Guest House KuKu

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Scored 8.8
Rated fabulous

Staff

9.4

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Guest House KuKu in Niigata offers air-conditioned rooms with shared bathrooms. Each room includes a work desk, hairdryer, and free WiFi. Essential Facilities: Guests can enjoy a bar and lounge, shared kitchen, bicycle parking, and luggage storage. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Convenient Location: Located 12 km from Niigata Airport, the guest house is less than 1 km from Niigata Prefectural Civic Centre. Nearby attractions include Niigata Station (4 km) and Toki Messe (4 km). Guest Satisfaction: Highly rated for its attentive staff, evening entertainment, and bar.

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Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Bar

Property highlights

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.7)

  • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.

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Room type
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1 futon bed
1 futon bed
2 futon beds
2 single beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

John
Ireland Ireland
“Staff were fantastic, really friendly! Nice bar with Japanese craft beers.”
Lena
Switzerland Switzerland
“Nice staff, lovely living room - felt really welcomed!”
Dangerfield
Japan Japan
“Quirky ghibli decor, friendly staff, and a relaxed atmosphere”
Mireia
Spain Spain
“The hostel feels like home and the rooms are pretty and comfortable, with a lot of space and privacy. Staff super top!”
Harm
Netherlands Netherlands
“I think this is the ultimate value hostel. It's clean, it has nice decor, nice rooms, clean functioning facilities, and nice staff + fellow travelers. I genuinely have nothing to pick on. If you go to Niigata, do yourself a favour and book Kuku's...”
Michael
Belgium Belgium
“this was by far the best guesthouse ive stayed at in all of Japan! the rooms are super clean and the common space was super cozy where you could have some good conversations with other people and the hosts.”
Paula
Germany Germany
“what a lovely hostel with a beautiful mix of traditional architecture and modern ghibli style decor. the girls working there were soo nice and cute”
Shz
France France
“Staff amazing,decoration ghibli incredible even better than the picture,good location,price low. Definitely worth it”
Linda
Germany Germany
“The staff is the sweetest I have ever seen. It’s ver cozy and comfy and completely ghibli themed. Love it!”
Daniel
Germany Germany
“Staff were absolutely fantastic and the atmosphere was great with the other guests. Everyone was like a friend. It was probably the best guesthouse I have stayed in while in Japan. I will return some time”

Hosted by JP

9.4
Host review score
JP
築90年の古民家のゲストハウスで、 ジブリの雰囲気を醸し出しています。 ジブリ好きなスタッフがグッズや飾り付けを行なっているため、ジブリ好きな人には必見です。
世界遺産、ダンス、ジブリ、 好きなことはたくさんありますが、 基本アクティブなオーナーです。 人と人との繋がりを大切にと思い始めたゲストハウスくくなので、会話を楽しみたいと常に思っています。
古き良き居酒屋や、お洒落なバー、 昼間は多くのビンテージショップが立ち並ぶ、 新潟の昔の都市古町は昼夜問わず観光ができます。
Languages spoken: English,Japanese

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 22:00
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 6 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
Check-in is only possible for guests aged between 18 and 80
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Accepted payment methods
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 08:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Any request for late check-in or early check-in cannot be accommodated at the property. All guests are required to check in by 22:00.

Guests can store their luggage on site on the day of arrival prior to check-in between 11:00-13:00 upon prior request. Contact details can be found in the booking confirmation.

Please note, the front desk is closed from 12:00-16:00.

Please note, lights within the property will be turned off at 23:00. There is no curfew.

Children 13 years and older can be accommodated at the property.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 08:00:00.

While this property offers long stays beyond one month, Booking.com is not offering a lease to a guest. Accordingly, all guests who will participate in this offering will not have any rights or interests as lessee for the offered property but should remain subject to applicable hotel stay/lodging terms and conditions.

It is not possible to stay at this property for Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine purposes.

License number: 20005, 新保環指令第20005号