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Reviews of Iza Kamakura Guest House & Bar - Hostel

2 out of 5
Iza Kamakura Guest House & Bar - Hostel
11-7 Sakanosita, Kamakura, Kanagawa-ken

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 109 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 109 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly and facilities well maintained. Very quiet area with nearby beach and close walk to Enoden tram which can take you to Kamakura station or Enoshima in the opposite direction. Very close to some must visit sights with shopping and dining nearer to the station
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kaegan

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chun Yin

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

MASAKO

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great spot for a budget visit to the beach!
Very clean and cute shared bathrooms and common areas in this house. We had a private room, which was nice as a couple, but there seemed to be other guests quietly socializing in the dining space/bar from time to time. Shower amenities are provided (even some extras, like sunscreen and face wash were in the women's restroom). Bring your own towels for showering though, otherwise you can pay to borrow some. We appreciated the hose outside to rinse off after the short walk back from the beach. Also, there's a convenience store right nearby, which is really nice because most restaurants were closed by the time we wanted dinner. No refrigerator in the room (didn't check if there's one available elsewhere) and eating/drinking is only allowed in the common area- a bit inconvenient, but pretty standard for this style of accommodation. Really nice, interesting, and attractive structure overall, the architecture and layout is unique and welcoming. We enjoyed our experience at Iza and would stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
The rooms were stuffy and very crowded. As a hostel, we're used to being able to figure out food better than we were able to here. There was an issue with the booking and Expedia charged us the wrong rate but we were made to feel like it was our fault and that we should have been giving them more money. If we had seen the "real" rate, we never would have stayed here. Even the amount we paid for was more than what we were paying in Tokyo for better atmosphere and amenitites. We've travelled a lot. We wouldn't stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Chi hang Savio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loving it
Good experience
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Chi hang Savio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyable
Wonderful stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jihwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

LE, NZ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
IZA is great.
Great staff, so friendly and helpful. Everything tidy and clean. IZA is close to the beach, and to some really nice restaurants/bars, plus sights of Kamakura. Definitely stay here!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Bring your earplugs and a towel! You can hear everything through the walls, but the rooms and bathrooms are basic and nice enough. No frills here, the breakfast that I could see was rice and tea. Extra charge for a bath towel. But it was very close to the beach, Hase Station and good restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little guest house
Very welcoming, made a pleasant stay in Kamakura
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Ananda, tasmania

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient! Friendly! Great music!
Very much enjoyed my time at IZA Kamakura. Staff are so helpful and chilled out. There's a bar and some food on site, but there's plenty locally as well.The bar area is just great for hanging out 'cause the dorm is tiny ;-) If you want to try SUP or surfing in Japan, then this town will float your boat!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Compact and cozy
It was a compact accommodation but a cozy one. Included breakfast was good. Staffs were very helpful and courteous. Located very close to the Hase railway station. This place rents bicycles to move about in the town.

8/10 Good

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hostel near the water. The staff was friendly and spoke good English. The bar was a great addition and you can enjoy your drink on the patio. Lights out at 11am.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
This might be a special case, but I must mention that when I arrived at the place, the person to welcome me and guide me around spoke fluent English, so this is a big plus. Other than that, they were quite friendly people, but having to share room with 3 other strangers was not a pleasant experience.

10/10 Excellent

Brent, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near beach, sights and transport.
This is best hostel I stayed at in Japan. Nice option for meal cooked onsite. The location could not be better for the Beach or for the many other things to do in the area. The staff were helpful and friendly (and musical). I wish I had spent more time there. The whole area has tons to do from surf, Onsen, temples, shrines, shopping, food. This place really has alot to offer. But be prepared to walk as while they have very many places and things to do they are spread out as well.

8/10 Good

Rebecca, Kihei, Hawaii

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing value, great location, friendly service
It's a guesthouse so don't expect a lot of privacy but the place is clean, it's fun, the staff is so nice and friendly. I'd recommend it if you're on a budget and don't mind staying in a hostel.

8/10 Good

Raymond, Coldstream BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great budget accommodation.
A great Hostel type accommodation, very friendly, helpful staff. Walking distance to main sites.

10/10 Excellent

Peter Bro, Aarhus, Denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice!
Very nice! Small room (but probably not for Tokyo), bathroom with tub (deep, Japanese style) and all standard amenities, fridge, boiler for tea/coffee, big screen tv. Very friendly reception. Clean and kept clean! Dull area, but that is where my work took me, so.. Would book again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great guesthouse, close to beach and attractions
I stayed at Iza Kamakura twice, at the beginning of my trip in July and at the end in August. It is very conveniently located 5 minutes from the Hase train station (on the Enoden line, 3 stations away from the station in Kamakura where it is connected to the JR station), 2 minutes from the beach, and about 10 minutes from the Great Buddha and Hasedera temple. This gives you the opportunity to visit both the Buddha and the temple before the tourists arrive in the morning, which is truly a big plus. There is also a post office about 2 minuets from the station. The staff is very friendly and the rooms and the bathrooms/restrooms are clean. It gets pretty lively at night, but after 11 pm, everything gets quiet. Basically, until 11 pm, it all depends on the other guests and how they behave. Luckily the beach is nearby and easy to escape to if needed. The only drawback I see is that there are very few restaurants in the area that remain open in the evening, thereby limiting your choices for dinner unless you go to Kamakura proper.
Panoramic view of the beach

8/10 Good

Maryellyn, South Pasadena, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great little guest house and bar
Very sweet and helpful staff. Fun place to meet people, very convenient to the Hasedera shrines and garden (must see) and the Great Buddha (also must see). It's a guest house..so designed for the young and hardy, but even at my stage of very advanced youth I was comfortable and well taken care off.

10/10 Excellent

Delia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

???

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの対応がとても良かった！
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

??

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
직원들도 친절하고 재밌게 놀다왔습니다:)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

?

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like the high ceiling of living room and upstairs ladies only washroom, give female sense of safety. Keep up the enforcement is good.
Stayed 28 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

SHINYA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Chika

Travelled with partner
足が悪いので1階のお部屋で良かったです。ただお部屋の隣にシャワールームがあるので、部屋のドアに『寝てるので静かにご利用ください』とかの札があるといいかなと思いました。トイレも部屋の近くなので、とても気を使いました。ゲストが自由に使える冷蔵庫があったらよかったです。
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Moe

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

MAKOTO

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
長谷駅から徒歩5分。長谷寺や大仏に近いです。 スタッフの対応が良かったです。 個室に泊まりました。ベッドと荷物が置ける程度のスペースでしたが、不満はありません。 ラウンジには水とお湯と電子レンジがあります。 弁当とお酒を持ち込んで食べました。 外に冷蔵庫があり、借りられます。 総じて良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Hiroaki, Fukuroi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
いわゆる一般のホテルでの必要以上のサービスが無い分価格は安く満足しました。自分にはこれで充分位のサービスです。1階は土足で階段から上が土禁でした。 自分はバイクでブーツでしたのでブーツを脱いだ後のサンダルがあればさらにベスト。楽しい鎌倉観光ができました。ありがとうございます😊
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

AYAKO

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

AYAKO

Travelled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kotaro

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

2/10 Terrible

ムツミ

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフがペラペラ布マスクの鼻マスクだったのがまず驚きですが、とにかくうるさかったです。 平日オフシーズンで客は私1名、他に誰もいないのに騒音に悩まされるとは思いませんでした。 2階建ての普通の家サイズのゲストハウスなので、店員が気を抜いてBGMに合わせて歌ってる声、バレないと思って私用LINE通話してる声(しかもスピーカー！)、LINEのピローンというあの通知音、吹き抜けですから全部部屋まで筒抜けです。 どうでもいい人生相談や語りなどが丸聞こえでした。 それでも一応ホテルとは違いますし、激安だったですから、消灯の21時くらいまでなら･･･と思ってましたが、深夜1時過ぎてもずっとやかましくて、嘘でしょ･･･という感じ。謎のドタドタ音もすごく、そっとスタッフルームの方を廊下から見たら、ドア開けっぱなしでずっと会話をしていました。 普通の家サイズですので、もちろん筒抜けです。 ずっと寝られませんでした。 店員からすれば「うるさいなら耳栓使えよ？」って思うでしょうけど、私と店員1名ずつしか居ない状況で耳栓貸せと申し出るのは、アンタうるさいと面と向かって言ってるようなもので、鼻マスクモラルの店員にそう申し出るのは単純にムッとされて報復がありそうな気がして、ちょっと怖くてその勇気は無かったです。 貴重品を仕舞うロッカーの話などもされず、店員が盗癖があるタイプだったらどうするんだろうと思い、財布を防水パックに入れて風呂まで持ち込みました。 あと、風呂がカビだらけで驚きました。 オフシーズンで客がほとんど来ないから掃除してないんでしょうね。カビキラーですぐ落ちるタイプのカビですが、何カ月も無精してるのでしょうね。 スタッフの声がうるさかったので頭まで布団をかぶったらほのかに臭かったです。(部屋干し失敗の臭い)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

MARIANA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

SHOKO

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Higuchi

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

MASAKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
お洒落なムードのゲストハウス
　家族かお友達と一緒に生活しているかの様な雰囲気で滞在させて頂きました。吹き抜けのロビーに暖炉というアンティークな住宅は落ち着いた気持ちになりました。夜になり少し冷えてきたところでスタッフの方々が暖炉を燃やしてくださったら心までがポカポカ暖かくなってとても嬉しかったです。それぞれ個性が有りますがIZA江ノ島と共に私にとっての大のお気に入りの宿泊先のひとつです。スタッフの方々が楽しそうだと宿泊者も楽しくなるのですね！楽しい滞在を有り難うございました。次の滞在が楽しみです。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Yukiko

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ゲストハウス
息子の希望で2段ベッドの部屋をとりました。基本寝るだけのスペースで、室内でくつろぐスペースはなく、ベッドの上だけです。上っていっても、下段だった私は横になるしかないです(笑) 隣の部屋の話し声が聞こえます。内容まではわからなぃものの、こちらも気を付けました。 理解しての宿泊なので、気になることはなく、ダイニング？の居心地も良かったです。スタッフの対応も良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
よかった！
素晴らしいゲストハウスでした！ 快適で、優雅な雰囲気のラウンジ、 癒されました！
Stayed 1 night in May 2021

8/10 Good

atsuko

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Takuma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
海からも近く快適に過ごせました、2段ベットの真上にエアコンがあります、慣れるまで時間を要します。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Natsuki on 3 Sept 2020
この度は当館をご利用くださり誠にありがとうございました。 またの機会がございましたらよろしくお願いします。 お体に気をつけてお過ごしください。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020
Response from Natsuki on 3 Sept 2020
この度は当館をご利用くださり誠にありがとうございました。 またの機会がございましたらよろしくお願いします。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I Z A鎌倉初宿泊
建物新しく、室内も清潔で気持ちよく過ごせました。 駅、コンビニも近くて便利、何より海がとても近いのが魅力です。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Tsz-Huei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Coco on 21 Feb 2020
Thank you for your wonderful evaluation! We are looking forward to seeing you in next time:)