YAWP! backpackers - Hostel

1.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

Photo gallery for YAWP! backpackers - Hostel

Lobby lounge
Free WiFi
Free WiFi
Exterior
Lobby lounge

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Kitchen
    Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
8-26-1 Takasago Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, 125-0054
  • Katsushika Shibamata Torasan Memorial Hall
    16 min walk
  • Katsushika Symphony Hills Cultural Center
    2 min drive
  • Tokyo Skytree
    9 min drive
  • Tokyo (HND-Haneda)
    41 min drive

Room options

3 beds out of 12, shared with other guests

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

1 bed out of 12, shared with other guests

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

2 beds out of 12, shared with other guests

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Similar properties

About the area

Tokyo

Located in Tokyo (Katsushika), YAWP! backpackers - Hostel is within a 10-minute drive of Tokyo Skytree and Sensoji Temple. .This hostel is 8.5 mi (13.6 km) from Tokyo Dome and 9.1 mi (14.6 km) from Tokyo Imperial Palace.

What's nearby

  • Katsushika Symphony Hills Cultural Center - 2 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Tokyo Skytree - 9 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Sensoji Temple - 9 min drive - 8.6 km
  • Ueno Park - 11 min drive - 10.9 km
  • Tokyo Dome - 15 min drive - 13.7 km

Getting around

  • Keisei-Takasago Station - 3 min walk
  • Yotsugi Station - 5 min drive
  • Haneda Airport (HND) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪吉野家 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪鳳龍軒 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪麺心國もと - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪サーティワンアイスクリーム - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪立ち喰いそば 新角 - ‬2 min walk

About this property

YAWP! backpackers - Hostel

Tokyo hostel in Katsushika with free breakfast and a restaurant
YAWP! backpackers - Hostel offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and video-game consoles. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Guests have access to shared bathrooms.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include shared/communal kitchens and portable fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and video-game consoles are provided for your entertainment. Shared bathrooms are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
At YAWP! backpackers - Hostel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
YAWP! backpackers - Hostel has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • 1 restaurant

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Portable fan

Bathroom

  • Shared bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Video game console

Food and drink

  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Shared kitchen access

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 11 AM; Check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 10 PM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (11 AM - 3 PM) and Monday - Sunday (6 PM - midnight)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
For more details, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Check-in hours are 11 AM to 3 PM and 6 PM to midnight.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 6 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 6 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • The city tax ranges from JPY 100-200 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. The tax does not apply to nightly rates under JPY 10,000. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Towels available for a fee (or guests may bring their own)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Children 6 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

YAWP backpackers Hostel Tokyo
YAWP backpackers Hostel
YAWP backpackers Tokyo
YAWP backpackers
Yawp Backpackers Hostel Tokyo
YAWP! backpackers - Hostel Tokyo
YAWP! backpackers - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
YAWP! backpackers - Hostel Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Tokyo

YAWP! backpackers - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 73 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 112 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 112 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Camila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tak is very cool, he will explain a lot of things and share experience with you if he has visited your country! The beds and toilets are fine for the price. Beds very confortable. The only thing its not very clean! The toilet and room smells a little bit. But we had a very good stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Lauren

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place definitely needs some cleaning and organization. The host is kind, however I would like to highlight that I struggled with communication. A small example: while I was organizing some coins on the counter, the host came up and grabbed my money, then attempting to give me other coins in exchange... this was super random and action done without any verbal communication. I had to stop him and reverse the exchange I never asked for. If you have any issues with hoarding behaviours or a lack of cleanliness, I would skip over this place. Otherwise, decent location, close to a train station and quiet.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kitche

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner is s very good and accommodating
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Host is so kind, speaks various languages and keeps the place tidy and comfortable :) He even helped with my luggage. Thank you so much!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay, will definitely come back.

10/10 Excellent

samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great convenient area although a little secluded from all the big tourist attractions but with it's own attractions.
Stayed 17 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

MARIANO

El dueño súper accesible, la cama es cómoda, la ducha y el toilet estaban limpios. Sin embargo, en el área compartida había objetos arrumbados y algunos sectores llenos de polvo. La cocina es muy chiquita y durante unos días estuvo la basura allí.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Olga

It has everything a backpacker needs.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jese

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our host Tak truly made the stay memorable. He genuinely enjoys running a hostel and is happy to help with finding local gems and organizing outings with other guests. From kareoke to movie nights to the best local ramen shop Tak is your guy. The hostel is also right next to an amazing little bento shop, near both a 711 and family mart, coffee down stairs, and a five minute walk from a great train station.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Honest opinion...
In my opinión, this is not a hostel. This is the owners apartment with a bunch of strict rules that makes staying uncomfortable and awkward. Everyone has to follow the rules or he gets angry (because he is behind you 24/7). A hostel is not Just a place to sleep, its also a cool social space where people want to relax while they can meet other backpackers, but that was not how this was. Most of the travellers are adults and they dont want a strict mom behind them telling us not to spill a drop of water in the kitchen or bathroom. My suggestion: bro just chill out, get a volunteer to clean sometimes and focus more in Hospitality and make everyone have a good environment and enjoy their stay. You make people feel ALOT of anxiety. I would recommend paying more somewhere else to be able to breathe. It was unnecessary stress on our trip we would have rather avoided.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

henry

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was usually much hotter than outside, we got threatened to get kicked out for using a rice cooker [owner had told us we could use everything in the kitchen to cook], owner kept making up rules as we were staying like not being in the lounge past midnight, youre about 50 mins from anything worth seeing in tokyo
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Henzel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tak was very hospitable! Def would recommend it to people who are looking to save money, as well as potentially meet new people.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Conrad

Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great stay, everyone there was super friendly, especially the man who runs the hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Liana

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The owner tak will make you feel at home. The town is quite and away from the hustle of Tokyo, but very close to transit. You can’t go wrong with staying here.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kaitlin

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible Place To Stay!!
We went to this place. It wasn’t private whatsoever. There was no air conditioning upstairs. The owner was extremely abrasive the second we showed up. It was dirty and messy. No lock on the bathroom door. We felt totally unsafe. So we decided we were gonna tell him that and ask him for a refund. He argued and argued with us about how he wasn’t going to lose money off it. Agreed to pay us HALF back for the next 4 nights. So we lost about $150 over it. Then he demanded we pay the fee that he pays to hotels.com for our booking. We said no. Eventually he said pay half and we gave up because we wanted the rest of our money back. It was insane. He also argued with me about getting a receipt. He said he doesn’t give receipts. I said I paid you in cash I need a receipt to prove that Oh also he made me pay up front and in cash
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Whatever

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cleanliness is way too bad from what it is shown in the advertisement. The room size is packed with 12 people in it where smtimes you dont feel the aircond at all (i went in summer) and it was so hot that disturbed my sleeps there. If u want to do laundry, owner will get it done for u and u need to pay 200 yen for it each time. I think u need to re-think if u want to stay here (if u choose a lil bit of convenient).
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hostel, very clean, I found the beds to be super comfy, ac worked well And was always on in the dorm. very quiet location, 1 min walk to a family mart for essentials/food. great friendly pubs close by, 2 min walk to the train station making almost everywhere accessible in Japan, big thanks to tak for making my time in Japan awesome, I will be returning!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019