Mt Fuji Hostel Michael's

Very well organised hostel well located in Fujiyoshida. It is well situated very close to the station and a short walk to all the tourist hotspots. Particularly useful for a quick walk to the Chureito Pagoda when the skies oblige. The start of the Fuji yoshida trail is around 45 minutes away on foot. A convenience store around a five minutes walk towards the station. The staff were all very helpful and provided clarity on onward travel options. All English speaking and knowledgeable, not to mention friendly. The actual facilities were better than expected with a nice balcony allowing for watching Fuji at all times, watching the lights at night on the mountain is a bonus. The dorms are well organized and wifi consistent throughout. The beds are comfortable and surprisingly private and large lockers provided for bags to avoid annoying other guests. Very clean and well maintained the hostel provides an ideal base for independent exploration of the Fuji area. We ate twice in the Phillipine restaurant near the station which we enjoyed for something different and satisfying.

Great location, nice facilities, clean and cozy room, staffs are really friendly and helpful. During my stay, there was a heavy snow and my bus to Shizuoka was cancelled due to the weather. Michael and Sierra tried their best to help me to find a way to get to Shizuoka on time, and made it. Thank you Michael and Sierra! It was my pleasure to stay there and hope to see you again :)

The staff member is super friendly and supportive. I got a message one week before travel with detailed information of how I can reach that place by various transportations options and it was really helpful. Also, the view from hostel is amazing. I could see Mt. Fuji right straight from hostel balcony and it was amazing experience, waking up and checking the view right straight from the bed. The hostel also is located in a great area which allows to explore many things.

The location is good, a few minutes from Sannomiya station. The place itself is cozy. I had a bed in a woman dormitory next to the window, so I could enjoy the rainy view of Kobe. The bed is comfortable, has to power outlets and a small locker, it also has an individual lite and kind of small bedside table. The shower is clean and comfortable. So I enjoyed my stay there. It is perfect for solo travelers.

Everything, Michael and his staff, especially Sarah, did everything to make my stay enjoyable! I will never thanks them enough! Nothing was too much trouble and anything i needed they were happy to help me!! On my first night, i had the all hostel for myself and Michael and his wife, allowed me to check in very very early and even stopped by in the evening to make sure i had all that i needed. As for Sarah, her main staff, she has been great to me and I wish all my staff was like her, from pointing me to the wright direction when I needed, as well as arranging my bus ticket back to Tokyo, she was awesome!! If you need to know anything while you are staying there, do not google it!! Just "Sarah it" you will get way better advices!!! From the bottom of my heart thank you so much for everything, for the price paid, i really consider it was a bargain!! Take care and hopefully see you all next year!!