Beginning with the delightful entryway punctuated by two classically sculpted miniature pine trees, continuing on to the warm, friendly and accommodating greeting by Miss Maeda at the front desk, and in consideration of a peaceful and relaxing public bath in addition to the "cozy" but immaculate bathroom facilities in the room, a large (for Japan) and comfortable bed, a quiet and clean room, and the continuing attentive and gracious services of all the staff, and in particular, Miss Maeda and Miss Shimokawa, I can recommend this hotel highly to the traveler looking for something typically Japanese in an out of the way local neighborhood, still easily accessible to a major train station. The neighborhood in which this hotel is situated is truly unusual, in my experience, for a big city hotel. The neighborhood is anchored by not just one, but two long shopping streets intersecting very close to the hotel. With numerous local eateries, small specialty "wagashi", or Japanese sweets shops, drinking/eating establishments, all typically Japanese with the exception of an Indian restaurant, a couple of Chinese and one or two Italian restaurants, this is a great place to really soak up the local flavor of an older period in Japanese history. In fact, directly across from the hotel are the remnants of part of the historic Tokaido road (virtually an alleyway, but one tat connected the two ancient capitals of Japan). A short walk in on this walkway one finds a very sweet, neighborhood public park devoted to children and supervised seven days a week by trained professionals. All in all a very unique and special place to stay, well managed and fairly priced. Highly recommended!!…
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