Hirosaki Plaza Hotel

It's far from the station. I stayed for 2 nights. The room is old, but it seems to be well cleaned. It's dim overall. I think the walls are thin. The conversation from the next room was overheard, and although it was the middle of the night and I wasn't particularly loud, it was still loud. I told the front desk about it, and they said they would call out to me, but the phone call I made was also overheard. It didn't stop, so I got a different room in the middle of the night. The next day, the neighbors checked out, but on the second night I could hear them snoring, which was noisy. I thought it was better than the conversation from the previous night, so I just put up with it. There is a coffee service near the front desk, but it's only available for a short time, and the ceramic coffee cups are small, so it's difficult to bring it into the room, so it was a disaster. The front desk's service was not bad, but it was not a hotel where you can relax. I will never use it again.

I booked a non-smoking room, indeed it's a big deal as smoking rooms in Japan is really awful if you are a non-smoker. Guess what? I was check-in to a smoking room on the day. I called the front desk, with my minimal Japanese language to demand a non-smoking room as per my booking, the staff told me the hotel is running full thus there is nothing they can do except giving me an apology. The room stinks! the duvet stained. The bed is old and uncomfortable...you don't need me to further describe, I believe. Please stay away from this old and uncomfortable hotel.

Great spot, not far from the station or Hirosaki Park. Good price for a single room with own bathroom. Beds are king single. A/C and everything you need. Restaurant is down stairs and does a buffet breakfast for a good price. Would be good to add a bit more western food to the menu.