女性専用 - Inn By The Sea Kamakura - Women's Guesthouse — Hotel in Kamakura

It's certainly 'by the sea' and from some windows you can see the sea. We were there in April and while surfers, windsurfers etc were about it wasn't beach weather - and it isn't an especially attractive beach, forget waving palms and coconuts.||Getting to the Inn is a simple process of getting a train to Kamakura, then switching to a local train service (not JR so your RailPass won't work) for the 5 minute ride to Hase from there less than 5 minutes to the Inn.||The Inn is very convenient for some of the major temples and for the Giant Buddah and its a very pleasant stroll to some of the more distant temples which are delightfully uncrowded. To get to the western temples it is the train back to Kamakura then a bus or walk from there.||In Hase itself we struggled to get evening meals - most places were closed.||The Inn itself is run by a Canadian lady and her Japanese husband who live on the premises with their 5 year old daughter (and by now with an infant who was about to be born). You are sharing their world and certain restrictions are imposed - like no access to the kitchen/breakfast area until 8:30 (or was it 8:00?).||The rooms are Japanese style - tatami mats and bed rolls. It isn't cheap (by Japanese standards it wasn't stunningly expensive - but still not cheap) and at that price it felt a bit odd to be making one's own bed, like unrolling the bed and putting the sheet on etc. Otherwise there was only a low table in the room - and the bathroom was down the corridor.||Everyone was very friendly and helpful, lots of advice on which temples to visit etc and the breakfast was...

First thing...your JR train will take you to Kamakura station...you still have a mile to go. Take the local train...it is easy and you will then only have a short walk to the Inn... towards the beach(which is fairly charmless but seems popular with surfers).||||The Inn is tucked down an alley and is a modern building.||||What it lacks in traditional building style it makes up for in many other ways.||||It is reasonable value (note cash only, not credit cards).||||Helen is a great host, full of insights(she is Canadian so language really is no problem), keen to help and clearly is a very nice person.||||You have easy access to some of the key sites in Kamakura including the Great Buddha and just beyond this there is also a great walk in the hills along a ridge which accesses another welcome attraction...the cafe in the clouds(closed after 5.00) ||||Breakfast is good.||||Room is spacious and Japanese themed so you will be living at ground level.||||There are many local cafes around but they do close early so don't expect European style late evening meals to be available locally.||||Kamakura is an expensive town, the Inn makes it reasonable to visit and if you think B&B rather than traditional Inn or Hotel you will not be...

The experience at this accommodation will be something I'll never forget. I left my passport at the Hakone hotel, but the host made a proactive effort to resolve the issue. Thanks to the incredibly kind couple, we were fortunately able to solve the problem and focus on our trip in Hakone. Being very close to Hase Station made it convenient to go anywhere. It was also near the sea, so I was very happy walking along the seaside path in the morning. The location, space, and hosts were all excellent.

The spacious room and the bed from which the sea was visible were also amazing. Although the bathroom was outside, it was convenient because we were the only ones using it. Being able to take a bath was really nice. They brewed coffee in the morning, and the smell of the coffee was wonderful.

The next day, it rained a lot and we were flustered without an umbrella, but they offered us their own umbrella. Thanks to their kindness until the last moment, I leave Hase with warm memories. I...