Fairfield by Marriott Kumamoto Aso — Hotel in Aso

TL;DR Stunning and spacious rooms with excellent view of Mount Aso. Great location (next to JR aso) but far from restaurants so you need to be really organised or rent a car like we did. Plenty of parking which made it easy. Free coffee but it tastes really bad 😰.

Staff were lovely and helpful so no complaints there. I would stay again purely because of their great hospitality.

Facilities: There is a lounge with a coffee machine, microwave and miso soup in packets. It’s a nice place to eat your take away or bring your laptop to work. My only gripe was the coffee was absolutely horrible (I am not a coffee snob by any means) and there was no option for milk, not even UHT milk. For a higher priced hotel this is pretty poor, especially considering the lack of restaurants/cafes around. My only recommendation would be for this hotel to provide in some form. Also the hot water tap is not really hot more like lukewarm. So if you try to make instant noodles you might need to use the kettle in your room.

Rooms: Beautifully designed and decorated. So spacious! Comfy beds and pillows. Clean toilets and showers. Beware shampoo and conditioner is combined so bring your own conditioner if you...

Delighted I made the choice to stay here even if it was a quick 24 hours in Aso.||The location could not be better, literally being at Aso Station, and if you are driving they have plenty of parking on site as well.||The hotel itself is quite new, reflected in the modern rooms, with comfortable king bedding, great pillows and bedside fittings for charging and turning off lights and more.||The King Rooms are a great size as well so no issues for two people and luggage here. ||This was one of my best sleeps during my trip to Japan.||The bathroom set up may not be for everyone as it's part of the bedroom, although there is a sliding door for privacy.||Being a basic three star hotel there is no restaurant on site, but they do sell some snacks and drinks, although with the Lawson a short walk away that might be the best bet.||I did appreciate the free coffee from the machines in the morning on offer and they do offer microwaves (handy for Lawson bento boxes) also free to use.||Service is friendly, but keep in mind being a limited service hotel and keeping in mind there's restaurant or dining on site there's no room service etc. ||This is the perfect base to explore Aso...

Delighted I made the choice to stay here even if it was a quick 24 hours in Aso.

The location could not be better, literally being at Aso Station, and if you are driving they have plenty of parking on site as well.

The hotel itself is quite new, reflected in the modern rooms, with comfortable king bedding, great pillows and bedside fittings for charging and turning off lights and more.

The King Rooms are a great size as well so no issues for two people and luggage here.

This was one of my best sleeps during my trip to Japan.

The bathroom set up may not be for everyone as it's part of the bedroom, although there is a sliding door for privacy.

Being a basic three star hotel there is no restaurant on site, but they do sell some snacks and drinks, although with the Lawson a short walk away that might be the best bet.

I did appreciate the free coffee from the machines in the morning on offer and they do offer microwaves (handy for Lawson bento boxes) also free to use.

Service is friendly, but keep in mind being a limited service hotel and keeping in mind there's restaurant or dining on site there's no room service etc.

This is the perfect base to explore Aso...