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1.5 out of 5
Family & bAKpAK Tokyo Hostel
3-12-5 Ryusen Taito-Ku, Tokyo, Tokyo-to

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 98 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 98 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this place! Very friendly staff. Great location I the heart of Tokyo.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Marino

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Bakpak Hostel Tokyo
the stay was fine, private shower and toilet, TV, fridge, not bad for a budget hostel, the only serious fault was the four o`clock check in, far too late in the afternoon, and no one in attendance, so that a client could at least leave, his or her baggage some where until check in time.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Nuno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Could be better
Hostel needs some renovations as is in very bad condition. Metro station is about 10 minutes walking.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019
Response from TokyoHostel on 2019/10/3
Nuno様 御宿泊及び貴重なご意見をいただきありがとうございました。 参考にさせていただきました。 またのご利用をお待ちしております。

10/10 Excellent

Jacob

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything you need, nothing you don't!
10 minute walk to local station, and price just can't be beat.
Stayed 13 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Darren

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay elsewhere
Dirty & definitely not like the pictures. Booked a double private room for 3 nights & it was very disappointing. Stayed in many hostels in Asia & this was the worst. Recommend people spend few extra dollars & find another place. Very dated & dirty - mats on floor are very thin & worn out.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

tess, Sweden

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very cosy room and caring personal:) not tio far from the meteostation:)
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good value for family of 6. Everyone had their own bunk. Dated room. Clean bathroom and shower/tub. Definitely a Hostel room. Accomodating staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I like the roof top. :)
It has a traditional homey feels. I like the view and atmosphere from the roof top. You can cook your own food in the kitchen. Friendly and helpful staff. The only thing I didn't like is the cleanliness. The establishment is a bit old. But all in all it was good for the price.
Stayed 17 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice stay overall
bAkpAk hostel was very affordable, the owner was very nice and helpful. It's quite a bit older compared to a lot of hostels in Tokyo, and could use some renovations, but no notable problems. The massage chairs in the lounge were a nice touch, big collection of movies are nice for rainy days, and I really liked the hot and cold tea and coffee in the kitchen. The wi-fi was sort of in and out, but worked well enough. I also liked the lounge area outside, quite cozy. Overall I had a nice stay.

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Decent hostel
I had an average stay at Bakpak Tokyo Hostel. My husband and I stayed there for four nights during our visit to Tokyo in mid-September. We stayed in the double room with a private bathroom. In the pictures of the double room on Hotels.com, there is one picture of a room with a regular bed and then a picture with two Japanese futons. We were put in the room with the Japanese futons. My "mattress" was thin and I had difficultly sleeping. I eventually changed with my husband and his was newer and more plush. The bathroom is described as "partially open" on hotels.com and I was uncertain what that meant. Our double room did have a private bathroom, but the toilet was separated from the shower (both were found in our private room, though). When we finally figured out how to work the A/C, it worked well enough. However, the room managed to stay quite humid, despite blasting the A/C. The room also seemed quite dusty. The surrounding area is almost entirely residential. I believe we only walked passed two restaurants on the 12 minute walk to Iriya metro station. We also walked a bit further to Uguisudani station (about 20 minute walk from Bakpak) to take the JR line to different areas of Tokyo more directly. Sensoji Temple is also about a 15 minute walk from Bakpak, and definitely worth seeing. The area by the temple has restaurants and great souvenir shopping. This is a hostel, and it's not the newest or the cleanest, but for what we paid, it was worth it to travel Tokyo.

6/10 Okay

nxmecha, Nonthaburi, Thailand

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Recommend for backpackers only
It's a room for sleep but quite comfortable. Staff are very friendly. They don't have breakfast. The hostel is quite far from Minowa station. It's suitable for backpackers.

8/10 Good

kheng, sg

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Alot of food shops near the hostel
Host was so kind that he brought us to the bus stop near the hostel to take bus to Niporri stn to take train to Narita stn.once again thks ko for your help.

10/10 Excellent

Pui Yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
not bad
Fairly easy to locate from Minowa station and about 10-15 minute walk Close to convenience stores and fast food joints Hotel staff helpful and try to accommodate to your request such as late/early check in and bed changes

6/10 Okay

vichie81, Bangkok

Liked: Staff & service
Budget hotel.
Very Cheap but a bit far from subway station. (700 m.)

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good area for Asakusa , easy to get to metro.
Had a great time exploring Tokyo from here. Please note the sign outside the hostel has a picture of a backpacker and sign says Tokyo Hostel, does not say bAkpAk Hostel

6/10 Okay

Natti

Liked: Room comfort
Great if you are a traveling student
It's a great place for price no doubt, hands down. Plenty of resources available to help your tour of Asaksa. Only thing is it's like college. I am not at that age so I just laugh at every sign that said, "clean up after yourself" "no noise after---" "Etc" But that's the way it is. People were nice, and while I was there it was quiet. The location was hard because there is no line that gets you there. It's a long walk from the station. I had a duffle and man I was struggling by the time I got there. It's set off a avenue that had a bikeways. One last thing I had a hard time finding a friendly place to eat. I found a spot but after getting waved out of the soba house that the hostel recommends! They were still serving people. :/

8/10 Good

jay, earth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place in Tokyo
Our room was good the lounge and kitchen was nice. A good mix of travellers

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay!
Had a very good stay here at bakpak hostel! The caretaker is very very nice. Location is good and value for money. Will stay here again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Alia, Ontario, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Traditional style - Awesome place for backpackers
Fell in love with the room with its traditional Japanese styled look. The staff were very friendly and there is a lounge on the 2nd floor to make food and hang out in, as well as a nice patio out front. They handed us a hand-drawn map of the area upon check in to highlight local restaurants, stores, laundry, and attractions which was very useful. Unfortunately it is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM around the corner from the hostel at the Post Office if extra cash is ever needed.

8/10 Good

Russell, USA

Was worth what I paid
I spent several days in Tokyo at the bakpak hostel. It was a comfortable stay with fairly average amenities. It was clean and bug free which are my most important requirements. They offer special options such as a sumo tour. I had signed up for that, but unfortunately someone made a mistake and it was canceled. A special note is that the showers do have tubs if you want to soak and there is no one waiting.

8/10 Good

Deb, Tasmania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's all about the people
The hostel is a little confusing to get to from the stations. Even after being there a couple of days and being seasoned travellers in Japan we still had to think really hard about which way to go (it depends on the exit you use and the exits are not named). We were given a map which showed local attractions etc but it didn't help much near the stations and was in English which helped up but not people we stopped to ask. The onlg other comment was that the doonas were a little grubby - sheets, rooms and everything else were great but the doonas/covers could have done with some sprucing up. I think the fact that sheets etc were so good made the doonas look worse than they actually were. The people at the hostel were fabulous! They offer fish market and sumo training tours at a reasonable price and were flexible enough to accommodate my travel buddy's physical inability to ride a pushbike. The tours were absolutely brilliant and I can't recommend them highly enough. Daisuke (our tour guide - usually called "Dice") was fantastic. His explanations and patience really made our stay enjoyable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good price
A little bit far from the train station but there is a bus that you can take it.

8/10 Good

Renae, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Very spacious private room. Decorating a little old but not a concern for me when travelling. Great stay over all. Staff was friendly and highly recommend doing tours offered. Great tour guide and he spoke great English. Bike hire very reasonable at ¥500/day and really enjoyable way to get to know the city. Better direction is needed to the laundry as we could not find it after hours and had to wait til morning. Laundry was located outside down the side of hostel but did the job. Value for money

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Katrin, Manila, Philippines

for a hostel it was good, a bit moldy, but clean.
In a nice neighborhood, reachable within 10 min. to a Metro stop.

8/10 Good

yanick, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
perfect location. staff very friend. clean.
the staff is very nice, facilities are more then ok. single room is spacious and clean. close to subway in nice part of this city.

2/10 Terrible

Ja, Nz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Terrible
Checked out early due to disappointment over the beds, looked dirty and there was one thin bed sheet. From memory, it was 5-7 blocks away from the train station. Will never go back.

10/10 Excellent

Soph, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A home away from home
This hostel is great. It may not be as modern as some, but its kept in good condition and has everything you need. The staff here are really lovely and because of this, it is my favourite hostel I have ever stayed at. If you want to feel at home, meet some great people and have a relaxing drink out the front till the early hours of the morning then this is the place for you. Lovely people x

10/10 Excellent

Jeff, Philippines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
had a very good stay! will stay here again!
The reception is very friendly and helpful. We booked a quad room, and it was comfortable, and clean. 10 mins walk from Minowa station. Convenient because there are 24 hours supermarket and restaurants around the area.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not great! Rooms are small and run down and the pillows are really hard and uncomfortable and the bunk beds are extremely small in height.

2/10 Terrible

snowman, japan

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
far from stations and stores.inconvienient in everything.i will never use this hostel again.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

やどかり, ナメック星

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
二度と使いたくない。 チェックイン時、事前に電話連絡した時間に行くもフロントに人が居らず長時間待たされる。 部屋が汚すぎる、湿気とカビの臭いが充満していて酷すぎたので2泊の予定だったが一晩でチェックアウトした。チェックアウトしようにもフロントは外出中でまた待たされる。 チェックイン/アウトを対応したのが経営者の様だったが正直に言って宿泊業に携わってはいけない人間だと感じた。衛生観念もおかしい。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from TokyoHostel on 2019/10/2
平井 豊様 御不快な思いをさせてしまい、またお待たせしてしまったという事、申し訳ありませんでした。 フロントが不在の場合は備え付けの「呼出しボタン」を押していただければ数分以内には待機スタッフが対応いたしております。 また、ご宿泊者以外の方が客室内へ無断で立ち入る事に関しましては、お知り合いの方でも禁止されておりますので、こちらもご理解いただければ幸いです。 貴重なご意見をありがとうございました。より良い宿泊施設になるよう参考にさせていただきます。

2/10 Terrible

map, 松戸市

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
連絡が全く取れない。キャンセルができず、宿泊をしてないのにお金だけ請求してきた。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019
Response from TokyoHostel on 2019/10/2
map様 連絡に行き違いがあり申し訳ありませんでした。宿泊料に関しましては、前日の取消の場合はエクスペディアのキャンセル規約に則り料金が請求されてしまいます。 ご予約の際にこちらの規約は表示されておりますのでご理解の程、宜しくお願い申し上げます。

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
トイレが狹い。匂いが古い民家な感じで気になった。
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
SUPER
Le Family & bAKpAK Tokyo Hostel est un très bon établissement. Le propriétaire est très à l'écoute et aide énormément les voyageurs concernant leurs séjours. Il est également très sociable et gentil. Cet établissement se trouve proche du métro Minowa et de plusieurs superette 24/24. Nous n'avons rien de négatif à en dire.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
역에서 멀지 않은 가성비 좋은 호스텔
가격대비 괜찮은 호스텔이다 직원분이 친절하지만 영어를 잘 못하신다.. 미노와역과 가깝기 때문에 여행지로의 이동이 간편하다
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Nao, Hokkaido

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
宿泊代金の支払い方法
宿泊代金の支払い方法は、クレジットカード対応とのことだったので、クレジットカードで支払いをしようとしたら、クレジットカード払いの場合は手数料上乗せされるとのことだったので、現金で支払いました。
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Anson, Hong Kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
不錯的旅店
由地鐵行十分鐘便找到.一出地鐵便有間超市.旅店附近還有2間中間的超市..旅店可以煑食.4人房有两張双層床.另加一大床.房間算大.有沖涼房.廁所.熱水都可以.有电梯.不錯的旅店.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

tak ming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
不錯的旅店
地点在地鐵站行十分鍾..不太遠.易找.客房算大.住4人都可以.有浴室.熱水.电梯.附近有超市可煑食.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

GIHONG

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
아사쿠사랑 가깝고 자전거를 빌리면 편안하게 아사쿠사를 돌아볼 수 있는게 최고의 장점입니다. 식사도 주변식당이 매우 저렴해서 간단하게 해결이 가능합니다. 와이파이도 무료로 쓸 수 있는데다가 호텔 편의시설을 마음대로 이용할 수 있습니다. 다만 방에서 일본 특유의 냄세가 납니다. 일본 특유의 냄세를 싫어 하시는 분은 그것 하나만 주의하시면 됩니다. 특히 옥상의 흔들의자 가 참 매력적입니다. 도심가운대에서 잠시 느긋한 느낌으로 앉아있는게 참 명품이었습니다. 한번 이용해보세요.

4/10 Poor

Shu Chun

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

HSIN TING, Taiwan,Taipei

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
老闆人很和善

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Værelset var ikke klar ved indtjekning kl. 19 om aftenen, selvom vi havde været om morgenen og stille vores baggage. Der lå brugt tandtråd fra tidligere gæster på gulvet, sengene var i rigtig dårlig tilstand og hylderne på toilettet var sat op med tegnestifter. Generelt beskidt og slidt. Der lugtede på fællesarealerne.

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very warm, and very nice, very helpful !
Excellent. The host gave us chocolate, helped us find the place, invited us to drink together. The best experience I ve ever had in Japan !!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
地点在荒川区附近，虽然不是热闹的商店街，但是周围超市很多，买东西什么的很方便。住在普通的居民区附近也很享受这种悠闲的时光。

4/10 Poor

Christophe, Toulon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
une semaine au BakPak hostel de Tokyo
facile à trouver, bon accueil, ascenseur hôtel fréquenté par de jeunes backpackeurs du monde entier, dont certains un peu bruyants chambre petite, pas de place pour ranger ses affaires état général et propreté perfectibles équipement de la chambre satisfaisant (bouilloire et tasses pour petit déjeuner) gérant très sympathique ballade au petit marché aux poissons en vélo très agréable vélos en location en bon état

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
트윈룸에 bath가 딸려있는 방을 써서 그런지 모르겠지만 생각보다 꽤 넓고 깔끔한 룸이었습니다. 조용한 동네에 위치해 있어서 소음도 거의 없었고 친구와 둘이 머물기에 좁거나 불편한 점은 없어서 좋았네요. 바로 앞 식당들은 정말 최고였구요~