Spa Inn Shirahama

The front desk person is extremely nice and polite, and has been trying to provide the best service to us even he cannot speak English or Chinese at all. And the front desk person is an elderly who seems to be around the age of 70 and 80 who has been trying to safe keeping the hotel by himself, and he is very disappointed to know that we have to leave the hotel earlier due to the condition of the hotel, even though we did not request for a refund of second night charge at all. So the front desk elderly really seems to serve us with all his heart. If you are not timid of ghost, travelling in group, and does no require well maintained facility, please come to this hotel as the front desk elderly has been extremely nice and polite to us. The price is comparatively inexpensive compared to the price offered by other nearby hotels.

The hotel location is a little bit far from the main beach (Shirahama beach), as being the last stop of any public bus in the city. And the hotel is very close to a very famous attraction, Sandanbeki cliff (三段壁). However, it is worth mentioned that, Sandanbeki cliff has been considered as a famous suicide spot by local citizen, with more than dozens of suicide pet year, and there was even 2 signboards set by a Christian priest near the attraction to prevent people from killing themselves (you can get additional information about this by searching 三段壁 in Japan Google News search), therefore this hotel is definitely not suitable for people who are timid of ghost. The surrounding area will become dark in night and some wallpaper along the stair seems to be peeling off as well. There is no wifi provided in the room and the WiFi is only provided in the lobby instead. The facility is not well maintained as the line to switch on a pendant lamp was disconnected, and I have to fix it myself. The air-conditioner also blow off the wind directly to your face as it is installed on the opposite side of the bed. There is no door lock on the internal side of the door, which means whoever hold the key / replica of the key can easily access the room without your permission. No hairdryer in the room but you can ask the front desk to lend a hairdryer to you.