Everything! Keep in mind, this is a countryside Guesthouse, so the location is not easily accessible by train or bus. You can drive to Johana Translation and take a long walk or taxi but a car is probably a must. Ignoring that, this accommodation was amazing. It's an old style Japanese Guesthouse renovated to be extremely comfortable even for people that don't like older houses. It is almost completely renovated and the host really took a lot of effort to decorate the rooms. There is a great kitchen and living room options available. The dorm beds on the third floor are big compared to other hostels but the stairs a little steep and narrow. The first floor is offers bigger rooms for people and an area for children to play (as of October 2023). Outside the house is space for at leat 5-6 cars for parking. By foot you can go to a park, an incredible child playground and a lake. There are probably only one or two options for outside dining by foot, but with car shops, laundry, restaurants are available within 10 minutes.

Very friendly and helpful staff! It was amazing to stay in a traditional Japanese thatched house (over 300 years old). The accommodation was warm and had a very cosy lounge area (with guitars and other instruments to play) and lots of cooking space. The location was also quite spectacular with views of the city at night and located next to a lake, park, and sports facilities. There is also a bus stop directly outside of the property. Definitely a must if you're planning to stay in Nanto.

The beds were somewhat uncomfortable, although if you're on the tatami mat it shouldn't be a problem. Additionally, there are many stinkbugs due to the nature of the building's architecture however it wasn't that noticeable. Finally while I didn't have any issues myself, if you hope to stay in the higher parts of the building, accessibility may be an issue as the stairs/ladder are quite steep.

It was located in a beautiful location out in the countryside full of critters for my son to enjoy and birds and cicadas for us to listen to. The interior of the traditional home has been updated and is clean and attractive. We were there in the middle of summer when the sun rises before 5AM and the curtains in the bedroom were dark enough to keep the light out. This was much appreciated! Most importantly, our host and his family were welcoming and friendly, even bringing a musician to put on a small concert one night we were there!

Without a car, it takes quite a bit of planning to come to and from the house with the bus only running every so often. This was disclosed before our stay, but it was a little difficult. We wish we had gone grocery shopping before arriving, because there are no stores nearby— not even a convenience store in close walking distance to the station (it was about a 15-minute walk away). We tried to borrow a bike at the station but the 4-bikes they have we’re already being borrowed. Also, it is good to know ahead of time that the bunk bed futon on the bottom bunk was very hard, even compared to other Japanese futon and mattresses which are more firm than western beds.

This guesthouse has hostel vibes (which I consider to be a good thing), yet our room was elegant, the outside terrace/balkony inviting, and the bathroom splendid and very new. The common area was clean and inviting, and the use of the kitchen area great. Even if you do not care about the "common parts", it is still a great room for a reasonable price.

The mattresses on the bunkbed are not really soft. The sleeping experience is close to sleeping on a Tatami. I enjoy it softer, but that's just me.

The owner Koji-san really knows the area. He gave good introduction of the guesthouse and the area, he suggested some places that we can visit.

We visited the place in early Feb, when the snow was really thick. We arrived at 8pm, access to the area can be confusing if you arrive at night when the snow is thick (everywhere looks the same). Shouldn't be a problem if you arrive during daytime.

It is an old Japanese traditional house style. My first time staying in an accommodation like this so it is really charming and interesting experience. The owner is very trusting, leaving musical instruments around for you to tinkle, books to read (in japanese so not everyone can :) ) kitchen to cook

We were very fortunate that during our stay, we are the only guests so the whole place is very peaceful. As the house structure is traditional so if there's other guests, there can be a lot of different noises. Floor creaking as you walk etc We didn't mind but I thought to remind bookers that this location is in the farmland so you can't get food easily without driving out for a distance.

Incredible location and a beautiful building, the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Very well appointed kitchen, which is helpful as the guesthouse is somewhat far from restaurants, it was a pleasure to do some cooking and enjoy the guesthouse as a home.

No complaints at all, just be sure to plan your adventures around the timetable of the shuttle bus, with the bus stop less than 100m from the front door.

The guesthouse is an old traditional renovated farmhouse with an awesome rustic and very comfy charme and pieceful view over the lake and the mountains. The owner is very friendly and cool and offers very delicious bread for breakfast and (for free:) different kinds of coffee and tea. I had a great relaxing time there, escaping the hussle of the city.

The place was great! The architecture beautiful and the furnishings astonishing, they do have an issue with bugs, which is fine, but I didn’t expect it to be as bad. I suspect it might be hard to fix but they could insolate the home so there are not quite as many, it was a bit uncomfortable to have bugs swarming around me when I was in the bedroom area. Aside from that the place is beautiful. I still reccomend it

Very good quality price ratio! Nice modern and complete bathroom and good location in the nature. Friendly owner. Very calm and peaceful place.

Internal walls/ partitions between rooms are made of wood planks so that you’d better go there only when there is customer, like we did in early November. Otherwise it could possibly be very noisy…