Hotel berhampiran ひろめ市場, Kochi

This is my fav hot chain. Always booked with Dormy Inn because of their good service, amenities and also nice onsen! check out time is much later than usual japan hotel!

○ お風呂のお湯がすぐに適温になります。 少し待つこともありません。 ○ モーニングセットの600円は、お勧めです。 ドリンクの選択で、トマトジュースにしました。 トーストが半分とおにぎり、サラダ、スープの内容です。 ○ ウォーキングに、高知城がお勧めです。 早朝が、人が少なくて良いです。 気持ちの良い雰囲気を味わう事が出来ます。 ○ ２泊しました。 帰りに、500円のQUOカードを頂きました。 ○ 食事は、「土佐の國　二十四万石」等、 歩いて近くに沢山あります。 ○ はりまや橋北、蓮池町通、どちらかのバス停から 歩いて遠くない距離です。

The hotel is located in a nice quite neighborhood slightly away from the main road. Within a 10-15 minutes walk is the Hirome Market where you can find lots of eateries. The room we had is of a reasonable size with 2 twin beds and a small table. The bathroom is a little small. We do enjoy the onsen which is a short walk from the room. The buffet breakfast provided is quite good although the served the same food on both days when we were there.

The hotel doesn't have a website that is easy to find in English so we went through a travel agency to make reservations. Weren't sure what we would get. Our point of comparison are Japanese business hotels which we presumed this was. However, while costing a bit more, the rooms were large with a separate shower area from the sink. Great view of station. Choice of no daily cleaning but fresh towels delivered daily. Breakfast has 45 min seating times. Nice Japanese breakfast selection. We stayed 3 days and there was a slight variation each day. While location is most convenient to the station and surroundings, the main tourist areas, e.g. Sunday market, are about a 15 min easy walk. Would definitely recommend and stay there again.

なるべく新しいできたホテルを探していたら、こちらのホテルがヒットしました。飛行機利用でしたので、JR高知駅に近いので、こちらに決めました。お部屋も清潔感あふれるキレイで、ゆったり過ごせました。商店街や日曜市、高知城、はりまや橋などの観光も徒歩で行けました。 朝食は、隣接している「エキマエノ駱駝」というお店で、土佐カンパチ定食をいただきました。とても美味しかったし、高知県らしい朝食を堪能できました。高知県の旅を有意義に過ごせました。

ネットでの評価がやや低かったのですが、8月にはあまり部屋がなく、あっても高かったので、恐る恐る予約しました。高知駅からホテルに向かう道すがら、以前にも泊まったことを思い出しました。広島県在住者はホテルの割引から外れているのは不幸だなと思いながら。チェックインは大変丁寧でした。アメニティはフロントにあり、ホットコーヒーのマシンとお水もありました。ウエルカムスナックもあり、ちょっと笑いました。部屋は２F。設備はやや古いですが、使用には全く問題なし。今回のお目当ての日曜位置にも近い立地で、大変高評価でした。

Ideally located at walking distance from the station, you can also go directly to other public transport or rental car facilitities from here. The service is good, everything is super clean, and it's real value for money.

Excellent parking service. But the lady that guides us to the room is too rushed and just want to finish as soon as she can. Hope such service can be improved in future.

Indeed a rare find during our trip through Shikoku and we certainly hoped we would have stayed for more nights. The hotel formerly known as Nikko Hotel, has been taken over by Hoshino Resorts and the theme is indeed very modern now yet not losing the authentic charm. Upon checking in, you picked all the amenities you need as well as lounge wear you can wear throughout the hotel. The rooms are all very nicely decorated and modern. The washing and drying machines are also the more modern ones which make washing a breeze without having to feed coins as it is all paid online . The public bath though not very big is conducive with a resting area outside offering great drinks such as Ginger Yuzu best served chilled. Breakfast is also very delicious and sumptuous with good choices . What is also worth mentioning is just next to the reception is a large map showing key places in Kochi and they also offer a walking tour to Sunday market . Indeed a rare gem in this trip to have stayed here

We were in the area to tour Kochi's sights and sounds, and while Auberge Tosayama is about a 45 minute drive from the city, we had our own car and felt that relaxing in a remote oasis would be better than staying at a bland, large hotel. After staying at this retreat, we felt that we made a good choice. It's a stylish small resort (only 16 rooms total) that blends in nicely with its mountainous surroundings. It has a mostly earthly tone in muted colors that really soothed our soul and made us feel one with nature. The reception area has floor-to-ceiling windows with great views of the lush greenery and rolling hills all around. Our Villa was accessed by crossing the river via a suspension bridge (it's sturdy, not to worry) - an interesting way to get to the room without it being too far to be an arduous task. The Villa itself is one of a few that on the other side of the river, and each are detached units that are reminiscent of a mountain hut. The Villa was tastefully furnished and well appointed. While we generally prefer larger rooms with bedrooms that are separate from the living room, the junior suite-style layout was adequate. Two nits to pick, however. First, no Onsen (natural hot springs) bath in the room, as is the case with many top-end ryokans. Secondly, internet speeds were terrible... that is, if we could even get connected (it was intermittent.) While I understand that the purpose of staying in a place like this is to unwind and disconnect from the civilized world, it would be nice to have the option to get online should we so choose. Oh, one more thing... the nearest electrical outlet is FAR from the only table in the room; we borrowed a long extension cord, but even then, it was literally a stretch for the cable to reach my laptop. At least they have a communal Onsen, which is gender segregated (like 99% of public ryokan Onsen baths) and offers both an indoor and open-air bath. It's not very large, but given the small number of rooms on site, it's doubtful that you'll have to share it with too many people, save for late afternoons (just before dinner) and late mornings (after breakfast and just before check-out time.) Auberge Tosayama's supposed calling card is its food offerings - after all, it has ”Auberge” in its name. We enjoyed the meals, and it's probably as good as it's going to get in Kochi. It won't be on our ”10 best ryokan meals” list, but it doesn't have to be. Not everything was spectacular, but there were a few memorable dishes. The Foie Gras ”Joyo Mushi” was a dish consisting of Foie Gras mixed with grated Yam that was steamed into a ball shape, topped with Uni (Sea Urchin) and doused with Ankake sauce. Even the simpler dishes, including a salad that contained locally-sourced vegetables such as Komatsuna (Japanese Mustard Spinach) and Japanese Turnip was excellent. We were in Kochi after all, so we really wanted to try some of the indigenous dishes... and Auberge Tosayama did a great job introducing us to many lo