When I checked out there was nobody there, that felt a bit sad.

I loved the sleeping cubicles, cozy, private enough and comfortable. The hospitable staff was also wonderful.

Stayed in April 2025

Everything was good.

Spacious tatami room in a modern guesthouse in Hirosaki. There are restaurants, cafes and sights within 5 to 20 minutes' walk, with Hirosaki Station about 20 minutes' walk (or shorter by bus). The first floor area is a cafe during the day and common area during the evening.

Stayed in October 2024

The lighting next to the bed makes the bed area super hot

Friendly staff

Stayed in September 2024

If I had to nitpick - towels for showering cost extra (I think it was less than 500yen) which was a bit annoying, but no biggie.

All was great.

Stayed in August 2024

There's a sink in the female dorm, and some guests were using it very late or very early, which made annoying noise when they could have used the general ones outside the dorm.

Loved the decor and the vibe of the place, good location, walkable distance from the station and the main attraction of the city, it was comfortable and clean.

Stayed in June 2024

Noise, light

Overall it was good, as for a capsule hostel. Just bear in mind that the “capsules” are in the open space so it’s really loud. There are earplugs in the bathroom one can take but I didn’t find them efficient. Also, since the capsules are made out of irregular wooden boxes, one can see the light coming through which I found annoying while sleeping

Stayed in April 2024

Not very social the night we were there.

Great location and clean.

Stayed in May 2024

The only women area doesn’t have a wash basin. The lights and other switches needs to be in the middle or at the entrance of the dorm/capsule. Need more comfortable chairs or sitting in the common area near the kitchen on first floor.

It’s near the castle and other happening places and chomes in the town. They were also very helping with my heavy luggage and kept it.

Stayed in May 2024

Friendly staff. Great location. I liked having a sink and mirror in the room.

Stayed in May 2024

Travelled to Hirosaki to attend the cherry blossom festival. Loved the location of Orendo hostel and the proximity to Hirosaki park which was about a 10min walk, the train station was about 20mins walk in the other direction, a convenience store was 5mins away . The staff were young. friendly and enthusiastic. We stayed in the twin room on tatami matting and it was very spacious. The dormitory style accommodation looked very quirky as it was made out of many apple boxes joined together. The shared kitchenette was tiny, however it had a fridge for putting food in and a marker pen to label it. Lovely place to stay.

Stayed in April 2024

Great location close to Hirosaki castle. Very clean amenities. Curry chicken and apple cider at the hirosaki Orando cafe (on site) was delicious.

Stayed in April 2024

cosy and clean

Stayed in April 2024

friendly and warm atmosphere, helpful staff

Stayed in April 2024

It’s a hostel, so will not be as private as a hotel room.

The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, the location was a short walk from Hirosaki Park (took amazing cherry blossom photos), the room was in traditional japanese style allowing a very authentic experience and for a hostel, it was very comfortable.

Stayed in April 2024

The facilities are brand new and super clean. The private bedroom was comfortable and the staff very nice. The places to see are very close by and nice restaurants around.

Stayed in April 2024

Located near downtown and the park.

Stayed in February 2024

There is no limit at night to use some equipment (hair dryer for example) , and everything is around the same space with high celling, so it was noisy at night, even past midnight

It was clean, and nice

Stayed in February 2024

Wooden walls of dormitory made of wooden boxes with no insulation resulted in a lot of sound light rays passing trough the walls and it was cold without heater and then too warm when the heater worked

Cozy and design dormitory, the hosts are really welcoming. tiny coffee open during the day

Stayed in February 2024

Only 1 male bathroom was available at any given time. Would be great if there were more available, considering the mixed-gender dorm could accommodate over a dozen at a time.

A well planned and creative hostel. Perhaps the best dorm-style place I’ve stayed in - the ‘bunk’ provides plenty of privacy, and was quite cosy.

Stayed in November 2023

Only one male toilet bowl.

Very clean and modern. We booked two private rooms for the family, which ended up being linked together via a doorway, so that was a wonderful bonus. Clearly segregated female area for peace of mind.

Stayed in October 2023

If you are a guest who is sensitive to noise, it might be difficult for you. But the hostel offers free hearing protection 😉

When we return to Hirosaki, we will book at Orando no Nikai again. The hostel is architecturally stringent and beautifully built. The assortment of the small gift shop is carefully selected and the products are of high quality. The café offers simple but fine food. The in-house cider is recommended. The people are very polite, discreet and helpful.

Stayed in October 2023

It would be better if the room we stayed in had better ventilation, it got a little stuffy the second nights.

Everything we need for lodging is available, and people staying are usually quiet.

Stayed in September 2023

no airflow in bed

good location and clean

Stayed in July 2023

The pod I slept in got very hot and stuffy at night and I had trouble sleeping because of that.

The hostel has friendly staff, a nice atmosphere and good facilities. No laundry, however there is one very close, just around the corner.

Stayed in July 2023