Maru House

Accommodation

4.24

20 reviews

Maru House

Entrance

Sample Japanese room

Maru House

Entrance

Sample Japanese room

Sample Japanese room

Sample Western room

Sample Western room

Sample Western room

Communal sitting room

Kitchen

Sink

Communal washing and bath

Toilet

Description

Maru House is a Japanese home in a quiet residential neighborhood within 10 minute walk from the JR Kii-Katsuura train station. There are two guestrooms (one on the first floor and one on the second floor). There is a communal kitchen, dining room and Japanese style living room common area to relax. The young manager is very interested to talk and learn from guests, it was his dream to open a guesthouse in his hometown to host people from around the world. Nobody lives in the house full-time, but rather designed as a small home-style guesthouse.

◆ IMPORTANT NOTICE ◆
Maru House can only accept reservations 3 months or less in advance.
Thank you for your understanding.

Full Name	Maru House Maru House
Area	Central Katsuura
Type	Homestay
Address	1230-12, Tenma, Nachi-Katsuura-cho, Higashimuro-gun, Wakayama Prefecture, 649-5331 〒649-5331 和歌山県東牟婁郡那智勝浦町天満1230-12
Map Code	324 742 834*00
Maps	Google Maps Area KUMANO KODO
Check-in	15:00 - 18:00
Check-out	10:00

Rating & Reviews

4.24

20 reviews

Guestroom

(4.3 / 5)

Baths

(4 / 5)

Meals

(3.3 / 5)

Location

(4.2 / 5)

Reception & Service

(4.4 / 5)

Date: Dec/2025

Australia (Male, age 70-79)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 4

Plan: Rental House: No Meals

Excellent service

Mr. Maru was always in touch with us. He also helped us by offering his car for transporting luggage and people from accommodation to train station when we could not get taxi. It was excellent and genuine help.

Date: Dec/2025

China (Male, age 40-49)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: Rental House: No Meals

- No subject -

自宅のような感じで宿泊できました。ありがとうございました。

Date: Oct/2025

Taiwan (Female, age **)

Overall:

4.00

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5

Plan: Rental House: No Meals

- No subject -

Maru is a super friendly host, he helped us to deliver the luggages to train station after he learned that we needed to catch up the early train. There’s nothing to complain about the accommodation, but the only problem for us was there’s only one bathroom, we needed to take turns to use it. Apart from that, everything was good.

Date: Mar/2025

Australia (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Mar/2025

Japan (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.75

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 3

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Nov/2023

France (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Simple and cosy. Warm welcome.

A simple and cosy room. The welcome was very warm and suggestions for restaurants really well appreciated! Thank you so much for the stay ! I hope to come back !

Date: Jun/2023

United States (Male, age **)

Overall:

3.66

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service -

Plan: No Meals

No contact. No frills. Quiet location.

We never did meet the owner. It is a guest house that has room for at least three couples. It is a short 10-minute walk from Kii-Katsuura Train Station, located in a quiet residential area. There was no furniture in our room, just two futons. The room was very clean. There is a kitchen and a living room that the other couples in the guesthouse can share. We mostly stayed in our rooms which were on the first floor next to the bathroom, which made it very convenient. There was a washer and dryer in the bathroom, which was nice since we had four days of dirty laundry. It was very reasonable and clean.

Date: Jun/2023

Czech Republic (Female, age **)

Overall:

4.75

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Nice local stay

Maru house is a comfortable place in Kiikatsuura. The room is not big, but it’s enough and there is a nice and well equipped kitchen available. The host is nice and super helpful, if you need something. We had a good time

Date: Dec/2022

United States (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Great place to stay

Maru was so kind to pick me up at the bus station when I arrived. It was relaxing to stay at his house. I enjoyed meeting the other guests and having time alone. Nice to be a 10 minute walk to town and a grocery store. Maru was responsive to all communication and questions before I arrived and while I was there.

Date: Nov/2022

Japan (Male, age 20-29)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Oct/2022

Germany (Female, age **)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

お世話になりました。

自宅のようにくつろがせて頂きました。ありがとうございました!

Date: Dec/2019

Russian Federation (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths -, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service -

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Oct/2019

Australia (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.50

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Loved this place!

We actually didn't see the manager (Maru) until the morning after our stay. Everything was set up so that we didn't need her at all. Had a great stay though. Had the whole house to ourselves and were able to use the washing machine, kitchen etc. There was even a piano! Had a comfortable sleep and really enjoyed my time in Katsuura. Would recommend!

Date: Oct/2019

Australia (Male, age 50-59)

Overall:

2.75

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 3

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Sep/2019

Belgium (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Jun/2019

Denmark (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

3.50

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 3, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 4

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Jun/2019

United States (Male, age **)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

Maru is awesome! Great stay

Even though we arrived when Maru was out, everything was prepared for our arrival and all important information was clearly laid out for us. We were able to communicate with her through WhatsApp and she was very prompt and helpful with her responses. We were glad to finally meet her later on in the day and she was fun to talk to. She was even so kind as to recommend to us a very famous place for dinner that served local tuna specialties and more. She went the extra mile by driving us there so that we could make it on time before they closed. She also lent us towels to enjoy all of the public foot baths around town. We had an amazing experience thanks to our host!

Date: Aug/2018

Germany (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.75

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 5, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Date: Jul/2018

Australia (Female, age 50-59)

Overall:

3.75

Individual: Guestroom 4, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 3, Reception & Service 4

Plan: No Meals

Comfortable and homely

We stayed one night here. It was a little tricky to find but was otherwise great. Maru and Mami were really helpful

Date: May/2018

Australia (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

4.40

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 3, Meals 4, Location 5, Reception & Service 5

Plan: No Meals

- No subject -

No guest review.

Price Plan(s)

Guestrooms

Western Style	Yes
Japanese Style	Yes
Mixed Style	No
Other Style	No

Number of Rooms	2
Maximum Guests	9

● 2 guestrooms: one on the first floor, and one on the second floor.
● Bedding will be prepared by the inn.

Facilities
Air conditioning Desk

Amenities
Shampoo Hair conditioner Body-wash Hair dryer Face towel Bath towel Slippers Tea Coffee

● Hair dryer in washing area
● No Toothbrush.

Baths

Shared Indoor	Yes
Shared Outdoor	No
Shared Sauna	No
Privately Reserved	No
Ensuite Indoor	No
Ensuite Outdoor	No

Note: Bath in house. Can be used privately.

Meals

Facilities & Services

Internet: Free Wi-Fi (Guestroom)
Credit Card: Not accepted
Traveler's Cheques: Not accepted
Language: Basic English

Notes: ● Air conditioners are available on both first floor room and second floor room.
● Free use of kitchen: Refrigerator, Microwave, Toaster, Rice cooker, Cooking pans, Cooking utensils, Cooking seasonings, etc.
● Free coffee and tea.