Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo
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If you’re looking for a budget friendly hotel in Kanazawa, look no further than Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo.
For those interested in checking out popular landmarks while visiting Kanazawa, Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo is located a short distance from Nomura Family Samurai House (0.2 mi) and Gyokusen-immaru Garden (0.2 mi).
Guest rooms offer a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and air conditioning, and Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo makes getting online easy as free wifi is available.
In addition, guests can enjoy free breakfast during their visit. As an added convenience, there is parking available to guests.
If you like barbeque restaurants, Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo is conveniently located near Kiganeya Meatl's Kanazawa Katamachi, Shunsai Yakiniku Katsuichi Katamachi, and Hormone ○.
Kanazawa is also known for some great art museums, including 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, and Kanazawa Noh Museum, which are not too far from Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo.
The staff at Toyoko Inn Kanazawa Kenrokuen Korinbo looks forward to serving you during your upcoming visit.
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When you arrive at Kanazawa train station take the east exit and pick up the bus number 4, it's a free ride with your JR pass, go out at kourinbou stop (after more or less 10 min the starting point).
The hotel runs a shuttle service. I find it more useful to take that back to the train station. It runs at about 30min interval in late afternoon. Go the North/West exit of the train station & head to the charter bus drop off area, which is another 40m away from the train station exit. There is not any specific sign for the shuttle, look for their shuttle with the hotel logo painted on the side.
The rooms are a decent size (the twin very big by Japanese standard) and very clean. We paid 7,350 for the first three nights (room for 2 people) and 7,140 Yen for the fourth as prices went down on the 1st April (inc Japanese breakfast, free internet and telephone in the lobby).
It is also very well located, within walking distance to the touristic sights, shops and restaurants.
This is a very good value hotel and we would definitely stay here again.
Pros - wireless internet, lan internet, free buffet breakfast (japanese and western style), free shuttle to station, toyoko inn membership avail and recommended by the staff as it gets a good discount and early check in. English was a tad limited but we got through with our pigeon Japanese, opt for the eco plan to get Y300 off each night as well (they give you fresh towels), great location. We paid roughly Y3000 a night we is not much more than a hostel and we got free food too! Bed was a bit hard which is Japanese style but not too hard.
cons - no iron in the room, (and how japanese of me to say so) - no vending machine on the floor so you have to get it downstairs.
To start off, this TI is located in the central business area of the city, quite a walk from the station. However, they run free shuttles from the train station on the west side to the hotel starting around 4 PM. Check the web site for complete photo directions to find the bus pickup location. Otherwise, a taxi takes between 5 & 10 minutes and costs around Y1000. Gucci, Louis Vuitton, & Tiffany & Co are just across the street and Armani is next door to the hotel. On a more practical note, the closest convenience store is a Lawson just 50 m north of the entrance where you can get supplies to stock your frig. If you arrive early, there's a back room behind the lobby PCs where you can put your luggage until check in time (3 PM for club members and 4 PM for others).
The central location gives easy access to Kenrokuen & the castle area, the Nagamachi district, Nishi Chaya, Teramachi and the Nomachi Kutaniyaki Kosen studio. It's a bit far from the Higashi Chaya district and the city market but you can still get to these on foot if you want.
Just to the south toward the river is a selection of restaurants and shops.
The breakfast is the typical Toyoko-Inn fare. One morning there were round mini-omelets and the the next they were mini-omelet shaped omelets. Also included were onigiri, sausage, meatballs, and salads. Coffee was from a a machine that doled out very small amounts but you could go back for more. The only thing missing from this breakfast that I've found at most other TIs was fruit juices. The dining room was the largest of any TI I've been and even though it was busy one morning there was no problem finding a chair. The second morning I went in at 8 AM instead of 6:30 AM and the place was almost empty (Breakfast was from 6:30-9).
The WiFi worked fine and was fast enough. I was able to use my Ooma app to call US phone numbers for free with no delay. There is also a LAN wire coming out of the desktop if you want to plug in. I compared the LAN to the Wifi and didn't notice any difference in speed although I didn't run any speed test.
In regard to some of the other comments, this is a business hotel, catering mainly to traveling Japanese businessmen. If you want to slide into this niche, it is an affordable option. If you're expecting a western tourist hotel, you might find it lacking. Personally, I use a hotel when I travel as a place to dump my luggage, clean up, and sleep. Anything more is an extra. The Toyoko Inns are excellent at meeting these requirements. In addition, I get a water heater to make tea, a hair dryer, a refrigerator, and a TV that has HDMI inputs so I can plug my tablet into the TV and watch a movie on a larger screen if I like.
I can't comment on the front's English ability, but they did everything I requested when I asked in Japanese and were more than helpful.
If you plan to stay in Japan more than 10 nights in Toyoko Inn, membership is a good option for discounts
Pro's. Location, close to the main tourist attractions - Gardens, Castle, Market and Samurai District. Many eating options nearby (Frangipani Restaurant - Yum!) in the Department store (Daiwa) across the road or in the nearby lane-ways. Staff were helpful. The free station shuttle was a really nice touch. The breakfast on offer catered largely for Japanese tastes (not surprisingly!) but a nice offering at this price point. A free tea dispensing machine in the foyer was great.
Con's - The room was small and the bed was hard - even by Japanese standards. Check in was pretty late, at 4pm but they did offer secure luggage storage. Internet was on offer but pretty slow.
Summary - Good hotel in handy location offered with a cheap room rate.
Rooms are fairly small but comfortable, free breakfast is busy in the mornings.
The room (double room) was not as small as we used to have in other hotels in Japan, big enough to feel comfortable and equipped with full amenities. The staff was very friendly and polite. The Wi-Fi worked very well. The free buffet breakfast was good, but maybe they could have more options as there were only a few Japanese dishes.
We highly recommend the Tokoyo Inn as we had a very pleasant stay.
"try and go the biggest size up you can, the doubles are really tiny and too small for a family to share."Read full review
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