Kashiko Island Vacations from ￥28,304

Apartment style well located right next to transport hub. All the apartment conveniences microwave and washing/drying machine. Apparently there is also a gym.

The breakfast was great, with many varieties of foods. The room was clean and spacious. There is separate toilet and washbasin.

Pros: Close to the city center. Many restaurants nearby. Easy check-in and out. Washer and dryer worked well. Laundry soap was provided. Great toilet and shower. Large apartment. Plates, forks, cups, dish soap, dish washing sponge were provided. Cons: When we arrived, we had to wipe down the table and floors to clean up oils and spots from the previous guests. When looking under the beds, it was apparent that the floor under the beds had not been cleaned in a long time, with dirt, dust, and some small pieces of trash under the beds. Parking lots are available less than 5 minutes away on foot, but they can be costly if you want to leave your car there during the daytime. There is a risk of having noisy neighbors, and it was a bit bothersome when neighbors walked loudly or laughed loudly.

The property is very close to Takayama train station and bus terminal. The owner is kind to send directions with photo in details so we can find the apartment easily. But directions to enter the room not very clear and it took us some time to enter the room. The room is very small with sharp corner of beds and easily knock on head when going down a step from bathroom area. Toilet paper has 2 rolls but each left with less then 1/10 of paper so we have to buy a roll of toilet paper from a restaurant (very strange but we couldn't find any toilet paper in the mini supermarkets in Takayama). Owner is nice to supply few packs of ready to eat food. Most shops in Takayama closed at 5pm, some restaurants closed also 7pm, hardly can find restaurants open late. Souvenur