Rating & Reviews : guest house shitanoie

Accommodation

2.62

Guestroom

(2.8 / 5)

Baths

(2.1 / 5)

Meals

(2.6 / 5)

Location

(2.8 / 5)

Reception & Service

(2.8 / 5)

Results: 16 View Reviews

Date: Oct/2025

United States (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1
Plan: No Meals

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No guest review.

Date: Sep/2025

Japan (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 4
Plan: No Meals

Terrible toilet, long walk from the kumano kodo path.

The lady in charge was very nice to us. However, the house seems to be and old warehouse or workshop reconverted into a guest house. It’s called shitanoie, the lower house, and for a good reason, it takes a long walking detour from the kumano kodo path downhill. The worst offender was the toilet, which doesn’t use running water but a kind of muddy earth in which you do your stuff and then use a lever to mix everything. Veeery smelly.

Date: May/2025

Japan (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

2.50

Individual: Guestroom 3, Baths 2, Meals -, Location -, Reception & Service -
Plan: No Meals

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風呂に桶もなし、洗面台が30cm位なので、顔洗いにくかった。改善すれば、この価格なので満足します。

Date: May/2025

Australia (Female, age 60-69)

Overall:

4.66

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 5, Reception & Service -
Plan: No Meals

Great position

Slept super well listening to the sound of the river. Fabulous position, close to supermarket and bus stop. Best composting toilet I’ve ever seen

Date: Dec/2024

Switzerland (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

1.25

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 2
Plan: No Meals

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Very poor quality

Date: Dec/2024

United States (Female, age 30-39)

Overall:

5.00

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 5, Meals 5, Location 5, Reception & Service 5
Plan: Supper, Breakfast & Lunch box

Simple comfort

We found this a comfortable stay with tasty food. We would have loved to spend a little more time here exploring the area.

Date: Nov/2024

United States (Female, age 20-29)

Overall:

4.50

Individual: Guestroom 5, Baths 4, Meals -, Location 4, Reception & Service 5
Plan: No Meals

Very Pleasant

Owner was very helpful with directions and assistance. Quiet location.

Date: Oct/2024

Spain (Male, age 30-39)

Overall:

2.00

Individual: Guestroom 2, Baths 1, Meals -, Location -, Reception & Service 3
Plan: No Meals

It works

The guest house is some 5km away from Hongu, which is great if you are finishing your day late and might not get to the shrine before they close, but can be an annoyance if you have to go back and forth. Also, there is nothing but a supermarket nearby. The room is a common room without curtains, so the sun will wake you up early in the morning. On the other hand, when I got there, there was nobody, so I unpacked and went to the supermarket, there the manager approached me and explained me the details.

Date: May/2024

Japan (Male, age 60-69)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals 1, Location 1, Reception & Service 1
Plan: Supper & Breakfast

残念でした

よくよく調べて予約するべきでした。値段の割に最悪。

Date: Apr/2024

Japan (Female, age 40-49)

Overall:

1.00

Individual: Guestroom 1, Baths 1, Meals -, Location 1, Reception & Service 1
Plan: No Meals

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