Andon Matsuokan

The great location was the key point to my five nights in Naha. The Japanese hospitality made me feel like home. The laundry service and powder are free of charge. I definitely recommend anyone to spend some days at the heart of the Makishi market surroundings at Andon's san guesthouse, lovely and always willing to help.

I wanted to like this place. I really did. It looked promising from some of the pics, plus it's close to Kokusai-dori. But it was a bit of a disappointment: the way to the guesthouse was a dark alley which smelled like urine, and although it is probably safer than any other place on Earth, it just wasn't welcoming. The room I was given was a bit old, and looked as if no one had stayed there for ages. The futon was stained. The net covering the balcony door had holes in it. There was a TV and AC, but they both run on 100 yen coins (1 coin for 2 hours), which is actually a better price than other places I've been to. Also, the tatami-covered sleeping area was separated from the rest of the room by a nice, although a bit noisy, running door. I wish I could have apologized to the downstairs neighbor. "The rest of the room" was basically a table with chairs, a huge kitchen sink and an old stained mirror next to the sink. Oddly enough the room had two toilet vases (!!) in that small area, each in its own little cabin, with a door and tiny sink. The shower was outside the room, though, and was just ok. As I said, I wanted to like this place. It's in an ok location, and the family who runs the place seem like very nice people. However, for the same price I could have stayed again in another guesthouse nearby, which was cleaner and just generally better. I feel like there's plenty of space for improvement at Andon Matsuokan if they wish to have loyal customers.