Hikari House

We are staying here as a family with our 12 and 9 year old. We booked a room for 4 and have a 6 bedded bunk room. Beds are really comfortable, showers and bathrooms clean. Vanity area with hairdryers available. Can help yourselves to tea and coffee. Lounge with some cooking facilities- hot water for ramen, fridge in room. Great fun. Staff very friendly. Highly recommend- would very happily stay here again.

The staff are as almost all Japanese very kind and helpful. The rooms are pretty small but clean and with all necessities. The hostel is located very centrally in Shinjuku which is a really good spot to live in if you are visiting Tokyo. The staff where happy to help but it could at some points be tricky to communicate with them as English is not to commonly know in Japan. The biggest problem was the temperature in the hallways and bathrooms. I visited Tokyo and Hikari in January and the hallway (which you have to pass to get to the bathroom and shower) was freezing. So as long as we weren’t in our room or down in the lobby we were really cold. Other wise it was okey but nothing more.

Staff - 5/5 Location - 5/5. 15 mins walk to Shinjuku station and 7-8 mins to smaller Yamanote stations. Amenities - 3/5. Mainly just a location for a bed. No real common areas to socialize, but there is a lounge on main floor with kitchen, couches and TV. Each floor has a couch, but not really an area to congregate. Beds - 4/5. I'm an easy sleeper so I have higher tolerance for a crappier bed. However, this was comfortable enough to have a great nights sleep. The location of the hostel is the main appeal for me as it is walking distance to a lot of Shinjuku attractions and hot spots. It's a easy train ride away to other popular wards like Shibuya, Harajuku, etc. It's more of a quiet hostel so don't anticipate being wild with other guests here.