Dormy inn Kurashiki — Hotel in Kurashiki

This is not a bad little three star hotel, it has some good points but depends what you want. We walked down from Kurashiki Station because not too far with rolling luggage but it was a hot day so it was nice to be immediately presented with cold towels by reception. We checked right in although a little bit early which also appreciated. Room a bit small but you could just about walk round the bed. Hard bed and hard pillow but high point was to find an actual real shower not a stupid tub thing so extra points for that. Lighting nicely controlled from one bedside but Dormy have this really dumb idea of a motion controlled light by the door. Fine but at a certain time in life you tend to get up in the night which puts the bright light on and wakes everyone up. The fix is to catch the light when it is off and give the bulb a slight anticlock twist so it is permanently off. Problem solved. Hotel is just a few seconds walk from the historic district which is very convenient as that is the main purpose of visiting Kurashiki. So far so good, except that they advertise specifically a breakfast with elements for both Japanese and Western tastes. Well sorry no they don’t. Nothing wrong with the food but it is all Japanese. Fruit is minimal and even the junk tinned fruit runs out very quickly, no bacon or tomatoes and funny little toasts. You can make the best of it but a traction toaster would make life easier for guests and even the Japanese would probably appreciate some smoked salmon and other sashimi. It is ok and not expensive but if they advertise western breakfast they should provide it. Free lobby coffee was well used and apparently free basic ramen after 9.00pm if you still need a snack by then. However the hotel is surrounded by decent ramen places so I got my regular fix. I would actually recommend the hotel but they do need to up their game a little bit and not rely too much on...

This is not a bad little three star hotel, it has some good points but depends what you want. We walked down from Kurashiki Station because not too far with rolling luggage but it was a hot day so it was nice to be immediately presented with cold towels by reception. We checked right in although a little bit early which also appreciated. Room a bit small but you could just about walk round the bed. Hard bed and hard pillow but high point was to find an actual real shower not a stupid tub thing so extra points for that. Lighting nicely controlled from one bedside but Dormy have this really dumb idea of a motion controlled light by the door. Fine but at a certain time in life you tend to get up in the night which puts the bright light on and wakes everyone up. The fix is to catch the light when it is off and give the bulb a slight anticlock twist so it is permanently off. Problem solved. Hotel is just a few seconds walk from the historic district which is very convenient as that is the main purpose of visiting Kurashiki. So far so good, except that they advertise specifically a breakfast with elements for both Japanese and Western tastes. Well sorry no they don’t. Nothing wrong with the food but it is all Japanese. Fruit is minimal and even the junk tinned fruit runs out very quickly, no bacon or tomatoes and funny little toasts. You can make the best of it but a traction toaster would make life easier for guests and even the Japanese would probably appreciate some smoked salmon and other sashimi. It is ok and not expensive but if they advertise western breakfast they should provide it. Free lobby coffee was well used and apparently free basic ramen after 9.00pm if you still need a snack by then. However the hotel is surrounded by decent ramen places so I got my regular fix. I would actually recommend the hotel but they do need to up their game a little bit and not rely too much on...

Wonderful hotel with big indoor and outdoor onsen bath to enjoy as a part of your stay. Comfortable beds, good breakfast and good sized room clothes even for international guests. Amenities in reusable/refillable containers, single-use plastic amenities only in lobby if you need which cuts down in waste, good quality towels that you can use more than once & which cover a larger body. Staff are helpful and forms/hotel information in English & Japanese. Fantastic buffet breakfast - alongside some beautiful lookingeat and fish and egg dishes you also have a lot of meat-free, fish-free, vegan and vegetarian, plantbased options- soany healthy options. Also nice to see you can eat without single use plastics to finish your breakfast almost completely waste & plastic-free. Overall, this is one of the best hotel buffets I've seen in Japan & very reasonable price. Also, Free coffee, juice & probiotic drinks for guests & free noodles at night in the lobby...