Hotel Areaone Okayama — Hotel in Okayama

The place is close to AEON mall, but not that close to the Okayama JR station. The staff are great and they are helpful. However, the hotel is old and rooms are small. The furnitures, walls and everything in the room are so old. Their electricity system is also very strange, you insert the key to turn on the electric box near the entrance of your room, you can hear it turning on as it will have a loud sound. You can also hear others inserting their keys. The furnitures are all worn out. you can see tape on the wall as well. I had a fly in my room for the night. You also have to return your key when you exit the hotel, you only give a room number and they will give you back the key, security is an issue. Even though staff are nice, I will not...

I have been to more than 10 hotels so far during this trip. Visited Areaone in other provinces. Enjoy using their self help amenities very much. Except this one. When I finished my day and went back to my room with a humidifier, the receptionist asked for my room number. I was shocked cause this was not the first time I took anything from the self help amenities bar and haven't been asked for anything. I didn't feel comfortable cause I thought it is self help, right? Otherwise, don't leave it there, please. It makes me feel like I was stealing something. I do recommend Areaone in anywhere else but here in Okayama. Don't understand why there are mirrors everywhere. 3 others besides the one in the bathroom. Also unknown dirt everywhere in...

Location is excellent, just opposite to Aeon mall. You can walk all the way from the train station, through underground pathway to the basement of Aeon mall, crossing the footbridge to this hotel.||||No parking facility is provided, but you can park the car at the designated public car park, which is just a block away, at the back of hotel. You can exchange the parking ticket at ¥900 a day with the hotel.||||You are reminded to fetch an extra blanket at the hotel lobby because the standard blanket in the room may be a little bit too short to cover your feet.||||The cleanliness of room is acceptable, front desk staff speaks limited English. Simple set breakfast is provided in...