Top Edge Hostel Koenji

+ The location

- Don’t go there : the owner is very strange and entered my room in the middle of the night. I stayed there for 5 nights. On the second night, I had drinks with the owner and some Japanese guests at the bar, which was actually really fun. The next day, I didn’t see him. The day after, I greeted him, but to my surprise, he didn’t respond and seemed annoyed. I assumed it was because he was cleaning the hostel, which, by the way, was very dirty (lots of hair in the shower and humidity everywhere). So I thought, “Okay, maybe he just doesn’t like cleaning and is in a bad mood.” At 11 p.m., he was still cleaning and making a lot of noise next to my room. Since I hadn’t slept at all the night before due to jet lag, I politely asked him how much longer it would take. He just replied “cleaning” in an annoyed tone, so I understood he didn’t want to talk. I went back to sleep, and this is where things got really bad. I was alone in the room (actually, I was alone in the whole hostel!), and around 3 a.m., he entered the room without warning to change all the beds. This was extremely weird and made me feel very unsafe. I asked him what he was doing, and again, he just muttered something without really answering, almost aggressively. It felt very intrusive and unsettling. I’ve never experienced anything like this before in a hostel. The next morning, I immediately looked for another place and left as soon as possible. I lost money, but I just wanted to enjoy my holiday. At that point, it wasn’t even about sleep anymore, it was about feeling safe and respected as a guest. Summary: It might go well if the owner is in a good mood (and if you can tolerate the lack of cleanliness), but it can quickly turn into a very uncomfortable experience if his mood changes, like it did for me.

+ Good location, good vibes

- The owner’s lack of care and consideration of the customers wellbeing and helpfulness in answering our queries, in my case the hostel was overbooked and i was left without a bed for the night

+ Dingy

- Stay away from the staff. Top tier rudeness

- セキュリティ面を見ると、利用するべきではないと思います。番号を押すタイプのカギはありますが、鍵をかけてもすぐお店の人や他のお客さんが開けて、開けっ放しになっています。深夜でも出入りする人が多くて（たぶんお店の人？）すぐに鍵を開けられてしまいます。フロントも無くて、お店の人も不在の時間がかなり長くて、その間もずっと鍵は開けっ放し。昼でも夜でも、入ろうと思えば誰でも外からベッドまで入れる状態です。屋根と壁はあるけど、安全面で言えば野宿にけっこう近いように感じました。 あと、2階が女性部屋ですが、鍵もないし、張り紙の表示も少し分かりづらいため、男性も間違えて入ってきてしまいます。 こんなにセキュリティ無しでも宿泊施設として営業できるとは、ビックリしました。 冷蔵庫や洗濯機が使えるのは便利なので、女性部屋に鍵がつけばまた利用したいです。できればオートロックの。

+ De locatie is goed, kōenji is een heel fijn deel van Tokyo. Maar ik raad aan een andere verblijfsplek te zoeken.

- Alles, er was geen staff bij ontvangst, dit was aangekondigd en ik had via booking een code gekregen waarmee ik het hostel in zou kunnen. Toen ik de deur open deed bleek dat het slot niet werkte en er tape voor het slot was gedaan waardoor de deur niet op slot kon. Vervolgens kwam ik boven in de kamer, waar het heel vies was (vlekken op de bedden, beddengoed muf, enorme geur van rook en alcohol). Hier was eveneens geen slot op de deur. De plek zelf is volgens mij vooral een bar, en dat ruik je overal. Ik ben weggegaan.

+ Late check-in

- Out of the last 50 places I've stayed, this was the worst experience. Woken up by host at 1am for no reason. He was rude and very aggressive to a female visitor.

+ this hostel is the best in KOENJI, and the team is great !!

+ 立地

- シャワー室の水はけが悪い 全体的に清潔感がない

+ The location

- Don’t go there : the owner is very strange and entered my room in the middle of the night. I stayed there for 5 nights. On the second night, I had drinks with the owner and some Japanese guests at the bar, which was actually really fun. The next day, I didn’t see him. The day after, I greeted him, but to my surprise, he didn’t respond and seemed annoyed. I assumed it was because he was cleaning the hostel, which, by the way, was very dirty (lots of hair in the shower and humidity everywhere). So I thought, “Okay, maybe he just doesn’t like cleaning and is in a bad mood.” At 11 p.m., he was still cleaning and making a lot of noise next to my room. Since I hadn’t slept at all the night before due to jet lag, I politely asked him how much longer it would take. He just replied “cleaning” in an annoyed tone, so I understood he didn’t want to talk. I went back to sleep, and this is where things got really bad. I was alone in the room (actually, I was alone in the whole hostel!), and around 3 a.m., he entered the room without warning to change all the beds. This was extremely weird and made me feel very unsafe. I asked him what he was doing, and again, he just muttered something without really answering, almost aggressively. It felt very intrusive and unsettling. I’ve never experienced anything like this before in a hostel. The next morning, I immediately looked for another place and left as soon as possible. I lost money, but I just wanted to enjoy my holiday. At that point, it wasn’t even about sleep anymore, it was about feeling safe and respected as a guest. Summary: It might go well if the owner is in a good mood (and if you can tolerate the lack of cleanliness), but it can quickly turn into a very uncomfortable experience if his mood changes, like it did for me.

+ どこのベットで寝ればいいか事前に言って頂きたかった。 （空いている所自由の様）

- 洗面台が汚れていた

+ Affordable, women’s only dorm, close to station

- No lockbox

+ スタッフの方が気さく。肩がこらない。

- 自分は一番下のベッドの方がよかった。

+ 駅から近い

- 冬なのに暖房設備が無いのか分からなかった

+ Loved everything about this place. Friendly relaxed welcoming fun atmosphere and awesome staff!

+ 馴染みのある高円寺、新高円寺に近くて安心だった。布団の寝心地は悪くなかった

- 夜、下のバーが少しうるさく感じた。2段ベッドの階段の上の入口側上部が板が張ってあり、真ん中より低くなっているので、何度か頭をぶつけてしまった。 洗面所前の通路が狭いので、洗面所を使っている人がいると通りにくい。フェースタオル等が置いてある位置が高い。ゲストハウスの割に値段が高い。2段ベッド上段はとても暑かった。またエアコンで朝喉が乾燥した。

- Dirty sheets with stains and when i told them, they either just turned the sheets around or they gave another sheet with stains…

+ stare is little scared, but good clean up ed

- stairs

+ 場所がとてもよかった 自由な感じ 各ベッドの使いやすいところ にティッシュとゴミ箱が置いてあり便利 チェックアウトが14:00でありがたかった お客さんのマナーが良くて静かに過ごせた

- 洗面台、トイレなど掃除がもう少し行き届いていると嬉しい 入り口の鍵がかからず‥（故障中）セキュリティが不安でした。チェックイン、アウトの仕方がわかりにくかった メッセージが素っ気なく、少し不安になってしまった