A group of three people was recently travelling on business in Japan. One of the group is a vegetarian and sometimes had difficulty finding good vegetarian dishes. While we were in Kumamoto, the staff at the Hotel Castle recommended a restaurant, Cafe de Shinran, right next to the hotel (and near Kumamoto Castle). We were a bit surprised to find... more

We spent one night here. It was our second night in a Chisun hotel in Kyushu. Clearly, like many Japanese business hotel brands and motel brands around the world, the brand has a certain style and look across all its hotels. This hotel seemed about 3 or so years old and was perfectly acceptable for one night. We were not... more