Hostel Wasabi Nagoya Ekimae

Booked this place because due to some other big event all other hotels/capsules were already full 2 months in advance, now I understand why this wasn't. Will not stay again unless it's an emergency. I paid around 6000 yen, which is the price of a business hotel in Nagoya under normal circumstances (I come to Nagoya quite often so I know). Pros: - toilets and showers were clean (however the shower room part and the bottom of the shower have a bit of mold so it might concern some people) - staff was ok (I speak Japanese though so no idea about other languages) - common room with free tea/coffee where you can also eat - 99% of female guests were very polite and considerate (I was on the women only floor) - wi-fi works -great location near Shinkansen/bus station Cons: - over 6000 yen for a night and still everything is extra (towels, slippers, pajama, most amenities). Been to a bunch of capsules all over Japan and never had to pay for ALL these things - non existent security for your luggage. All left in a common area everyone can access during the day and you also have to pay extra to lock it with the flimsiest of locks. All other places I've been to had some form of lockers. Very tiny safe in your capsule, you gotta pay a deposit for a bigger safe. - luggage space for everyone is like two meters per two and since there is also absolutely no space to open your luggage where the capsules are, you have to line up and wait to do anything with your luggage. Some people have no common sense and main character syndrome and will do their best to get in everyone's way. - I'm allergic to dust which makes me a very good dust detector. Woke up with a runny nose, meaning there's dust in the capsule even if you can't see it (nose completely cleared as soon as I left). Had to leave early cos I started not being able to breathe. Not surprised since the common room has no windows so no air circulation (no, that small fan won't do anything). For context this happened to me twice at hotels in the last 12 years, and the other time I could at least open a window. - only two showers and toilets for more than 20 people so always have to line up for something (women only floor) - shoes left in a tray with your capsule number, anyone can take them as no one checks(once again, never saw this, lockers are common) - - no security during daytime. Anyone can walk in the hotel, elevator, all floors. Only locked at night. - capsule has the flimsiest walls and just a curtain as door so you can hear EVERYTHING all the time. Additionally, door to elevator/common area is unlocked some time at 5/6 and kept open after that so then you get to hear all the luggage noises and noises from the bathroom(you can literally clearly hear the hair dryer in the bathrooms all the way to the middle capsules). Ofc people also come and go past 11 PM and you can hear every single noise in the capsule even if people are trying to be quiet, so unless you're the heaviest of sleepers expect to be woken up again and again even with earplugs. - Fire hazard. Very little space to walk among capsules because of the stairs. Other points: -Crowded check in at 3 PM, expect a wait of around 10-15 mins

The staff better speak English. I stayed for 2 nights and checked out in the morning and paid 300 yen for secured my bag. When I come back, the staff asking me to leave as I could not stay around. The young lady asked me to pay, so I used Google translation to explain that I am your guest and paid already. I just wait for my night bus. They asked me to show my bus ticket.Then they let me stay. I would not come here again.

Situated next door to a girls bar and what looks like an adult movie theater, Wasabi has an odd charm to it. As with other hostels during my stay in Japan, the value was good. The location is great for Nagoya, quite close to Nagoya Station and all the routes it provides. The Hostel was clean and never had any issues in that department. Staff were polite but distant. Maybe I was just the wrong type of foreigner, but it felt like they just wanted me out of their hair rather than wanting to help me out. The facilities were above average, with the only negative for me being the lack of a good means of storage for any valuables you might have. You either leave them in your bags or hope you are willing to mess around with those small, crappy hotel safes. Similar to some other hostels, this one just seemed to lack any interaction between staff and guest, meaning you were a little SOL if you ran out of things you could think to do. Otherwise, its a perfectly acceptable place to stay.

Overall I had a great stay here. The hostel is located near Nagoya station which is ideal especially if you’re going outside the city. The hostel is clean. The showers and toilets are enough. So many capsule in one room but it’s not really an issue since it’s still quite. The bed is a bit hard though but passable.

Absolutely disgusting experience.|The place is filthy, the bathrooms reek of piss, and there’s zero sense of hospitality. The woman at the reception, who also pretends to clean, was aggressive and rude, and forced everyone to leave at 9 a.m., even though the check-out time is supposed to be 10. Honestly, we were glad to leave early, given how awful the place was.|There are no controls whatsoever — anyone can walk in and out — and if you want your luggage to be even remotely safe, you have to pay extra. Actually, you have to pay for almost everything, except basic hygiene and decency.|It’s without a doubt the worst hostel I’ve ever stayed in. I wouldn’t recommend it even to my worst enemy.|Avoid this dump and stay at the manga café nearby instead — it’s cleaner, safer, and the staff actually know how to treat people.|Not relaxing at all — avoid at all costs.

Stuff is not friendly and not rude, they seems just not really care about you, and that’s fine. You can keep you luggage before check in for free, but you have to pay to keep if after check out There are clean bathrooms and toilets are fine. Coin washing machine , free miso soup on the first floor. Free lockers for small i teams like laptop only Super close to the train station Would stay again🫰🏼

I personal wouldn't try this place again. The service ppl were nice. The location is great. The beds and the whole structure is not good. Double tired cubicles squeezed in to a small space. The cacophony of human sounds during the night was unreal. Snoring farting coughing sneezing and finally a walker. Not the best place. It was clean though. Towels are 200yen. Free tea coffee and miso.

The hostel was located in a great location. The entrance to Nagoya Station is just a minute away on foot. The staff was nice and helpful.