Hôtels à Saijō

Points positifs: We needed rooms in this area, and the hotel fitted the bill. The staff were helpful and stored our motorcycle around near the rear main door undercover. Rooms and bathrooms were very comfortable and we found a place to eat and drink only 200 metres away.

Points positifs: We were pleasantly surprised with the hotel. The rate was way lower than city hotels but we feel we were getting more - clean room and toilet, generous breakfast, free use of bicycles, very kind and helpful staff. The surrounding environment was quiet, fresh, laid back and quite a walk to where the action is (shops, groceries and restaurants) but we expected this and with the free use of their bicycles, everything was accessible from the hotel.

Points négatifs: some items in the bfast (chicken and fish) was cold but this was compensated by the piping hot rice, soup and coffee, and the generous and unlimited side dishes.

Points positifs: Carpark conveniently located

Points négatifs: Generally run down hotel, stained carpets in the room and corridors.

Points positifs: I like that the place was clean and rhe staff was very accomodating.

Points négatifs: The shower has a steady flow but does not have a strong spray. The toilet flush does not fluch all the way so you have to wait for the water to fill the tank i guess to fluch it again. The toilet and the recregerator was noise so my companion did not sleep soundly (he is a light sleeper). But, since the hotel is old, I guess that’s the reason. I just hope they could improve it a little. Never the less, it was a nice stay.

Points positifs: Took advantage of the free bicycles to cycle to some of the temples of the henro. Some really nice country scenery and landscapes. There's a nice patisserie nearby too.

Points positifs: Staff were very accommodating, helpful and courteous. I would stay here again.

Points positifs: J’ai volontairement pris une chambre fumeur parce que c’est moins cher, mais c’est vraiment affreux... Personnel très sympa.

Points positifs: Ensemble correcte

Points négatifs: Le petit déjeuner pas à la hauteur en choix. Pas de café ...japonais

Points positifs: The staff were very welcoming.

Points négatifs: The hotel was quite old. The amenities provided were good and enough. They worked, even if there were a bit old.

Points positifs: Propre ,bien situé.

Points négatifs: Acceuil minimal

Points positifs: Friendly staff, good size room, reasonable rate!

Points négatifs: The room was slightly dated, but otherwise great for what we needed it for!

Points négatifs: L’hôtel est vieillissant et les moquettes et les couvertures ne sont pas propres.

Points positifs: On Sen great

Points négatifs: Long line at breakfast, too confined

Points positifs: Très bon hôtel. il n'y manque qu'un vrai coin "laverie" avec quelques machines à laver et à sécher supplémentaires.

Points positifs: the staff was very helpful

Points positifs: All fine. Free car parking and a great location for the station if needed.

Points négatifs: Pillow was very hard!

Points positifs: The location was pretty good just in front of the station and there are convenience store near the hotel.

Points négatifs: The smell was bad. The bathroom smelt like pee. And I think the noise from next room is easy to hear couldn’t really sleep well because of that

Points positifs: Convenient location, cosy, friendly staff, and sufficiently equipped.

Points négatifs: Room and bath room a bit small but can’t complaints given the price. So overall good value for money.

Points positifs: Petit hôtel aux chambres occidentales sans prétention. Ca n'a pas le charme d'une guest house, plus humaine, mais tout y est pour passer une nuit ou deux dans l'intimité avec salle de bain dans la chambre.

Points négatifs: Bémol: nous avons eu une chambre fumeur. Je n'ai pas compris si toutes les chambres sont fumeur ou pas, mais en tout cas nous n'avons pas pu avoir une chambre non fumeur. Dommage. Mais l'hôte a cherché à nous donner une chambre où l'odeur était la moins forte, et au final, nous n'avons pas été vraiment incommodé.

Points positifs: The location was great! And WiFi was fast and stabel.

Points négatifs: There was a wierd smell in the room.

Points positifs: Location was perfect for my meetings. Breakfast was good.

Points négatifs: Disappointed that there was no aircon in the room as apparently only the heater is working at this time of the year. Hence, not too comfortable in the room.

Points positifs: La situation... Pas trop loin de la gare, les grandes baies vitrées qui offrent une vue magnifique sur la ville les collines et les ponts ! Le petit déjeuner très complet et varié ! Le personnel attentif. Très bien !

Points négatifs: Tout était parfait

Points positifs: Clean, friendly staff, great location - good tax free shopping close by, good food locations close by

Points positifs: Good location in Imabari city

Points négatifs: A bit pricey

Points positifs: For Japan the rooms were enoooorrrmous! Staff friendly and helpful.

Points positifs: Le fait de trouver ce ryokan sur la Shimanami Kaido.

Points négatifs: Le prix est trop cher pour ce que c'est. L'établissement profite de la zone très touristique ainsi que le fait que ce soit l'un des seuls hébergements à la ronde pour monter les prix. Toilettes japonaises seulement et mixtes. Étonnant pour la grandeur du lieu qu'ils n'aient pas pu séparer homme/femme.

Points positifs: Great location for cycling. Just off the main Shimanamikaido path. The accommodation was basic, but had everything I needed and was a good price.

Points positifs: Conveniently located less than 1k off the cycling path. Breakfast was good.

Points négatifs: Facility is a bit out-dated. There are no eateries close by.

Points positifs: Clean, tidy, good bath and shower room. Small on-site selection of beer, tea and ramen. Laundry works well. Decently early check-in and late enough check-out. Near bike route. Good beds and pillows. AC in room.

Points négatifs: Very little to do or eat nearby, but the inn tries to make up for that by having some food for purchase. Shared toilet (men and women in same space), though with individual stalls.) No western style toilet on my floor and couldn’t seem to find one.

Points positifs: Location close to the bike path

Points négatifs: Cold , except for our room. Smelly common toilets, without doors so it pervaded the hallways. I rarely give a bad review but others need to know, especially if travelling in colder months (ours was early March).

Points positifs: l'oeuf au plat et rien d'autre.

Points négatifs: les toilettes à la turc et la salle de bain commune, les sommiers en guise de matelas trop dur.

Points positifs: Old style charm. Friendly greeting by host. Cosy tatami room with comfortable futons. Easy to access if doing the Shimanami Kaido cycle.

Points négatifs: Overpriced for what it is. Our private bathroom was in need of updating.

Points positifs: I like that this property was a very close 5 min drive to the park I wanted to visit during cherry blossom season. I also liked the large bath you could use and while it’s not your own private bath, you can lock the doors to make it your own for the time you want to use it.

Points négatifs: The building itself is pretty old and there haven’t been any updates to it recently. The restrooms are reminiscent to what you find at schools and there are squat toilets.

Points positifs: we got a pick up from the bus station and were dropped there agin

Points négatifs: a smell of fish in the entrance hall and all hallways; we've booked a japanese style room with shared toiled and bath room; room itself was OK but there was a smell in bath and toilet also only squat toilets were available; after we've mentioned that everthing seems to be old and therefore the price would be high, the owner immediately canceled our booking; we've then been offered the western style room with private toilet and shower for an additional fee of 2.000 Yen per night but we did not agree immediatley to which we were asked where we've been before and we should go there again; due to the time (5pm) we had no chance than to take the western style room for one night and got the money for two more nights returned, next morning we got western style breakfast and left

Points positifs: Très bien placé

Points positifs: Sans doute n’y a t’il guère le choix comme gîte d’étape quand on fait le Shimanami Kaido en 2 jours... ? Lit confortable Bon repas (diner et petit déjeuner)... petit poisson le matin, gros poisson le soir... Gentillesse de la propriétaire

Points négatifs: Odeur de poisson dans tout l’établissement... On finit par oublier... mais l’arrivée par temps pluvieux est terrible! Personne ne s’imagine un ryokan à 40€ la nuit bien sûr = le nom de l’hôtel pourrait prêter à confusion. Tout est “dans son jus” = qui a sans doute été bien il y a 40 ans.

Points positifs: Petit déjeuner et repas typiquement Japonais, très copieux, servi à 18h précise (trop tôt) et non négociable malgré la gentillesse des hôtes qui ne parlent pas anglais ce qui rend la communication très difficile.

Points négatifs: Uniquement des toilettes "à la turque"

Points positifs: The location (across the street from main train station) was excellent. Staff was pleasant and very accommodating.

Points négatifs: Breakfast spread was nice, but 40 minutes into a 3 hour breakfast period, they started running out of food. The main bath was NOT a natural spring onsen. The bath facility (both men's and women's) was very small could only accommodate two bathers at a time. The main dryer in the coin laundry did not work. The hotel was trying to cut costs by discouraging daily fresh sheets, minimal housekeeping, etc.

Points positifs: Big tatami room, nice breakfast

Points négatifs: None

Points positifs: Located very close to the station

Points négatifs: L’accueil un peu froid... le fait de devoir monter à l’étage sans information.... le personnel it déjeuner moyen....compte tenu du standing peu beaucoup mieux faire

Points positifs: La chambre avec style japonais est très grande et la salle de bain onsen est pratique

Points négatifs: We booked a non-smoking room, but got a smoking room. With the refreshing spray in the room the smell could be removed.

Points positifs: Very close to the JR station. Breakfast included. Clean and comfortable

Points positifs: Le sento avec vue sur la ville et la chambre de style japonais au top !

Points positifs: Staff was helpful, room was very spacious for this price point in Japan, breakfast buffet was great, and it was very close to Imabari station. It's a good hotel to use as a base to cycle the Shimanami Kaido. They have a luggage delivery service to Onomichi to cycle without extra baggage.

Points négatifs: Could hear noises from the adjoining rooms plus the people coming and going to the shared bathroom just across my room (which had a private one) . Didn't find the pillow comfortable.

Points positifs: Very helpful and patient staff, who helped me with arranging takkyuubin. Room was spacious and comfortable. It is japanese ryokan style - tatami floor, floor chairs and table with some green tea, futons to sleep on and yukata to wear. It is ten mins walk from the station, but there is a nice harbour nearby as well as a city bicycle rental and also Imabari Castle.

Points positifs: Comfy futon, big room, friendly owners.

Points négatifs: The toilets were not good, because of having urinals. It smelt quite unpleasant.

Points positifs: The staff were incredibly wonderful!! I would definitely go back :)

Points positifs: Very friendly staff with good English. Authentic traditional Japanese ryokan experience. Comfortable and clean rooms, with all amenities provided free of charge. Excellent value for money. Optional breakfast is delicious traditional Japanese-style meal. Good location near the seaside, and very close to the train station and many shops and restaurants.

Points positifs: Great people and location.

Points positifs: Super friendly personnel. I was able to directly finish my tour of the Shimanami Kaido at the hotel and give my rental bike back here. Close to restaurants. Breakfast was Japanese style and very delicious.

Points positifs: Super comfy room and beds. Hot bath. Lovely host.

Points positifs: Personnel très sympa et prêt à rendre service. Bonne adresse avant la randonnée a velo

Points positifs: Everything. Owners are extreamly nice and kind. They even gave me bicycle for free and found out everything for me, like post office working hours, shops to buy new backpack etc. Great place!

Points positifs: Friendly staff , situated near the harbour with interesting outlook. Typical clean ryokan facilities.

Points négatifs: Nothing

Points positifs: Accueil chaleureux, petit déjeuner typique et chambre spacieuse et trés propre.

Points négatifs: Salle de bain moins propre.

Points positifs: Cadeau de bienvenue Sympathie Propreté

Points positifs: decent little hostel to stay at after cycling the shimanami kaido. it seemed that many people staying here were cyclists. the building even had a garage for me to store my bike in overnight. the common room was quite chill, however it did get a bit cold. the common room has adequate cooking facilities and a Japanese style table with cushions to sit on the floor. i stayed in the capsule room which was decent and i managed to get a good nights sleep.

Points négatifs: the common room got a bit cold at night. it would've been nice to have a large bag storage locker instead of having to take my backpack into my capsule room with me.

Points positifs: L'accueil

Points négatifs: Pas de petit déjeuner possible

Points positifs: Ne parlant pas japonais, c'est grâce à l'aide bienvenue de l'hôtesse d'accueil, qui m'a aider dans mes démarches pour récupérer mon vélo ! L'endroit est sûr, c'était une faute de l'entreprise qui loué le vélo. La guest dispose d'un garage et de quoi entretenir un vélo, un lieu parfait pour ceux qui traverse les îles pour aller ou de venir d'Onomichi.

Points négatifs: Me faire voler mon vélo par l'entreprise qui me la louer...

Points positifs: La qualité de l’accueil et du lieu, la propreté et les facilités. Vraiment top pour le prix

Points négatifs: Les lits un peu dur (mais ça va :)

Points positifs: Great location (by the train station) and price, and staff were very friendly and helpful. Space overall is a bit small but clean and well-equipped.

Points négatifs: Great overall, although beds were a bit thin and curtains let in some light in the morning. Not many options for food nearby except for convenience stores, but that's really because Imabari is small and spread out.

Points positifs: they are friendly if you talk to them.

Points négatifs: they are little bit shy before talking.

Points positifs: Stayed in the dorm, it was 4 beds and I had a lower bunk. There's enough space for luggage and a rail near the doorway to hang my jacket and towel. Bathroom was clean, with three shower cubicles available, and had toiletries, although the towel cost 100yen to rent (they did state that in on their room description so it was not unexpected). Bed was comfortable and clean. Location was good, just steps away from Imabari Station. Overall a good stay, I would definitely stay there again.

Points négatifs: None.

Points positifs: Certains membres du personnel très sympa Très propre, fonctionnel et bien situé

Points négatifs: Certains membres du personnel pas toujours très sympa surtout si l on est pas cycliste Ambiance un peu froide

Points positifs: The staff and the level of the service! It is all in the name of the guesthouse in Japanese. Should you plan to hit the Shimanami Kando cycling road - look no further! This is the ideal place either to start or finish your cycling journey.

Points négatifs: nothing!

Points positifs: The hostel was modern and the staff were friendly, detailing where all the best restaurants etc were on a map when we first arrived. It was located near an onsen which was perfect after a long day of cycling and right next to the train station.

Points négatifs: It was definitely overpriced, and for the price we paid it was annoying that we had to make our own beds as it was very difficult doing it on the top bunk. Also, there was nothing to do or eat near the hostel so was confused what we were paying for. The staff needed to be more strict on rules as we were sharing a room with a group of 4 teenage boys who kept their bedside lights on until past midnight playing on their phones, and then woke up at before 7am and were chatting at full volume. This was incredibly annoying and disrespectful as we had just been cycling for 2 days straight and wanted to rest.

Points négatifs: Staff were very rude, asked us to check out at 10AM even though booking clearly states 11AM checkout, also sheets were not on the bed when we arrived, we were asked to put them on the futon ourselves. This left the comforter totally exposed, no cover installed on it. This clearly meant that they were not regularly cleaned. Also, the rooms are incredibly small, with two bunk beds jammed into the room with almost no space for luggage. Also the shower was gross, did not have any space to change privately.

Points positifs: Awesome staff with great advice for cycling the Shimanami Kaido ! Some tools for your bike if you need and storage for the night. Nice common space. Really close from the station. Partnership with local onsen for reduced price. Great map given with food specialities around Imabari.

Points positifs: Value for money

Points négatifs: Limited English speaking staffs

Points positifs: The location was perfect for our exploration of Niihama and visiting our son. The area was quiet and rooms comfortable. Eating area is basic but provided everything we needed. Breakfast items were constantly being refreshed as items were used. Bigger than average room for Japan.

Points négatifs: Nothing really to complain about. It was interesting trying to communicate with the staff as English wasn't fluent but we got there with the help of our son and sign language.

Points positifs: Free parking and helpful staff

Points positifs: The breakfast was appetizing and location is near to my business partner Sumitomo just next door of the hotel.

Points négatifs: Not thing that i do not like. The hotel should grant us a late check out time say 300pm.

Points positifs: Comfortable hot tub

Points négatifs: Breakfast ends too early ~ 9am. We missed it unfortunately.

Points négatifs: No 24hrs convenient store nearby

Points positifs: Breakfast was a good buffet

Points négatifs: Didn't like the metal doors. A little like prison cell. Although more comfortable I would imagine.

Points positifs: Fare in every things and staff was great and great value clean

Points négatifs: Busuness

Points positifs: Great home cooked meals, great value for money. Some of the best food we've had in Japan

Points négatifs: Nothing!

Points positifs: The owners were very friendly and the rooms were very spacious.

Points négatifs: Not much really.

Points positifs: Our first experience of a ryokan. Staff friendly, food amazing.

Points positifs: Very helpful and friendly owner. Quiet and clean.

Points positifs: After two and a half hours of biking it was nice to find a fresh tea waiting in my room. I found the staff extremely helpful despite my inadequate Japanese. The bath was unexpected and sooooo good! Just as unexpected as waking up to Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy'. Ringing the chimes seems to be a custom in the islands. Cool spot!

Points positifs: It had a nice bath area and it’s close to a couple of grocery stores and restaurants. It was available on a weekend when everything else was full due to a convention. The breakfast was delicious.

Points négatifs: The doors were just paper on wood and did nothing to block out light from the hallway or the out-of-doors. Very difficult to sleep when it’s so light. It was a typical ryokon, noisy and not too private. Very far from the highway, so inconvenient.

Points positifs: Had everything we wanted in a Ryokan stay, including the onsen setup even though we were the only guests that night. Owner walked us around town introducing us to the local restaurants.

Points négatifs: Nothing.