the location was lovely. walkable from the subway. the best part was that the hotel was adjacent to a lovely local shrine. it’s a gem of a shrine with a series of red tori gates and kitsune. there’s a lot of vintage japanese stores and a shopping alley. seto is also home to a lot of ceramics stores. if we had more time i would have loved to look at more of them. we chose this hotel due to it’s relative proximity to ghibli park. the room was large and we all fit comfortably. breakfast was traditional japanese with natto or tofu, rice, curry, miso soup, side salad, juice and coffee. westerners might wish for some toast. but we liked the traditional and that the hotel wasn’t overrun with foreigners. also the pillows had a buckwheat and a fluffy side. i am not a fan of buckwheat pillows so i was happy to be able to turn it over for more comfort.

the only issue was that our bathroom tub didn’t drain properly and so the floor ended up covered in water - about an inch. luckily we had extra towels to mop it up, but it was a bit surprising and disconcerting when it happened. the staff were very nice about it when we told them in the morning.

Peaceful location 20 mins drive from Ghibli park. Really quiet all day. Staff lovely. Offered a Japanese breakfast.

Ghibli warehouse was great but the rest of the park pointless without premium tickets. So not sure visit was worth while for what we wanted. Lovely staff that took luggage delivery in for us. Shame no microwave in room and no plates in hotel for food. It felt like a bit of a fraternity for young Japanese business men in the evening in lounge when trying to prepare food.

Quite n location

Unusual location in the temple

The room size was great and the shower was good to

The room was abit old and could do with a paint the breakfast was only curry and rice

Very good location in a nice town, peaceful atmosphere, breakfast was delicious

I was there for only a few hours. Everything was fine especially the breakfast in the money. The hotel is located near a pleasant shrine and the shotengai with shops and places to eat and drink.

The room was very big for Japan

The breakfast there was only rice and curry

The facilities were a bit old and not clean