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Dot Hostel Nagano

1.0 star property
Hostel with a bar, 5-minute walk to Zenko-ji Temple

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Located in central Nagano, Dot Hostel warmly welcomes independent travelers with practical amenities. Enjoy laundry facilities, in-room WiFi, and bike rentals for exploring. The concierge team offers local insights to enhance your stay.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Kitchen
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Mixed Dormitory Room, Non Smoking | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Mixed Dormitory Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Air conditioning
Bidet
Hair dryer
Rice cooker
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bunk Bed

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Single Room, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom | In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room, Non Smoking, Shared Bathroom

Highlights

Air conditioning
Bidet
Hair dryer
Rice cooker
Shared/communal kitchen
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
379 Higashinomon, Nagano, 380-0852

What's nearby

  • Sanmon Gate - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Zenko-ji Temple - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Nagano Prefectural Shinano Art Museum - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • M-Wave Olympic Memorial Arena - 8 min drive - 3.7 miles
  • Togakushi Shrine - 20 min drive - 12.9 miles

Getting around

  • Zenkojishita Station - 6 min walk
  • Nagano Station - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪丸清 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪竹風堂善光寺大門店 - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪信州里の菓工房 長野仲見世店 - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪丸八たきや 仲見世店 - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Dot Hostel Nagano

Hostel near Zenko-ji Temple
Dot Hostel Nagano provides amenities like laundry facilities and a bar. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Bike rentals, luggage storage, and smoke-free premises
  • Concierge services and a front-desk safe
Room features
All guestrooms at Dot Hostel Nagano feature comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bidets and hair dryers
  • Communal kitchens, rice cookers, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Rice cooker
  • Shared kitchen access

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open Monday - Sunday (9:00 AM - 11 AM) and Monday - Sunday (4 PM - 9:00 PM)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 17 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 17 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

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

We should mention

Children 17 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

DOT HOSTEL
DOT NAGANO
DOT HOSTEL NAGANO Nagano
DOT HOSTEL NAGANO Hostel/Backpacker accommodation
DOT HOSTEL NAGANO Hostel/Backpacker accommodation Nagano

Frequently asked questions

Is Dot Hostel Nagano pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Dot Hostel Nagano?

This hostel doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Dot Hostel Nagano?

Check-in start time: 4 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Dot Hostel Nagano?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Dot Hostel Nagano located?

Situated in Nagano, this hostel is within a 10-minute walk of Nio-mon Gate and Zenko-ji Temple. Kankei-ji Temple and Sanmon Gate are also within 5 minutes. Nagano Station is 20 minutes by foot and Zenkojishita Station is 6 minutes.

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Dot Hostel Nagano Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 45 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 45 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 45 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 45 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 45 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Arata

パフォーマンスの良いゲストハウス

申し訳ないのですが、良く利用しているサイトからホテルが取れず、hotelsでゲストハウスを予約しました。 中は良く清掃されていました。 善光寺からとても近いので、観光にはベストな立地です。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
ドミトリーが初めてなので心配していましたが、スタッフの方はとても親切で、建物も古民家の趣があり良かったです。古い建物なのでどうしてもドアの開閉音、階段のギィギィ音などがあり、神経質な方は止めた方がいいと思います。案外カーテン1枚でも自分の空間が保たれて良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

トオル

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフの対応が良かった。施設も古民家をおしゃれにリノベーションされていて好きな人には刺さるデザインだと思う。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

タカヒデ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
雰囲気がとても良い宿でした。 また来ようと思います。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

MICHIKA

Disliked: Cleanliness

リーズナブル！

リーズナブルでたすかりました。 善光寺に近くお朝事に行くのに 便利です。
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

, clean and warm atmosphere.

It is located in very calm area near by Zenkoji, old wooden house. Everything is tiny but pretty nice hostel with friendly and warm atmosphere, clean washroom and toilets, convenient kitchen.They have a washing machine but no dryer. こぢんまりとした居心地の良いホステル。古民家ですが寒くもなく水周りも清潔で快適。ただ2階のイビキが聞こえるほど音は響きます。海外のゲスト含め穏やかな人が集まってくる印象で、のんびり滞在したい方に良いと思います。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness
雰囲気のよいゲストハウスでした。善光寺の近くなのでお朝事に行くのに便利です。共有のシャワーが一つありますが、徒歩圏内に銭湯があります。
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
感じの良いスタッフさんでした。すぐ寝ちゃったので他のお客さんとはすれ違うだけでした。正直、他のコメントにあるように、建物が古いので仕方ない部分というレベルで汚れているところはありました。ただベッドもシーツもキレイだし、痒くなったりもなかったです。広めのしっかりした2段ベッドでよく眠れました。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
スタッフさんの雰囲気が接しやすくて良かったです。 ところどころ壁にかわいい絵が描いてあって楽しかった♪ トイレの香りがいい香りではなかったかなと思いましたが、全体的には満足です♪
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice traditional house style. Futon is also comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hostel is located very close to Zenkojishita temple. Although the space is a little cramped, the hostel provides all basic necessity items like laundry, shared kitchen, free tea and coffee. They even provide free toast in the morning. They have a small bar in the lounge area where you can have Sake and interact with other guests. Value for money place.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
立地環境や施設には概ね満足なのだが、なんだろう、スタッフ?マスターがもう少しフランクで愛想がよかったりすると印象は全然違うものになると思うんだよな。こうしたゲストハウスではね。
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Noémie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very good

Very good hostel, the staff is amazing, really accomodating ! I love the living room, very warm and cosy. The kitchen is fully functional as well. There is only one shower and one sink for everybody, the sink is in a corridor so not really good but I understand that it's a old house so not easy to do more ! I would recommend it !
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
朝のトーストや飲み物のサービスはありがたかったです
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Shuji is a great host who manages his guests well and extended us courtesies that made our trip to Kanazawa convenient and pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Leila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For the price, this is really a great hostel and place for stay for the short term. The staff are very friendly and approachable, and always greet guests warmly. The place itself is an old wooden Japanese house, but nicely maintained and cozy on the inside. Decorations are cute as heck and gives the whole place a nice chill vibe. They also provide each guest two free toast with different jams and butters, and coffee in the morn for breakfast. Only potential downside is that the bunk bed can be a little hard. Everything else was A++.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Shin-Yu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

價格低廉，值得推薦

近車站和熱門景點。使用雙層床但是相對穩固，床位也夠大。服務人員英文優秀，廚房用品多。
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

TOMOKO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

登山前泊

登山の前泊で利用させていただきました。とても、快適で良い宿でしたよ！
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

j, usa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
this is a lovely hostel right next to zenkokoji. the staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. nice old wooden house. airconditioning. nagano is a wonderful little place to visit. highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

よかったです！

大変アットホームで過ごしやすかったです。 ありがとうございました。
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

X, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a lovely hostel pretty close to Zenkoji (about a 20 minute straight walk from Nagano station). Sweet wooden house and clean. The staff speaks good English and were very helpful and kind. Free breakfast of one slice of toast and jam in the morning. Can do your laundry for 100 yen. The only downside is there is only one shower and toilet for the whole place and both are located downstairs while the rooms are upstairs. However, the place wasn't full when I stayed there and there was no issue. I think this is very good value for money and I recommend it as a place to stay in Nagano.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tout est correct. A part le petit déjeuner où il ne restait plus de croissant ou petite brioche ( qui pour un hotel comme ca n'était vraiment pas top !) Et le staff n'en remettait plus. .. pas de choix en continental...
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

KUAN HSUEH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

距離善光寺很近

乾淨、有質感，可愛的日式住宅。

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice and cozy

Stayed at this hostel for two nights, time well spent. About 20 minutes walk to Nagano station. Run by super cool group of youn staff. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Javo, Mexico City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Agradable y bien ubicado

El personal fue amable desde que llegué, me explicó todo perfectamente y estuvo atento a que saliera todo bien.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

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