Shimonoseki Grand Hotel — Hotel in Shimonoseki

My wife reserved this hotel with the ocean view. What a GREAT room it was. The room has 2 beds and was not huge but not too small either. Clean floors, separate toilet and shower which is a BONUS! The linen was clean and the wi-fi worked well. In the evening we had a perfect shot across the ocean at the fireworks going off and in the morning we had a BEAUTIFUL view of the sunrise. We could lay in bed and look out the window. The balcony was nice and clean and the ONLY thing I did not like was that the wall separating your balcony from the neighbors had a gap. So you step out and you can immediately look to your right and see right inside the next room. Otherwise, it was a great room. Be careful if you drive there. The entrance to the parking area can be a bit tricky, so make sure you call ahead to find out how you park there. I will DEFINITELY use this hotel again. Oh and the board walk goes all the way down the Jolly Pasta one way and all the way down to a very popular shrine the other. BTW, there is an ice cream stand in the Kamon Wharf, it has ice cream with caramel on it...GET IT! It is awesome! The food selection there is really good too...you will...

We were visiting family in the area; we had booked the hotel a few weeks before our stay. We had struggled to book the hotel initially as a lot of the travel websites such as Expedia came back with an error that the hotel did not accept children. We booked direct with the hotel via their website; although it was in Japanese I was able to book with the help of Google Translate! We were expecting the hotel to be basic but we were hoping that it was going to be at least clean. On arrival we were welcomed and checked in; the reception team spoke limited English but we understood that they get few English speaking visitors. We were surprised when we entered our rooms - the photos online do not do the rooms justice. They were well decorated, comfortable, clean and fresh. We couldn't fault the hotel - we stayed there 5 nights and we slept really well each night. The rooms and the hotel itself were spotless; the staff were really friendly as well. Our rooms looked towards the city but we still had great views; nearby there is plenty to do as well as several restaurants. We had a really nice stay there and highly...

The hotel is well located next to the harbour boardwalk, fish market and aquarium and only a short drive from the train station.|||| The room decor is dated but the benefit of a large balcony make any deficiency in the room seem minor. We enjoyed sitting out with a glass of wine.|||| There is LAN but no wifi in the rooms so you will need to either bring a ethernet cable or get one from the front desk.|||| We could not locate an ice machine but there is a Family Mart next door that sells bags of ice cubes.|||| Curiously there is no hot pot to boil water but there is a small hot induction plate with a small metal mug which holds a cup or so of water and can boil, with patience.||||Friendly staff and our preferred location to stay while in...