Hotel Route Inn Court Azumino Toyoshina Ekiminami

It's about a 3-4 minute walk from Toyoshina Station on the Oito Line. It's behind the station, and the narrow roads are complicated, so it's hard to find if you're driving. But once you get the hang of it, it's not that complicated, as you cross the railroad crossing and then the national highway is right there. Well, it's a normal Route Inn, but this one has rooms on the first floor as well. The first floor is very busy and uncomfortable, so it might be better to ask for a room on the second floor or higher if possible. There seem to be a lot of small restaurants and other establishments around the station. There are suburban shops and shopping centers lined up on the road from the station line to Azumino IC, so if you're driving, I think it's better to go there. Also, the izakaya in the building is open at night, so it's easy to use that. Also, they also offer a plan with no meals, but the price was the same as the one with breakfast. What's more, even though it's a plan with no meals, they give you a breakfast ticket when you check in. I told them I didn't need it because I was leaving early, but I guess it probably didn't matter from their point of view. After returning from the mountains, I stayed another night at Tobiishi, and on that occasion my single reservation was upgraded to a double room. As it was a Friday, there were probably fewer business travelers and most of the hikers were in the mountains, so there were probably plenty of rooms available.

Rooms were small, hotel is close to the rail station but the trains do not run all night, beds were a little short and firm, the pillow was hard as a rock - ask reception for a western pillow. Complementary breakfast, Japanese food was ok. Restaurant on the ground floor near reception, small but convenient as this is a small town with not many facilities, though there is a 7-11 with 5 mins walk. Generally, not bad for a small town hotel.