"The night before, I stayed in a place as dirty and not well-maintained as I have not seen it in Japan before - at a higher price WITHOUT breakfast, so while I try to moderate my enthusiasm, this property was truly excellent. Still old, but nicely maintained, with an amazing price/performance.
The breakfast had a truly astounding amount of fresh sashimi - not quite what I like first thing in the morning, but my Japanese fellow travellers were clearly keen (and very happy).
For me, the small thing was convincing: drip coffee with a warm bottle of milk next to it - you do not see that anymore. Either you get these automatic makers with foam, you need to go to the juice section for cold milk, or get some plastic-packaged forever milk. I can't remember when was the last time I saw a jug of warm milk right were it should be. Bonus points for that!
Excellent onsen, too, with outside bath. Very enjoyable stay, thank you!"