We stayed at this hotel for one night and that was enough. Our room stank of smoke even with the window open all night – the sheets and pillows had the smell as well. The room was very small and nowhere to really store the luggage. The TV did not have English channels but again this comparable to other hotel accommodation in Japan. If you take a laptop you can obtain free internet in the hotel room. The location was fine – just a five minute walk from the bus stop however I think there was a lot more accommodation around the area which probably wasn’t booked out. Would suggest either spending a day in Matsumoto as the castle in the main attraction and moving to Takayama at night or if you are planning to do other trips from Matsumoto (e.g skiing) maybe staying in a different hotel.