Rating & Reviews : Rei Kumano Kodo Rental House
Accommodation
4.43
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Results: 34 View Reviews
Date: Nov/2025
3.75
Great stay for group in Hongu
We had the whole house to ourselves, group of 6 pax. Which was great as it was our final night after Kohechi hike and we can celebrate in private. Only small downside was the single shower room is outside main house, but few steps away.
Date: Nov/2025
4.25
Hongu Rei
The house was clean and at the good location to the trail head. The hostess spoke limit English. And the dry machine did not work.
Date: Sep/2025
4.00
Great
The guesthouse is beautiful and we had the entire house to ourselves. This made it very comfortable. They had a small washer/ dryer outside. This was so, so helpful! I gave the "bath" 3 stars. This is simply becasue the only shower is outside. With that said, the shower being outside worked well for our particualr situation. We had just hiked 16 miles in the rain and were soaking wet. Having the shower outside meant not tracking in dirt or water into the nice home. Otherwise, I would have liked a shower inside the home.
Date: Sep/2025
5.00
Excellent accommodation
The house was perfect, same as the reception. All was perfectly tidy and clean, the owner received us, gave all instructions about the house and also some useful information.
Date: Jun/2025
5.00
Nice night in Rei house
The house was quite, well equiped and at a good location.
Date: May/2025
3.75
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The house located on quite steep hill, make it little hard to get there after a long day of walking on the mountain. A part from that everything is great.
Date: Apr/2025
4.25
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No guest review.
Date: Apr/2025
4.75
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Overall an enjoyable place to finish off my Kumano Kodo hike. Rei did not offer any meal options, but Hongu was the most established towns of my 3 day hike so there were restaurants and grocery stores which sold fresh produce and meats. I opted to use the kitchen for dinner. Facilities wise, I am taking one star off mainly for the kitchen, which I think could be better cleaned/wiped down/maintained from time to time. The shower room is outside the house, which is a slight inconvenience as well, but it functioned very well with hot water, good pressure, good lighting and with also a portable hot air heater provided. There is a rather steep slope to reach the accommodation which it is a short one, just really pretty steep. Which made descending (after check out to go to the bus station) when the ground was wet feel unsafe. There is an alternative detour with a small path which has stairs, so look for that if required. Apart from that. Not sure if it is always the case, but we had the privacy of the entire whole ryokan to ourselves which was absolutely fantastic. My daughter was having fun around the whole inn. Was also able to use the seating area freely which was way more comfortable than hanging out on futons in a room. For my other accommodations during the Kumano Kodo walk, it was more common to simply have a room, with the host staying in the ryokan/house, often with other hikers in other rooms. So space would be more constained. Our host stayed in the building right beside and was easily contactable if required. Friendly during check in and spoke simple English, sufficient to give advice on where to settle dinner or get groceries, and explain the facilities of the inn. There is also a booklet provided with quite a bit of information on the amenities in Hongu town as well.
Date: Feb/2025
4.25
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No guest review.
Date: Nov/2024
4.75
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No guest review.
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