Gregory
A One Time Experience.
Ok cool place, not cheap. But be prepared, this is a really local Japanese hotel. Almost no one speaks English behind the desk. The rooms are Japanese Rooms with Tatami, the Onsen's are beautiful and the key feature of the hotel. It's quite luxurious by Japanese standards but recognise you will probably be the only foreigners in the entire hotel.
But a warning as they they played tricky in the booking. Booked two months in advance, non-smoking, city view. 24 hours before the booking they contacted me to say they had no non-smoking rooms so downgraded my a room with no view, and no toilet. Oh and if I wanted to upgrade, they offered to double what I was paying. Not cool, not acceptable.
Thanks to Hotels.com and several panic emails we got sorted but this I found very scary way of managing. Was it because it was easier frustrate the foreigners then the locals? Having no one to speak English made it more a challenge. Thanks Hotels.com. You saved the day.
So yes once we got there some things sorted out and found a nice staff member that helped, but be prepared this is a really local experience and don't expect the western sensibilities. It's a local culture, local way, and so it has its cool adventure side as well as its hiccups.
But a warning as they they played tricky in the booking. Booked two months in advance, non-smoking, city view. 24 hours before the booking they contacted me to say they had no non-smoking rooms so downgraded my a room with no view, and no toilet. Oh and if I wanted to upgrade, they offered to double what I was paying. Not cool, not acceptable.
Thanks to Hotels.com and several panic emails we got sorted but this I found very scary way of managing. Was it because it was easier frustrate the foreigners then the locals? Having no one to speak English made it more a challenge. Thanks Hotels.com. You saved the day.
So yes once we got there some things sorted out and found a nice staff member that helped, but be prepared this is a really local experience and don't expect the western sensibilities. It's a local culture, local way, and so it has its cool adventure side as well as its hiccups.
