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Didn't get any emails from Expedia regarding how to check in - we arrived at the hotel and found out that there is no staff at the actual hotel. Had to take another taxi to yet another place ( with all our luggage! ) to get the access codes to enter the hotel - it's quite a waste of time! Other than that - once you're checked in, it's actually a nice property. Bit of a walk to the nearest train station / bus stop, but still bearable. There's a really nice public bath ( Sauna Ume Yu ) that opens until late, definitely a must visit if you stay here.

チェックイン時にご連絡いただいた部屋番号にミスがあるというトラブルがありましたが，電話ですぐに対応いただけました。少し駅からは歩きますが，荷物が多くなければ許容範囲かと思います。内装はとてもきれいで快適でした。

Good: 1. Room is large and comfortable bed. 2. Bathroom was great. 3. Free in house selfserve laundry but takes a long time to wash dry FYI. CON (read especially if you have no phone service) 1. There is no one onsite. - This mean you can't send luggage in advance 2. I did not get email with instructions how to check-in. You check in at ANOTHER location. They said they had trouble sending msg to my email. They do not respond to chat messages in Expedia. I had to chat with expedia who called them on my behalf. Wasted 4 hours trying to check in. Important note, THERE IS NO PHONEBOOTH nearby. 7/11 has no phone booth. Other facilities (hotel) would not allow you to use their phone.... They need to post alternative contact method other then phone and expedia chat since they are unable to respond. Its not just me, another hotel guest had the same problem as me as I was exiting hotel... 3. They only offer one time garbage /room cleaning service free of charge. Additional fee for frequent cleaning/garbage pickup - Closest garbage dump is 7/11 (5-7 min walk) 4. The wall is thin (poor sound isolation), you can easily hear next door guest

民家の中にあり趣きのある宿でした。内装はホテル風で非常に清潔で居心地が良かったです。チェックインは徒歩１０分ほど離れたカフェで、宿の出入り、部屋はダイヤル式で合理的です。

清潔で、子供連れでも安心して過ごせました。ただし、石の浴槽はお湯がぬるくなり、とても浸かって温まれるお風呂ではありませんでした。