MACHIYA-VILLA SEIAN

部屋が清潔でした

特にはないですが2階にもトイレがあったらなーと思いました。

The area is pretty quiet and isn't directly near to the station. The whole vibe is that of an old Japanese house with some modern takes and an outdoor bath. We hardly used it due to the rain but that's not a knock on the premise. All in all, go there if you want to have a look at a "refurbished" Japanese ryokan style house vibe.

The check-in time was crazily late. Like 5pm, so you do not want to stay there on the first day unless your timings line up with that (like if you're driving in from outside into Fukuoka town). There were bags left near the door after we checked in that looks to contain rubbish or items that were cleaned up from the previous occupants. We contacted the host about it but didn't get any reply. So I am a little concerned if you have issues and need responses from them that this might be the case in terms of lack of support. The pricing is also pretty high (the highest amongst the locations we stayed). And there's only 1 common toilet, so you need to juggle its utilization if you have a big group.

This is an excellent property if you want an authentic Japanese style house experience. It was very quirky but comfortable.

The supply of dinner knives for us westerners would have been helpful.

The villa was very well appointed and modern inside. There were plenty of linens.

We could not get into the house or reach the manager without great difficulty. They were not responsive. We found an unlocked door and got in but had to leave it unlocked when going to dinner. The hot tub was empty when we arrived and would have taken hours to fill so we did not get to use it. There were no instructions about filling it. The light switches were all over the place and hard to figure out what was where. The bathroom was downstairs (very narrow stairs hard to manage in the dark) and all the bedrooms were upstairs. This is a problem if you need the toilet in the middle of the night. Lots of light coming in from the street. I would not recommend for non-Japanese travelers.

The ambience of the property and the photos were same as the property

Cold, the electricity shut off 5 times through the night. Toilet is located on the first floor and “outside” making it inconvenient for our elders.