughter Anna is also very adorable. We went to the nearest shrine and celebrated New Year together. It was a wonderful and memorable experience! Overall, in these three days, we really thought that we were part of their family!

Stayed in January 2024