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"I saw a couple of reviews before going that spoke of the hotel being old, and it is. Built in the 1970's when Japan's economy was VERY robust, it was originally an extremely advanced and pricy destination. Like so many of the larger and older Japanese hotels,it shows its age in various ways. Scraped moldings, corner peeling of wallpaper in a few places, and some fading in the first floor lobby carpeting. Rooms were huge - by Japanese standards - and very sparsely furnished. Two semi-double beds, a two seater couch, an arm chair, a small table, and a very unimposing dressing stand area, with a small fold up mirror. The walls looked freshly painted, with all normal hotel items, like wall mirror and K-Mart art missing. The hot bath was nice, but kind of boring. An interesting thing is, being off the beaten path, the hotel has no English translated signs, menus, TV control directions, or other amenities. The breakfast buffet, while relatively large, was all tailored to the Japanese clientele, with virtually no Western allowances. With all of this, I think the hotel was fantastic for the price. If we had wanted a bright and shiny place to stay, there are many in the 200-800 dollar range in the area, but this once grand, and still stately, hotel was a bargain for the price. "

"Property is a bit old but staff were helpful - I had left my handphone in my room after checking out, and they called within 30 mins to let me know. "