Wise Owl Hostels Shibuya

I dunno, I'm pretty torn on this place. You get what you pay for but it could have been a lot nicer with minimal effort. Pros: Front desk was very nice during the day, a little ruder at night. Very clean. The people who were staying there were nice and respectful, but your milage may very. Cons: No locked way to store luggage before check in. Didn't provide a key to the lock box in my pod so there was virtually no way to secure my belongings. There are no hooks! Your pod has a single hook in it. None of the 2'x2' restrooms or sinks had hooks to hold your belongings. The curtains on my pod were a bit broken making them difficult to open and close. One of the bidets didn't work One of the dryers didn't work (they warn you about taking out the lint which I did, but I tried twice, that dryer definitely does not work) Additionally for the laundry, you have to buy detergent at the front desk, but nowhere in the instructions on how to use the washing machine does it say that. Finally, the washing machine requires exactly 7x100 yen coins and good luck finding that as a foreigner. The hostel was mostly empty when I arrived, yet they placed me in this very awkward, middle of the hallway spot which was very uncomfortable. If I'd be placed in a corner it probably would have been a much better experience.