Hotel Chapel Coconut Kameyama — Hotel in Kameyama

Well, we booked this hotel online and discovered it is one of the Japanese ‘discreet’ or ‘love’ hotels that dot the country. We stumbled onto one earlier on this week and it was up market and stylish but this really one could feature in some Tarantino or Wez Anderson movie! Dimly lit, the reception has fake candles and a draped curtain so that the guest and reception staff do not have to see each other. Tiny cramped lift, hallway dimly lit with Hawaiian piped music. The bed - comfortable and with white sheets, the cheap flounce around the bed is broken and tacky, towels thin and brown in colour. Nothing special about this place except the room and bathroom with its bath for two are larger than regular hotels. There is even some sort of gambling machine in the room. Can’t say it is quiet as we hear passing trains. Ultimately though, aside from its downmarket tackiness, good value for money particularly if you are on a tight budget. Even though our room is ‘nonsmoking’ there is that...

😊: Lovely staff even though I didn't speak a word of Japanese, and they couldn't speak English it was funny trying to communicate. Large enough room for enough space, low lighting too.. 😢: It felt a little dated, and not well kept, the toilet seat was slightly off the seat and behind the curtain was a leaky window, also mould in the shower area. just...

😊: The extra space - larger than usual Japanese hotels. Comfortable bed.. 😢: The reception, had to talk to the staff through a curtain. Pretty old and tacky. Rickety tiny elevator....