Name: Guesthouse Ant Hut
Address: 450 Hatotani, Shirakawamura, Shirakawamura, Shirakawamura, 501-5629, Japan
Rating: 8

Air conditioning

Smoke-free property

Heating

Garden

Television in lobby

No elevators

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English

Japanese

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Parking

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At the guest house

Komatsu Airport

Toyama Airport

Guesthouse Ant Hut

Shirakawamura

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

park access

The guesthouse is about 20 minutes walk from heritage area.
The house is clean and warm enough.
The bed is comfortable.
The owner is friendly and able to communicate with English speaking guest.
There is a restaurant and convenience store nearby.
I enjoyed my stay in Ant Hut.

Clean and comfortable

Ant Hut is (or at least, was) the only hostel around, which is very useful, since hotels and guesthouses are very expensive. 

It’s a simple home, and I stayed in the 6 bed dorm. They don’t have heating, but the bed and blankets were incredibly comfy. I didn’t feel cold at all. 

They offer also pick up transportation from the bus station. Before going, buy some food, since there is nothing to be eaten there. 

Only option around, but very comfy

This guest house does not look much from the outside and its is very small just 12 beds in 2 rooms but it is very friendly and sociable. The dorms are warm and comfortable, with curtains and a large space for your luggage. The lounge/kitchen area is very sociable and a great place to meet other travellers. It is about 20 minutes walk from the bus stop, the tourist information there can give you a map with the guest house location. Not many places to eat at night so eat early or bring food. Very friendly staff and clean.There are also bikes for rent.

Small but very friendly and sociable place

The guesthouse is located is close enough to the historical village of Shirakawago and Gokayama if you want a budget guesthouse comparing to those within the historical village.  It is sufficient with a bed and bathroom with very much a youth hostel set up. The facilities are clean and the owners and the keeper are very nice. 

A good option for back packing 

Despite the small space, it has a rather well-thought-out layout. Each level of bunk beds is high enough for sitting up right comfortably, with a lot of space for personal storage, and equipped with a reading lamp and a power socket.

The small space might present a problem when the guesthouse is rather full. There were only a few guests when we were there so the space (lack of) wasn't an issue.

However, the host was elusive. Met him when we arrived, settled our stay, gave us the info of a walking tour, and then saw him again for a short while when he came back to set the table for the following morning. He didn't stay there.

It would have been very helpful if he had told us where to find food. When we arrived, it was around lunch time. After settling in, we went out almost 2pm and realised most of the eateries were closed. Still managed to find a ramen restaurant for lunch before it closed.

That wasn't all. Dinner was even more challenging -- even that ramen restaurant was closed! While we were prepared to have our dinner in the convenient store, a local directed us to a sake bar that served simple but good food. I guess any food tasted good in such situation.

Small yet has all that a backpacker needs, would have rated higher if we were given more useful info

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