This was by far the best hotel we stayed in while in Japan. Other hotels we stayed in for comparison were Park Hotel Tokyo and an expensive ryokan on Miyajima Island the night before. I wasn't expecting much from this hotel, but the bed was huge, the Internet was quick and the staff spoke English. I drove to the hotel... More

I had no problem booking the hotel directly through the internet. My arrival was smoothly handled after a long flight from Heathrow. The room was excellent, only gripe was low volume on the cable TV CNN channel - but the TV-card explained that happened sometimes. Reception of BBC World was fine. The hotel annex has a very large swimming pool... More

We had a convention at the convention center. We thought this hotel was right next door. It turns out that there are 2 Okura hotels. The Okura Epochal is actually next to the convention center. We stayed in the Okura, about 8 minutes walk to the center on a straight path. My room was comfortable, small (I had a double),... More

We had a very nice stay here. The location is very convenient at the city center. Easy access to all forms of transportation, shopping, and restaurants. The staff is very helpfull and spoke English as well.

Tsukuba Science City is home to many research insitutions and universities. Visitors tend to be on business trips as there is really nothing too much to see there (if you exclude Expo and research labs). The hotel therefore is mainly for such visitors. The location could not be better. The bus and train station are within sight and yet, it... More

My partner and i Stayed here whilst he was visiting the University of Tsukuba on a business trip, the hotel we stayed at was the Okura Frontier Hotel, there is a second hotel in this chain the Epochal which is about a 10 min walk down the road next to the expo centre. The hotel was very nice, the staff... More

You are getting what you paid for. Rooms are inexpensive but clean and well maintained. However, they are small. Good location to downtown, shopping & restaurants. High speed Internet is free but there is no gym. There is a pool but it is in the annex building. Overall, good value.