Hotel Areaone Takamatsu — Hotel in Takamatsu

Shikoku and Takamatsu are great. The food, nature, Takamatsu-park en the boot trips to Naoshima: it’s wonderful. Hotel Areaone in Takamatsu is however not the best place to stay. With my family I chose this hotel because of its location close to the port, the location is indeed good. The rest was simply disappointing. |1. Breakfast: we booked breakfast in advance, but received some coupons instead to consume breakfast at a bakery in the Takamatsu railway station, 5 min away by foot.|2. Noisy room: please stay away from room 507, a constant loud, unbearable noice can be heard. The rooms itself are ok, perhaps a bit overpriced.|3. No English speaking staff. |4. Last but not least, a horrible parking service. We paid the hotel 1.000 yen per day (2 days) a 24hr parking space nearby, but had to pay another 1.700 yen when we picked up the car at 11:00 in the morning. I still have no idea where this amount came from. A rude a unfriendly owner kept our car hostage, demanding in loud tone his money. Do not know what kind of conflict the hotel has with the parking company, but this was very awkward and impolite. The conflict was solved, but All in all, a very disappointing...

Our room was filthy, covered in a thick layer of dust and grime (including the air con unit, which looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in some time). The toilet bidet did not work properly and the sink had no water pressure. There were stains on the walls and floor and only one of the windows opened.

We checked out almost immediately and changed to a different hotel. To their credit, the staff were very helpful when processing the check out and offered a full refund.

If you can bear to stand the rooms, the hotel Is in an excellent location, just across from the main station. However, this is just about all the hotel has going for it...

This is a very basic business and economy tourist hotel. We selected it because of its excellent location next door to the station and a block from the ferry docks. It was not particularly cheap but you were paying for the location, not the quality of furnishings. The rooms are small but clean and private. There are no restaurants or bars in the hotel and the bedrooms are divided between two buildings a block away from each other. Not recommended if you want an elegant four or five star experience, but for a good place to stay in the heart of the city, it...