I had no intention of climbing to the top of Fuji but my brother has and my son would have liked to. We knew the options were limited outside the official climbing season and highly dependant on the weather however Kawaguchiko was the only one of the four "5th station" we could get to on public transport during the week in October. As always so much to see and so little time but I loved our night in this place. The hostel has a "shoes off" at the front door policy which made me feel right at home. The tourist info at the station phoned K's House and we arranged a pick up from the station, it is walkable but easier without luggage. We had a Japanese room with private ensuite which was fabulous, seems to be more space without beds! Great open common areas including several free internet computers and wifi all over the building. We checked out the entrance to the HI/YHA hostel and K's was far superior.

We stayed here three nights so that we could see Mt Fuji (which we did the K's House tour - very highly recommended as its a good way to see Fuji from a number of different places which you just wouldnt be able to see unless you have a car).

We also wanted to go to Fuji Q which the hostel were able to set us up with discount tickets which was also really helpful. Just ask for them at the front desk!

One last thing, the room size and whole hostel is actually quite spacious compared with many other hostels in Japan.

I stayed here as a couple for two nights in the private Japanese rooms (without bath) for two people. It's amazingly affordable at 3400 yen per person per night. The rooms and common area are remarkably clean. I'd say the best thing about the stay are the staffs who speak good English and are bubbly as well as helpful.

We enjoyed the day tour that was operated by K's House which cost a mere 4500 yen per person (1000 yen discount for guest of K's House. Originally 5500 yen) Taro, our guide was very informative, accomodating (we had a vegetarian in the group and Taro was kind enough to seek for a vegetarian food) and extremely interesting.

I highly recommend getting on the express Fujikyu Railway to get to Kawaguchiko station (K's House is a short 5 minutes away) When you get to the station, give the helpful K's House staffs a call and they'd pick you up from the station.

To return to the station, K's House has a fixed transportation schedule and guests would have to book spaces accordingly.

I'd say Autumn isn't exactly the best season to go as it may be cloudy and might rain occasionally. Nevertheless, with a little bit of luck, we were lucky enough to be blessed with clear blue skies on the last day of our trip. Thus, we managed to adore the ethereal Mount Fuji from Lake Kawaguchiko. Please do take the cable car which is 10 minutes by bicycle away from K's House. You'll have an amazing view of Mount Fuji from there.

All in all, my compliments to all the K's House staffs and I highly recommend staying here!