Hotel Hanaya — Hotel in Tanabe

Positive: This is an inexpensive, small family run hotel reasonably close to the Kii-Tanabe station and Kumano Kodo bus stop. While not luxurious, it is very clean, well organized and more than adequate for my comfort for the 4 days I stayed there. The staff were friendly and helpful. English was slow but the message got across. Breakfast was very good, both Western and Japanese. The omlette was one of the best I have tasted. Well recommended if you want a more intimate hotel well worth the money.. Negative: I am 83 and partially disabled so climbing in and out of the bath to shower was difficult. Otherwise,...

I cannot recommend Hotel Hanaya highly enough - I wish I could give it 10 stars. They placed our bags in our room for us once our rooms were ready. The rooms are clean and affordable - so very convenient to the train/bus station and many yummy and inexpensive izakayas. The BEST part is their staff. I tripped and fell requiring my glasses to be repaired. It was late in the day - the extremely thoughtful front desk staff called to confirm that the place nearby was open. And then TO TOP IT OFF proceeded to walk me to the shop to be sure I could find it. This is service that you rarely find anywhere. THANK YOU...

This seems family owned and run. The rooms are small but very clean, including the en suite toilet and bath. The yukatas were fresh and well starched. Breakfast is served by husband and wife and you are given a choice of western (with coffee and egg) or japanese (rice and fish). They packed us a very substantial lunch box too as we were off to walk on the Kumano Kodo. The wife is very accommodating and kind and allowed us to keep our luggage in the tiny reception area even after we had checked out. She gave us good recommendations for places to...