THE VIEW Odawara shiro-no mieru hotel - Vacation STAY 66089v

It's very clean!

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So far my best accommodation through out my 2 weeks vacation in Japan. Should have 2 nights here. The castle is walking distance. Train station is like 10 min walks. House is super super clean. I am falling in love with Odawara town. Very beautiful.

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We are family of 4. 2 adults and 2 teens. We bring 1 medium suitcase & 1 cabin suitcase. When we arrived the apartment was cleaned and ready for us. The lady who in charged at the front office help us to explain the apartment (password door, heater, washing machine, how to lay the futon, etc). All of us can sleep well on the futon and the room was warm (we travel in Dec). Just the same with other hotel apartments in Japan, they only provide cleaning, etc on the 4th day or by requests. The daily will be taking trash out (fyi: they require us to separate the recycling goods - can/pet bottles/ glass bottles) and changing the towels. The apartment provided pajamas, heater (air conditioning), washing machine (dryer all in 1), and a humidifier. The space is enough and descent for 4 of us and suitcases. The things for consideration are, 1. Hooks in the bathroom and/or taller drying rack because the current one was so short, we need to fold the wet towel & hang them. Or maybe just provide string/pole above the bathtub area so we can hang dry small laundry/towel. 2. Since no daily cleaning, maybe providing a handheld broom & dustpan or handheld vacuum is a good idea. We can clean the crumbs or hairs from the floor. The apartment is short walking distance to Odawara station, which has many restaurants and shops around. Odawara castle also short walking distance and since it was weekday, less people around and the sightseeing was so pleasant. It was pleasant to stay at The View Odawara :) we love the city and the surrounding - quiet and tranquil for staying yet not lacking the necessities.

Maybe more English instruction on washing machine - tried to look for short cycle 🙈 but still can’t find. Anyway regular cycle was good, around 2-3,5 hours until done & dry.

Close to Odawara castle and Odawara train station. Many restaurants nearby so it makes a good base to explore the broader area. The accommodation was decently sized and very clean. The bathroom had ample space.

Not enough kitchen utensils. Only had futon beds and a single sofa bed. May not be comfortable for people not used to Japanese style sleeping (not an issue in our case).

Need a 1 -2 more pots and pans in kitchen. Need towel rails in the bathroom

This place is modern, cozy and nice. If we return will definately stay here again. Youncan view Odawara castle from this unit.

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