I stayed in this hotel for two nights in November, 2017.Although the hotel is not located adjacent to the shrine and shopping area, it only took me about 10 minutes to walk from the hotel to those areas. It took me about the same amount of time to walk to the JR train station. A nice restaurant is located next door to the hotel and a large supermarket is across the street. The front desk staff spoke very limited English but were friendly and professional at all times. My room was clean and adequate for my stay. There was a small laundry room with vending machines on the top floor, as well as a communal bath. Breakfast cost only $5.00 and featured a nice choice of two soups, rice, franks, meatballs, bread, yogurt, okra, juice and coffee. Overall, I think this hotel represented good value and I would happily stay there again.

Pros: Breakfast selections, cleanliness, laundry room, friendly staff, and access to restaurant and market.

Cons: Nothing

Location: Restaurant next door, supermarket across the street, 10 minute walk to attractions and train station

We stayed at this hotel for two nights. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful, and one can easily access a few restaurants, a convenience store, and a supermarket within one block of this hotel. It's also super easy to drive to Kotohira-gu (aka Konpira Shrine) from this hotel despite its seemingly remote location. We do need to take points away for two things -- the hotel breakfast was barely adequate (although maybe we shouldn't expect too much more for 500 yen per person), and unfortunately it's obvious that the rooms are not cleaned very well at all. There was dust everywhere, and we found stains on the walls as well as on the pillows. I had recently recovered from a cold, and the air quality in the room set me off on a massive coughing fit throughout the night. At least the windows and doors held up quite well when a massive typhoon hit the area with torrential wind and rain, and we were forced to stay indoors for a whole day. Wifi worked well, and we were glad to have access to a reasonably-priced coin laundry within the building while we waited out the storm.

The hotel is next door to a convenience store and within walking distance of the main Kotohira shrine