Hotel Route Inn Hakata Ekimae — Hotel in Fukuoka

The reception staff at the Hotel Route-Inn Hakata are friendly, as everyone is in Japan, but they were uncompromising. Check-out is at the very early hour of 10.00am, so upon checking in late at night at the end of a 26-hour journey from Glasgow to Fukuoka via Dubai and Seoul I asked if I might stay at least until 11.00am. I could, but only if I paid an additional 10% of the room’s rack rate for each additional hour up to three hours.||||The lift and corridors are dark and there is no security system in effect, such as the need to swipe the room card to operate the elevator.||||All Japanese hotel rooms are small, but this one is particularly tiny. There certainly is not any room to swing a cat. Tissues and towels had to be moved off the desk to make room for my lap top. There is neither a bedside table or even a shelf on which to place an alarm clock.||||Such is the space in the toilet that the loo itself is placed at an angle with no room for an average European male leg on the side nearest to the wall, making the whole exercise something rather difficult. I had to move the bottles of shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap to a tiny space on the floor in order to accommodate my toothbrush and shaving gear on the basin. The shower curtain rail is broken in room 510, so the curtain does not close and as the width of the bath is so very narrow this means that water gets everywhere. ||||The shower is a cheap plastic attachment to the sink tap assembly with tiny holes that make the water spray like needles. Not a nice experience.||||The carpets are dark brown and the quilt cover too, which is dingy.||||No bottled water was supplied and there was no air-conditioning, so I had to sleep with the window open above a very noisy main road. I had an entirely restless night, despite the bed being very comfortable. I really could have done with a quiet, restful sleep after such a long journey and before starting work the following day.||||I did not have breakfast as I tried, unsuccessfully to sleep...

The reception staff at the Hotel Route-Inn Hakata are friendly, as everyone is in Japan, but they were uncompromising. Check-out is at the very early hour of 10.00am, so upon checking in late at night at the end of a 26-hour journey from Glasgow to Fukuoka via Dubai and Seoul I asked if I might stay at least until 11.00am. I could, but only if I paid an additional 10% of the room’s rack rate for each additional hour up to three hours.||||The lift and corridors are dark and there is no security system in effect, such as the need to swipe the room card to operate the elevator.||||All Japanese hotel rooms are small, but this one is particularly tiny. There certainly is not any room to swing a cat. Tissues and towels had to be moved off the desk to make room for my lap top. There is neither a bedside table or even a shelf on which to place an alarm clock.||||Such is the space in the toilet that the loo itself is placed at an angle with no room for an average European male leg on the side nearest to the wall, making the whole exercise something rather difficult. I had to move the bottles of shampoo, conditioner and liquid soap to a tiny space on the floor in order to accommodate my toothbrush and shaving gear on the basin. The shower curtain rail is broken in room 510, so the curtain does not close and as the width of the bath is so very narrow this means that water gets everywhere. ||||The shower is a cheap plastic attachment to the sink tap assembly with tiny holes that make the water spray like needles. Not a nice experience.||||The carpets are dark brown and the quilt cover too, which is dingy.||||No bottled water was supplied and there was no air-conditioning, so I had to sleep with the window open above a very noisy main road. I had an entirely restless night, despite the bed being very comfortable. I really could have done with a quiet, restful sleep after such a long journey and before starting work the following day.||||I did not have breakfast as I tried, unsuccessfully to sleep...

Super awesome and good value for money. First of all, let’s talk about the location. You can see the hotel directly from the central exit of Hakata Exit, so you don’t need to panic. The passage on the second floor can go all the way to the hotel entrance across the road, and you can get off the elevator. It's super close. You can put your shopping back in your room before going out. The room is not too small. I brought three suitcases, which can be spread out at the same time. Breakfast is free for guests staying in the hotel. If you are brave enough to order without breakfast, the front desk will give you a meal coupon. The food was okay, but it was a bit crowded during peak hours. Although it was a buffet, there were always people queuing up to get food, so it was difficult to add more food. There aren’t too many varieties, but you can eat enough. There is no fruit or dessert, but since it is free, it is acceptable. The large bathhouse has only one indoor hot spring pool in b1. You need to swipe the bathhouse card. The water temperature is too hot and it will become too hot after a short soak. There are 5 seats in the shower. If you have any other questions, please ask me. Pajamas look good and can also be worn to restaurants. Finally, let me talk about the service. It is not particularly enthusiastic, but it responds to requests. Our suitcase was damaged by the airline, so we left it at the hotel two days in advance. We immediately agreed and it was already placed in the room when we checked in again. After checking out, I forgot to take the food in the refrigerator. Find it for...