A 15-minute walk from the Nijo Castle grounds, Hostel Mundo offers affordable nonsmoking accommodations with free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and shared bathrooms. A free-use shared kitchen with a microwave is provided, and bicycles can be rented. Mundo Hostel has both private and dormitory-style rooms for international travelers. You can try a Japanese room with futon bedding on a tatami (woven-straw) floor, or sleep in a Western bed frame with a futon mat. The hostel is a 7-minute taxi ride from JR Nijo Station, and 5 minutes from Nijojomae Subway Station. A supermarket and convenience store are within a 3-minute walk, and bus stop Horikawa Shimodachiuri is 1640 feet away. The common area has a free-use internet terminal and free coffee/tea. Showers are open 24/7 and the hostel does not have a curfew.