Hotel AreaOne Miyazaki

It was a no-parking plan, so I parked it nearby for 400 yen/night. At the back of the ground floor is a free cafe corner and breakfast venue in the morning. The rooms are undeniably old-fashioned and pricey. It was convenient because it was about a 5-minute walk from downtown.

This is one of the two Area One Hotels in town, just a little further away from downtown. It is located close to Virginia Beach Square and the pedestrian Area. The hotel is clean, rooms (like always in Japan) are fairly small. Several powder drink options (coffee, tea, soup) are available at the reception area. Breakfast is not bad & a combination of Japanese and International.

The Hotel AreaOne had a lot of positives, however the negatives ensure that if we're ever in Miyazaki again, we'll be looking for alternate accommodations. The Good: Cheap! Walking distance to restaurants, and the train/bus station. Very friendly service from the front desk. Parking available. Controllable AC. Good WiFi. Excellent breakfast buffet! The Bad: From the moment you walk in to the hotel and into the overwhelming smell of air fresheners, you know something's wrong. And, sure enough, once we got to our “non-smoking room” we understood the need for so many air fresheners! Our room constantly smelt like there was someone in our bathroom chain smoking as it seems the ventilation system was bringing cigarette smoke in from the “smoking rooms.” The rooms were also in rough shape—they were clean, but the beds were very old, with features (such as the clock) that didn't work anymore. The bed and pillows were also the most uncomfortable of our trip, though still satisfactory. The other downside is no fault of the hotel's, but worth mentioning anyway! Every night, from the window in our room we watched a steady stream of johns being matched up with prostitute sup the street. While this provided some entertainment from the room, it made it uncomfortable to go walking anywhere after 8:30pm. In conclusion, we could get over the older, slightly uncomfortable room for the cheap price, awesome breakfast, and friendly service--if it weren't for the cigarette smoke--neither of us are smokers, so it pretty much meant that anytime we were in our room we had a headache. So, if you are a smoker, I definitely recommend this place, it is good value, but if you are like us and cannot handle the smell of cigarettes, you definitely need to continue on your hotel search!