SPA Inn Shirahama — Hotel in Shirahama

If you are a foreigner, please choose another hotel. Since we couldn’t find an affordable hotel (without shared room/facilities), we stayed at this one. Even being cheap for us it was not worth the hassle, though. We just wanted a place to stay to participate in a conference. So we weren’t here to cause any trouble to anyone in the city. It was basically a business trip. We were surprised with how we were treated and how we were bothering the clerk for being from another country. We tried to communicate as much as possible, but we felt uncomfortable and it was something that I would never do to a guest who is paying for it. I just wanted to be respected as a human being. He forced an interaction that we didn’t want to and said how bad the image of my country was to him (it is his opinion, but not good to hear this when you are a guest). Definitely not felt welcome. On the contrary, made me wanna change the hotel, almost cried with being treated as a bad person. I wish more love to the elderly man...

It's decent for the money, i guess, since everything in Shirahama is pretty damn expensive, but overall a mixed experience.My guess is that hotel is run by an elder couple. They're trying their best, but there's only so much they can do. Building is old and shows a lot of signs of wear, although, the bedding and toiletries are fine. The room was cleaned daily.Photos are a bit deceiving because they don't show an elephant in the room - big metal door that isn't much soundproof. Hotel is located at the edge of the city, but it's only a 15-20 minutes walk to the beach or 3-5 minute ride on a bus. But the famous Sandanbeki cave is near and there are many paths to the beautiful cliffs.Also, you can smoke everywhere in hotel, so no...

The rate price was cheap, however the bathroom was dirty, the air conditioner was full of dust and toilet seat was broken. I think the only thing that I liked of this hotel were the furnitures. The Sea View is good but I expected more. The neighborhood is good. There is one Coffee Shop called Tsumugi Cafe close to this hotel, that was wonderful. They serve Turkish dishes and also they have Turkish gift shop inside the coffee shop. The food is delicious, the staff is very kind and the gifts...