Hotel Route Inn Toki

I used it for the second night of autumn colors viewing in the Tokai region in late November. There was also coffee and newspaper service next to the front desk. We didn't have a special dinner plan, so we used the Hanatei restaurant, partly because the wind was cold. I had the same set meal as my wife, but I thought it was quite good. I ordered all-you-can-drink (special discount 1,000 yen on the day) and about five sakana, but I found it to be as good as a typical izakaya. I think the layout of the rooms, amenities and breakfast are as convenient as any other route-in hotel. In the morning, we had a slow soak in the public bath and felt good heading to our next destination.

The hotel is in a convenient location on the main road and just a short walk behind to the train station. There is also a Family Mart a couple minutes walk away and a handful of restaurants. The ceramics museum and historic Motoyashiki kiln are also an easy walk. I found the staff to be very friendly. They speak limited English but there was never any issue understanding each other at check in or when organising luggage transfer, etc. The room was the standard Japanese single room size/layout - very compact but functional. I stayed in an upper floor and the views of the town and surrounds was quite nice. My only negative was mattress was so hard, much firmer than any other Japanese hotel I’ve stayed in - similar to if you rolled a blanket out on a carpeted floor. Not terrible but after 3 nights it was nice getting into a slightly softer bed at the next hotel. That’s just personal taste though. Wifi speed was good and the hotel is great facilities. Clean modern laundry, male and female baths, relaxation room (skip that), vending machines, microwave, etc. There’s also a free brekky as part of the deal but I didn’t try that.

We have stayed in this business hotel last month for 1 night during our recent business trip to Toki City which was one and half hour drive outside Nagoya. The hotel was advised by our business counterpart as it was very close to their factory. Like most Japanese hotels, the rooms were small (the smallest room I have ever stayed in) but very organized and tidy. Both the room and the bathroom were clean and with all the necessary amenities. We have booked Comfort Single rooms which were on the 12th floor. The bed was comfortable and I had a good sleep. The free wifi was fast. The hotel people were very helpful. They gave us a map of the surrounding area of the hotel and pointed out the location of different stores. Checking-in was very smooth and fast. The surrounding of the hotel is very good. The hotel was located in a quiet area. There is a KFC two minutes’ walk away from the hotel across the road. The FAMILY MART Convenient Store is 4 minutes’ walk away. There is a Train Station about 3 minutes car drive away. We have found an Indian Restaurant “UPHAR” which was about 5 minutes’ drive away. The food of that restaurant was delicious. We went to the Outlet Mall which was almost 20 minutes’ drive away, located to the top of the hill. The Outlet Mall was similar to the Outlet Malls in USA. Over all we had a pleasant stay in this hotel.