Kōbe Ostelli

"Best Hostel so far - We're doing a two-week trip of Japan and came to stay one night here in Kobe. The place was great! Very nice, family neighborhood, not difficult to find if you follow the directions. Took us less than ten minutes with luggage to reach it. Place is very clean and open, felt like we were guests at a friend's house not at a hostel. Has free internet, you can use their kitchen to cook, put things in fridge, etc. Bathroom, shower, sink area were all very clean. Slept in the four-girl dorm it was clean, had locker for each...  more »

"Welcome to Kobe Sannomiya R2 Hostel!! We have started in November ,2010. We have a mix dormitory room of a capsule type , a female dormitory room and two twin praivate rooms and single private room. You can use wifi in all rooms. There are two shared showers in our hostel. And our hostel lies in best location for Kobe sightseeings. Located just 5 minutes walk from Sannomiya Station in central Kobe. We look forward to meeting with you!! Price Dormitory 2800Yen. Single 3900Yen. Twin 3200Yen. Double 3000Yen....  more »

"No hassle, and it's quiet. However, it's actually located in one of Kobe's suburbs, Tarumi ward, about 20 minutes by train (no worries for JRPass holder though) and still 20 minutes by foot from the train station. I stayed here a couple of nights in early June 2005. My dissatisfaction was that I initially booked through this Web site a "two-bed mixed room." Upon check-in I was given the six-bed dorm. I didn't really want to complain at this stage, as the price was already standard for a dorm (what do you expect at 2500 yens) and there...  more »