Suihou garden — Hotel in Numazu

We've been in Japan 3 times now all over the country staying mostly in Ryokans, Minshukus, and sometimes western hotels. I have to say from all aspects this was by far the best ryokan I've ever stayed at. For starters, the service was impeccable. From the minute you walk in to the minute you wave farewell, you feel taken care of and appreciated. ||||The hotel was kind enough to offer us a shuttle from the train station to the grounds (which is quite a ways). Checkin was a breeze and kind old ladies quickly scooped up our luggage and got us settled in our rooms. Dinner and breakfast was served in the rooms, which were comfortable, and spacious enough for the four of us to do some board games before bed time. For food, we had a delicious kaiseki style dinner with uniquely regional dishes and a enormous and tasty breakfast. ||||The hotel's hotsprings were definitely a highlight. Plus, they had free drinks in the fridge afterwards! I've seen some luxury hotels nickle and diming on chilled waters. Nearby, there was also a small cultural amusement park which had an interesting shadow puppet show.||||All in all, we had a great time here and I would definitely take my...

We've been in Japan 3 times now all over the country staying mostly in Ryokans, Minshukus, and sometimes western hotels. I have to say from all aspects this was by far the best ryokan I've ever stayed at. For starters, the service was impeccable. From the minute you walk in to the minute you wave farewell, you feel taken care of and appreciated. ||||The hotel was kind enough to offer us a shuttle from the train station to the grounds (which is quite a ways). Checkin was a breeze and kind old ladies quickly scooped up our luggage and got us settled in our rooms. Dinner and breakfast was served in the rooms, which were comfortable, and spacious enough for the four of us to do some board games before bed time. For food, we had a delicious kaiseki style dinner with uniquely regional dishes and a enormous and tasty breakfast. ||||The hotel's hotsprings were definitely a highlight. Plus, they had free drinks in the fridge afterwards! I've seen some luxury hotels nickle and diming on chilled waters. Nearby, there was also a small cultural amusement park which had an interesting shadow puppet show.||||All in all, we had a great time here and I would definitely take my...

ホテルというよりも旅館って感じのアメニティです。部屋にコップ無し。メモ用紙も無し。タオル掛けも無し。電話のモーニングコール機能はあったけど作動しなかった。フロントにネットコーナー無し。支払いもクレジットカードが使えない。だけど部屋の窓に網戸は有り。冷蔵庫に冷凍スペース有り。今回使ったのは和室で禁煙でした。禁煙室ってとこだけ今風なのね。喫煙所が廊下の隅っこにあったので、そこで連れと談笑していたら喫煙所に隣接している部屋に泊まってるお客さんから「壁が薄いんで静かにしてください」って言われてしまった。「え～っ。まだ２０時そこそこだぜ。ギョギョギョ（魚魚魚）！」駅前の近代的なホテルに慣れきった人には辛いでしょうね。ここはどういう人が泊まるんだろう。沼津漁港で働いてる人とか、遠方から漁港に買い付けとかに来た人かな。仕事で使ったって感じの男性客ばかりで観光客はあまりいなそうだったな。しかし、沼津港まで歩いても１０分程度。夜は沼津港まで歩いて深海魚の寿司とか食べました。朝はホテルで朝食。アジの焼き魚が美味かったなあ。「ある程度焼いてあるので軽く焼いてください」だって。心使いが憎いね。今時生玉子まであって、生玉子好きの私にはもってこい。「今時珍しいですね」って言ったら「そうなんですか？」だって。昭和時代にタイムスリップしたか？お風呂は部屋の他に内湯だけだけど結構広い浴場があって、朝は男性浴室はシャワーしか使えないけど今日は女性のお客さんがいないんでそっちを使っていいですよ」って言われた。お言葉に甘えて使わせてもらいました。沼津って駅前にビジネスホテルが数軒あるみたいなんだけど、部屋にしかお風呂ないんだよね。アメニティは正直高くないけど、沼津港に近くて浴場があってご飯も美味しい。部屋の窓の網戸とかの気配りもあって、そして何よりホテルの人が暖かく、親切。私はここ気に入りました。そうそう、ランドリーが２階の外にあって面...