Reasonably priced private room (shared bathroom) in a traditional Japanese building. It has good facilities (shared kitchen) and I appreciated the mattresses which made sleeping really comfortable. Location wise, it is about 15 mins walk from the JR train stationa and can easily walk to other sites around the town. This hostel is attracting mostly internationally travelers - which means everything has English instruction and staff can speak English well.

The shower facilities setup (multuple people sharing the same room with partition) is a bit unusual/ funny but the water pressure is good. It is an old house, so sound proofing is not great but this should be expected. There is no lift and I'd recommend to book rooms on ground level if you have a lot of luggages. As there are many travelers from around the world, some of them are not keeping the place as clean as you would usually expect in Japan but it is still very acceptable.

Clean, everything was in good condition and worked really well. Great location, within 2 minutes of a convenience store and 5 minutes of some tourist hot spots. Not to mention the train/bus station isn't too far, about 15 minutes away. Staff were great, they attended to my needs and were happy to have a conversation and give recommendations. Also the old style Japanese house has been well preserved and added nicely to the atmosphere of my stay which I really appreciated. Also liked the privacy, which made me feel safe and comfortable. WiFi was really good, 100mb/s, which is always a big plus. Had access to a full commercial kitchen which was surprising, though I didn't cook anything. I'll definitely be coming back.

What I'm about to mention are only minor issues, but are things to consider and know about. These issues didn't in any way make my experience bad. Didn't realise that the showers were shared, as in you'd share the same space with anyone else having a shower at the same time in full view of each other. The rooms do get cold very quickly, since it's an older building, but the heaters did help. Another thing to note is that the walls are thin, so you will hear others when they speak and walk around, but it wasn't that bad.

Beautiful old house. Our room was very comfortable and spacious. The sleeping futons were very comfortable. We were plenty warm enough in our room with heaters and good blankets. The location was pretty close to town. Free snacks in the common area.

The bathrooms have an odd layout, it was difficult to find somewhere to put my clothes to keep them dry. The common lounge room area and the kitchen were mostly used by staff while we were there rather than other guests. It felt like most people in the hostel were staff or long term residents so the vibe was a bit different to what we are used to in hostels.

Superb vibe. Absolutely lovely staff and home-feeling environment. You have to set up your own traditional japanese bed but it's quite straight forward with printed instruction. The room has air conditioner and electric blanket during winter. Have to walk about 15mins from the station; however, it is located right across the river to Miyagawa Morning Markets. Overall, if you want to have experience with Tatami at a reasonable price, you should definitely give Hotel Murasaki a go.

No private bathroom; but the shared bathrooms and showers are clean and good enough. The air conditioner was ok but the blanket is absolutely a treasure to keep me warm and comfort the whole night.

The location of the accommodation is near the morning market and the old town. You can walk there. I drove there and there was a parking fee of 1000 yen. The receptionist is a foreigner who speaks English and the owner is Japanese. I stayed here for 2 nights so I got to use the free washing machine but there is no dryer here. I had to walk outside to dry my clothes, which is about 30 meters, but it was convenient. Since there is no elevator here, I stayed on the 2nd floor and my luggage was quite big. The receptionist helped me carry my luggage upstairs, which was very kind.

I booked a room for 3 people and got room number 9 which is located above the kitchen. On the first day of my stay, the smell of food entered the room. The smell was so strong that I had to buy an air freshener to spray on it to get rid of the smell. For the rooms on the 2nd floor, including the area in front of the room, it is filled with the smell of food from downstairs that floats up. I think the ventilation system is not very good. All the toilets and showers are downstairs, which may be inconvenient for the elderly to stay here as the stairs are quite steep and there are not enough toilets.

It was a good experience to stay at ryokan, tatami style. The room is warm, and they also provide electric heating blanket. The hostel is a bit far walk from Takayama Station especially when u have to pull big luggage, about 20mins walk, but it was bearable. The hostel allow us to store luggage before check in time and after check out time, that is the biggest plus point. And they have common area where we could wait as well. Overall, i highly recommend the place 👍🏼

Need to walk down to the bathrooms. All bedrooms are upstairs. But this is a small issue for me.

The recepcion staff was a friendly english native speaker (not very good for me because I prefer to practice japanese), but of course very convenient. The Ryokan is beautiful, with a very big kitchen you can use, coin laundry 1 minute far away or for free (if you stay at least 2 days) in the ryokan. The same for towels. If you want to meet young people or socialize is the perfect place. Very good price, top location, snacks, very good sushi restaurant 5 minutes walking distance (LOB Sushi please try the shabu shabu sushi). Be careful, the next 7 eleven is at the station.

I did not like that some people were walking without socks or putting the foot on the table, some of them did not greet and some left the bathroom dirty. Through the corridors, I had the feeling of being in a youth hostel

Showers - quick to heat up and strong water pressure Heating - air conditioner, portable heater, spare blanket, electric blanket Some teas, coffees and snacks available. Common areas looked good, but I did not use them - full kitchen, shared eating areas Plenty of fridge space.

Close to morning markets. Just a note for visitors to the area; there's not much public transport in Takayama (except the bus to Hida Folk village). Be prepared to walk, but at least the area is fairly flat.

The Ryokan is pretty close to the city center, the personal speaks very good English and they can help you with any information you need. The room and also the shared bathroom and kitchen are clean and have all the amenities you need (towels, soap, shampoo, hair drier, shared fridge, plates, glasses, microwave etc). The bonus of the accommodation is the fact that is very traditional and has a good price, so, overall, worth the stay for maximum 2 nights.

The room is pretty noisy, you hear noise either from other guests or from outside. To be more precisely, the walls are thin and you can hear every step if you are a light sleeper and also the window to our room could not be close very well because of the air conditioning, so we could hear the river from outside.

Very conveniently located for walking into the old town preservation district and the Miyagawa morning market. Plenty of places nearby to eat, but also really good kitchen facilities to cook your own meals. The staff explained everything clearly, and there are many signs explaining nearby conveniences such as the laundromat for driers, and the nearby public bath.

Some of the other guests were a bit noisy after quiet time began and there seemed to be no staff intervention.