Best hostels in Yokohama

Yokohama costs less to sleep in than central Tokyo, and every pick below comes in between $31 and $65 a night with most rating above 8.5. The city has few dorm-style hostels, so a hostel budget here usually lands you in a compact business hotel with a private room and its own bath. The bigger question is which side of the city to base yourself on. The Yokohama Station cluster takes in Kanagawa Ward, Kinkocho and Kitasaiwai, and it is built for transit: JR, Tokyu, Keikyu, Sotetsu and the Minatomirai Line all converge there, putting Shibuya, Haneda and Kamakura within an easy ride. The harbour cluster covers Sakuragicho, Aioicho, Kaigandori, Kannai and Naka Ward, from where you can walk to the Red Brick Warehouse, Yamashita Park, Chinatown and the Noge bar alleys. Kanazawa Ward is the outlier: far south on the Seaside Line, the cheapest of the three, and very quiet. If your plan is day trips to Tokyo, choose the station side. If you came to walk Yokohama itself, choose the harbour side.

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   Yokohama City Centre, Yokohama

   Sakuragicho Station area at the edge of Minato Mirai, Naka Ward, central Yokohama

   A cheap, highly rated bed between the Minato Mirai skyline and the Noge izakaya alleys.

   The Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Sakuragi-Cho puts you next to Sakuragicho Station, where the Minato Mirai skyline begins, at about $38 a night. A score of 9.5 is rare at that price. Walk out the door and you have Landmark Tower, the Nippon Maru dock, the Kisha-michi promenade and the Cup Noodles Museum within reach; go the other way and the Noge izakaya alleys glow until late, some of the cheapest places to drink in the city. The waterfront tower hotels charge several times this rate for a view you can walk to for free, so skip them. The JR Negishi Line and the Blue Line both stop here, making Yokohama Station one stop north and Kannai one stop south. For a first visit on a hostel budget, this is the best all-round base.

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      Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Sakuragi-Cho

      The location is super convenient! Just downstairs from the hotel is the Bakurocho subway station, and it's a short walk from Exit 5. You can get directly to Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Ikebukuro. If you wa

      9.5/10 rating ~$38/night
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   Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama

   North side of Yokohama Station, Kanagawa Ward, central Yokohama

   A commuter's base with the whole Yokohama Station rail hub at the doorstep.

   On the north side of Yokohama Station, JR-EAST HOTEL METS YOKOHAMA is Kanagawa Ward's budget pick, rated 9.4 and running about $51 a night. The rooms are small, but guests with children say the location makes up for it. From the front door, JR takes you to Tokyo, the Tokyu Toyoko Line to Shibuya and Keikyu to Haneda, all without a transfer. The area wakes up early with commuter traffic and quiets after the evening rush, while dinner means heading underground to the station's food halls and department-store basements. If you want any street life at all, skip the mall-tower rooms sealed inside the station complex. This side of the station works for families and anyone planning several day trips; it is not for travelers who want to wander the harbour at night.

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      JR-EAST HOTEL METS YOKOHAMA

      Traveling to Japan with kids, I chose this hotel primarily for its value for money. The room was, undoubtedly, small, but it had everything we needed. The most crucial factor was its incredibly conven

      9.4/10 rating ~$51/night
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   Kannai, Yokohama

   Around JR Kannai Station and Yokohama Park, Naka Ward, central Yokohama

   Old civic Yokohama, with the ballpark, brick streets and the harbour all within walking distance.

   Mornings in Kannai hum with office workers walking from Kannai Station toward the prefectural government buildings. An-06 is the budget option here, rated 8.5 at about $51 a night, and guests keep returning because it is cheap and convenient. From the door you can walk to Yokohama Stadium, the gardens of Yokohama Park, the brick streets of Bashamichi, the Osanbashi pier and Chinatown's gates. Skip the all-you-can-eat buffet halls aimed at tour groups; the locals prefer the small ramen and gyoza counters on the backstreets around Kannai. On game nights, crowds from the stadium keep the area loud until late. Kannai suits travelers who want central Yokohama on foot and a JR stop at the corner, and who can live with a plain room.

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      An-06

      Cheap and convenience are very good. I still want to use it.

      8.5/10 rating ~$51/night
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   Naka Ward, Yokohama

   Historic harbour ward spanning Yamashita Park, Motomachi and the Bluff, southern central Yokohama

   The harbour heritage ward: waterfront parks, Chinatown and the Bluff's old Western houses.

   Hotel bustel is the budget pick in Naka Ward, rated 8.6 at about $51 a night. Guests note that the window looks onto an apartment block, though the room itself is very clean, and that trade-off fits the ward: you come for the streets, not the view from your bed. Within walking distance are Yamashita Park and the moored Hikawa Maru, the shopping street in Motomachi, and the steep climb to the Bluff with its old Western residences and the Foreigners' Cemetery. Motomachi-Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line connects you back to Yokohama Station. Avoid the harbour-view premium rooms if you are only there to sleep. This ward suits curious walkers who start early and like an evening stroll along the water better than a late night out.

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      Hotel bustel

      I was a little surprised by the view on the way to the room and the balcony (or whatever it was) visible from the window, which looked like an apartment building. However, the room itself was very cle

      8.6/10 rating ~$51/night
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   Aioicho 6-chome (相生町六丁目)

   Between Bashamichi and Kannai stations, Naka Ward, central Yokohama

   A quiet grid of backstreets between the brick streets of Bashamichi and the Kannai offices.

   Hotel Resol Yokohama Sakuragicho sits in the backstreets of Aioicho and rates 9.3 at about $45 a night. Despite the hotel's name, the area is closer to Bashamichi than to Sakuragicho. Bashamichi Station on the Minatomirai Line is nearby, as are the domed Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Cultural History and the wide, tree-lined Nihon-odori avenue. The Red Brick Warehouse is just over the canal bridges. After dark the streets empty of office workers and stay quiet, which puts this place ahead of the pricier harbour-front towers for anyone who wants a calm, well-kept room at a budget price. Aioicho suits light sleepers and solo travelers who want Kannai and Minato Mirai equally close without paying for either address.

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      Hotel Resol Yokohama Sakuragicho

      9.3/10 rating ~$45/night
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   Kaigandori 5-chome (海岸通五丁目)

   Harbour edge near the Kisha-michi promenade and Red Brick Warehouse, Naka Ward, Yokohama

   Waterfront living on a budget, with the Red Brick Warehouse and the Minato Mirai lights right outside.

   Harbour air drifts across Kaigandori, where Navios Yokohama rates 9.5 at about $56 a night. The hotel stands at the start of the Kisha-michi promenade, a walkway built over an old rail line that leads across the water toward Sakuragicho. From here you can walk to the Red Brick Warehouse, the World Porters mall, the Cosmo World ferris wheel and the Osanbashi pier. After dark, the Minato Mirai towers light up across the inlet, and the promenade is at its best then. Skip the bay-view resort towers: this pick gives you the same waterfront for a fraction of their rate. Kaigandori quiets down early once the warehouse shops close, which makes it a natural fit for couples and solo travelers who want their evening walk to start at the door.

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      Navios Yokohama

      9.5/10 rating ~$56/night
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   Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama

   Southern Yokohama on the Kanazawa Seaside Line, near the Sachiura industrial district

   The cheapest base in the city, far south, quiet and practical.

   At about $31 a night, the Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel is the cheapest room in the city among these picks, and it still rates 8.2. One guest wrote plainly that there is nothing worth seeing nearby, and they are right: the hotel sits in an industrial and business district in southern Kanazawa Ward, served by the Kanazawa Seaside Line. That line carries you a few stops to Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, and the Keikyu interchange at Kanazawa-hakkei connects you to the rest of the city. Don't bother with Kanazawa Ward if your plans center on the harbour or Chinatown, because the ride north eats into every day. It suits travelers with business in the south, families heading to the aquarium and anyone for whom price comes first. Evenings here mean an early night and a convenience-store dinner.

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      Yokohama Techno Tower Hotel

      As a hotel, there is nothing to complain about. As for the location, the fact that there is nothing worth seeing in the surrounding facilities is expected and is not a minus point, but there is nothin

      8.2/10 rating ~$31/night
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   Kannai

   Isezaki Mall and Isezakicho, south of Kannai Station, Naka Ward, Yokohama

   Late-night Yokohama on a budget, set along the Isezaki shopping street.

   The Chisun Hotel Yokohama Isezakicho sits just off Isezaki Mall, where the neon stays on late. It scores 8.9 at about $35 a night, and one guest says they have stayed countless times and had a great visit every time. Isezakichojamachi Station on the Blue Line is close, and JR Kannai sits at the top of the mall, giving you two ways in and out. Yokohama Stadium and the Ooka River are nearby, with Noge's alleys across the bridge. Walk toward the far end of the mall and the restaurants get cheaper: Thai, Korean, and Chinese spots draw the locals away from the chains near the station, along with standing bars and noodle shops. The side streets toward Fukutomicho shift into hostess bars and pachinko parlors, which tells you what kind of base this is. Good for night owls, not for early nights.

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      Chisun Hotel Yokohama Isezakicho

      I've stayed at this hotel countless times, and each visit has been consistently great. The rooms, facilities, cleanliness, and service are all top-notch. The hotel's exterior is also quite beautiful.

      8.9/10 rating ~$35/night
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   Kinkocho (金港町)

   East exit of Yokohama Station near the YCAT bus terminal, Kanagawa Ward, Yokohama

   An airport-bus base on the quieter east side of Yokohama Station.

   The Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Higashiguchi is in Kinkocho, east of Yokohama Station, scoring 9.3 and running about $65 a night, which puts it at the top of the city's budget range. You are paying for where it sits. The YCAT airport bus terminal is in the Sky Building close by, making dawn buses to Haneda and Narita straightforward, and the Sogo department store and the station's east concourse are right next door. A short walk along the water takes you to the Nissan Gallery in Takashima, and the Sea Bass water bus leaves from this side of the station for Minato Mirai and the Red Brick Warehouse. For anyone catching a dawn airport bus, we'd take this over the convention towers along the bay. The east side goes quiet early, so book here for logistics, not nightlife.

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      Sotetsu Fresa Inn Yokohama Higashiguchi

      9.3/10 rating ~$65/night
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    Kitasaiwai 1-chome (北幸一丁目)

    West exit of Yokohama Station, Nishi Ward, Yokohama

    A budget room on the busy, bar-lined west side of Yokohama Station.

    Hotel Yokohama Camelot Japan is the budget option in Kitasaiwai, on the west side of Yokohama Station, scoring 8.4 at about $45 a night. One guest flags a practical point: there is no direct link to the underground mall, so they had to carry three heavy bags up the stairs. Pack light or plan to use the street-level exits. The west exit puts you near the Sotetsu Line terminal, the Joinus and Takashimaya department stores, and the bars and ramen shops along the Katabira River. Locals treat the back lanes off the west exit as the address for cheap izakaya and late karaoke, and the crowds from the station thin out after the last trains. This side suits social travelers and anyone taking the Sotetsu Line inland.

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       Hotel Yokohama Camelot Japan

       Hotel location supposed to be good as it is adjacent to Yokohama Station. However, there is no direct connection between the hotel and the underground mall, I have to lift 3 heavy luggages from train

       8.4/10 rating ~$45/night
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