Hostel Otro Mundo

A great experience Super clean facilities, friendly staff, everything accessible, very centric to move around and to the city tourist areas at an excellent price!

Sometimes the room got very smelly so there wasn’t enough airflow sirculation

Clean and comfortable and good location in a more traditional style hostel

It had the super location, quiet and in a really beautiful neighborhood. If one wants to live like a local, this is the place to stay. Supermarkets, cafes, bars, bakeries, vintage shops, lots of temples, and what's most important for me, sentos, there are 5 different sentos just in 10 minute walking distance. I had a beautiful room, with a big window overlooking the street and fresh air every morning. The kitchen was comfy as well. really big common area, and what i like the most, it's all in an old traditional house. Staff are always helpful, so would return there. :))))

Great experience. I personally loved the cozy neighborhood view out of the window - nothing special, but it made for a great reading environment! Everything was great. The only thing I could point out is the lighting system in the common areas. I suppose it's some sort of sensor-based system, but at times it seemed like it had a mind of its own :) Everything was working though, so it was all good fun.

too far from the city

A nice hostel, especially for solo travelers, in a nice position in a quiet street, pretty much close to everything, convenience stores and restaurants

Easy access to bus lines and shrines in the northwest Kyoto. Several ramen bars were within a five minute walk with friendly staff. Horrible installation. The second you open the dorm door you're getting blasted by frigid air. The dorm and common room was warm, but since everyone has to stay there for warmth, it starts getting humid. If you're only in the hostel to sleep and shower, then it's good enough.

Close to public transportation and many attractions to get to by foot. You can cook at the kitchen as well. Probably because it’s a very old property, we really find it creepy with the floor creeks whenever someone is walking and very small to tight spaces with minimal lighting. It was hard sleeping we felt a bit scared ?

Took at least 30 minutes to get into Kyoto - a bit further than we would have liked. There were only 2 showers for the whole hostel, so sometimes had to wait.

Friendly vibe among guests. They provided a nice guide to places around the hostel. Bunk cubbies: fan, light, outlet, locking trunk that is big enough for standard small sutcase. Odd layout. Hair dryers are positioned so anyone can hear them from their beds. Low ceilings - at 6'3" I was ducking all the time. The building has an always unlocked front door; anyone can enter at any time and the front desk rarely has someone there. Awkward getting in and out my bunk; they are build with plain plywood and all sounds from other bunks in the room will be heard. Kyoto being so popular and this place being cheap, especially with college crowd, you'll likely hear people hooking up in the room after the bars or just couples in their bunks whispering and doing their thing.

If you’re tall you will hit your head a lot. They will charge you 1000 yen if you remain in the kitchen or living room 1 minute after 10:00 :/

Can be very humid (but they kinda warn you about) and unfortunately my husband was bitten by bed bugs on the legs

Decent location and good value Not much amenities available, not providing toothbrush.

Very cozy place, Japanese style, staff make me feel at home Nothing, everything was good

Walls were very thin, so all conversations in a closed room are not private.

I was hoping there would be a more social feel to the place but it was literally a place to rest your head. So if that’s what you’re looking for it’s a perfect, low budget option.

Sometimes it was really cold

Superb

Nice and relaxed