Hotel Francs — Hotel in Chiba

The hotel offers a variety of room types from single to suite. |Our room was a double non-smoking room with flat screen television, air conditioning, fridge, kettle and humidifier. |The room was of a reasonable size for a hotel room in Japan.|The bathroom was impeccably clean and as appears to be standard included a washlet, bath/shower and a great range of toiletries. |Breakfast was included in our package and was of a good standard served in a room with fantastic views of the bay.|Staff spoke some English and tried hard to communicate with the guests.|Service was excellent. |The hotel is close to the rail line but not close enough to make noise an issue (the room was very quiet and pleasant).|Close by is a factory outlet center offering excellent shopping along with a convenience store with a great range of basics. |There is a concierge service and a comfortable lobby area for meeting and talking. |Overall a nice place to stay and one that allows access to Tokyo Disney and Tokyo city by rail for a...

In A Nutshell:

-How did I end up all the way in Chiba @ Hotel Franc? -I underbooked during one of my trips to Tokyo & the only hotel that wasn't sold out or super-expensive was in neighboring Chiba. -This hotel is in a good location: located along the Keiyo Line, a few JR stops to Walt Disney World, a block from shopping at the Mitsui Outlet Park and the Chiba Lotte Marine baseball stadium. -You can order a masseuse to come to your from their information booklet in your room too. -There are tons of restaurants around the hotel, but be a little adventurous and wander into town you never know who will run into (I ran into the dude who the "Fast and the Furious" used as their consultant in their Tokyo Drift movie - a great night out drinking, eating ramen and getting a ride home in a Tokyo Drift!)

Overall, it's a clean hotel w/ some great views...

Came here for a concert that was happening at Makuhari Messe, and got one of their suites. Easily the most disappointing and overpriced room I've ever been in - I knew the building was going to be old, but I wasn't expecting the bathroom grout to be in complete disrepair, multiple power outlets falling off the walls, just generally feeling like I went back to the 1970s and literally nothing has been updated.

The kicker for all of this is that the suites were still 60-80k JPY/night - I brought this up to the front desk and their response was generally "the building is old, sorry". I'd consider staying here for half the price, but at the listed price this is unacceptable. The other staff members, however, were lovely and very helpful. Location-wise, it's right near Makuhari so it's very easy to get...