LOCATION
Many people arriving here will catch the tram from the train station, it is only about 15 minutes trip, then a short walk. The actual location is in walking distance to the Peace Park and Memorials.

If you have about ½ hour you can walk to the city centre and it is quite nice. Be sure to eat some local cuisine, especially the okonomiyaki which is famous in this region.

We were greeted in a friendly manner and checked in. It was very casual and friendly.

ROOMS
There are 3 rooms upstairs and a shared toilet. There is a shared shower downstairs, and it is clean.
The rooms are Japanese style. There is not much security on each room, I think just a latch on the inside of the door, no key.
The rooms were very quiet, no ear plugs required.

BREAKFAST
Included is a breakfast in the morning that the hosts cook, it is western style. Which was pancakes, OJ, coffee, maybe eggs. It changes each day and they tell you the day before what it will be.
As this is cooked for personally for you and you agree on the time, I suggest that as a matter of courtesy you do not be late for breakfast, even if it is your nature/culture to be late.

Atmosphere
While this is a religious leaning place the hosts did not bang on about religion at all. We stayed here for 3 days and did not spend too much time in the house, there is so much to see in a short time. They provided lots of tips on where to go in the town and also gave us maps. They assumed that we would want to go to Miajima Island which was good, because I had thought that was somewhere else in Japan. It was great!
This is like going to stay at someone’s home. If you are in Japan for a long time it can be nice to have English speakers around.

Value
The cost is very cheap compared with hotels. 3,500 yen per person per night. There are no dorm rooms. There is a bigger room that is suitable for a family.

I won't go into what the last reviewer said about the background of the World Friendship Centre. I also stayed with Don & Pauline, whose 2 year stint as volunteer hosts will soon be up. They really made my visit memorable for me, as I'm sure all the hosts do for their guests.

This is a really comfortable special place. I'm not Christian by a long shot but loved their down to earth non-confrontational atmosphere. The library is great, with lots of books about Hiroshima and the A bomb or just books about anything.

I had my own private room with a clean shared bathroom. Best bit was having a place to "unload" after the very emotional time at the Peace Park & Museum. If your reason for going to Hiroshima is to understand more about WW2 or the nuclear bomb, then I can't imagine staying at an impersonal hotel over this house. Here I always had a friendly face and a person to chat to or ask questions about what happened to Hiroshima. Invaluable.

I found the Friendship Center by chance on the internet and thought it would be nice to try somewhere different. The place is a non profit organisation (run by an American church who promote pacficism and the abolition of nuclear weapons) and I liked the fact that my money would be used for a worthy cause.

There's only room for 6 (1 room of 4 and a room for 2) so make sure you book well in advance. Rooms are simple tatami with futon but very clean & comfortable. It is also cheap with a great American breakfast included. There's shared shower & toilet facilities.

The place is currently run by Don & Pauline who went out of their way to be great hosts, give us good tips on the city and arrange a volunteer Peace Park Guide (which I thoroughly recommend).

The location is also good, 10 minute walk from the street car and 15 minute walk to the Peace Park and surrounding shops/restaurants.