Everything was great! We stayed two nights. We had a car so the slight distance to the station wasn't a problem for us. And there was public parking in the same street that cost only ¥600 per day. The host was super friendly, the hostel is built in a 100 year old house and has a lot of charm. We met various other guests and one of the nights stayed all up until late sharing stories of our travels and talking. Super great. The location is also superb. Close to Zenkoji temple and the Museum. It also has a bus stop close by.

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Staff were lovely, very welcoming, helpful. Generally probably pretty good value for money

Bed pretty uncomfortable, obviously there is a standard of solid bed, good for your back etc. but tbh even by Japanese standard could do with a bit more padding. Also you are sharing a single shower and single toilet between 12? Maybe 14 people? Not the end of the world but means there's a bit of a wait sometimes

It was clean and many amenities were provided and I like how everyone was very considerate and didn’t make much noise. And the place is even close to bus stand and zenkoji temple.

Only thing I didn’t like about it would be that I already filled my arrival time in booking.com but they didn’t know about it, I don’t know if it was the fault of the hotel for not checking or from booking.com side. I hope they would communicate prior to their customers and they could arrange some alternative for their early arrival, would be really helpful.

This is a lovely place. It feels very traditional. The owner is friendly and accommodating. The beds are bunk beds and pretty comfy. The shower and toilet facilities are fine. They are located on the first floor. For the price, it is great value for money and I would stay here again. It is located a little far from Nagano station (20/25 min walk) but perfectly located to visit zenko-ji and the neighbouring streets.

The area around the bed could have been a little cleaner. It's a little difficult to get around if you're tall but nothing to worry about. Just mind your head! Also, the lockers are located in the kitchen on the first floor away from the bedrooms which is something to remember to save going back and forth.

Friendly welcome and Nao was very helpful with ideas on what things there were to do in the area and helped look up further information on opening hours, etc. The location is great - close to the temple to reach for early morning service, and there's a bus stop just around the corner to Togakushi Park and the train station if you don't want to walk. The bed was very comfy, and the common areas were clean with everything you would need

It was very easy to hear people in the dorm next to my room, and the hallway light shone quite brightly in through - easy enough to put earbuds in though, and still great value for money

Nao, the owner of the Dot Hostel, was extremely helpful to us. We arrived at his hostel by bicycle with a medical issue (my husband's back). Nao speaks perfect English, was able to discuss with us what we needed, and made many phone calls to find us a doctor to see my husband right away. Even after we were no longer staying at the Dot Hostel, Nao was very responsive and continued to help us navigate the Japanese medical system, including finding a physical therapist and acupuncturist. Nao has a garage where we could park our bicycles, convenient laundry, a place to hang and dry out our camping gear, strong wifi, a full well stocked kitchen that was a pleasure to use, and a comfy hangout area. The dorms were well laid out, well ventilated and cooled with openable screened windows, and the toilet and shower were spotless. I am a light sleeper, but didn't notice any noise from other rooms as described by other reviewers. The hostel is located a one minute walk from the Zenko-ji temple. The hostel is an incredible value and I would absolutely stay there again.

The hostel itself is a beautiful Japanese house, I really enjoyed staying here. It's super close to the Zenkoji temple, which is a convenient location to other sights / kombini nearby. Staff are really friendly and helpful.

The mattress is super thin, which made it really hard to sleep comfortably.

The hostel is so cute and cosy and also super clean - I really enjoyed my stay There are limited bathroom facilities but I never had a problem with this.

My only issue was an exit light shining in my eyes at night but otherwise it was lovely!

A little far from nagano station, but right next to zenkoji temple - convenient to view the morning ceremony. Has full kitchen and fridge. Had a lovely stay here

The stairs to the rooms are a bit steep, warning for those with mobility issues

The hostel is located about 25 minutes walk from the station and three minutes from Zenko-ji Temple. The staff was very friendly. I was given a map showing points such as supermarkets and onsen nearby. The check in went without a hitch. The room and the other rooms were clean. In the room, the beds each had curtains.

It would have been nice if there were large lockable cabinets for luggage.