Hotel berhampiran Tatsutakogayamakai Park, Kumamoto

A very nice, modern hotel in the heart of the Kumamoto shopping district - very convenient location, right at the cross section of the two major covered shopping thoroughfares. Check-in only at 3pm and is an automated check-in/check-out system. Staff are very helpful and friendly. At check-in, you are free to choose your amenities from a very wide selection, including bath salts, face cleanser, moisturizer, coffee, green tea, etc. There is a giant tv in the room. No bottled water is provided. The room offers a full robe (short yukata and pants!). The rooms itself are very modern and renovated. There are two Family Marts and a 7-11 within a block of the hotel, as well as many dining and retail options within short walking distance. It is about a 15 minute walk to Kumamoto Castle and a 30 minute walk to Kumamoto Station.

從熊本駅必需另轉JR豊肥線, 到水前寺駅下車, 再步行約15 分（攜帶行李）左右； 房間不錯, 湯浴簡單可用, 共用衞浴也乾淨, 還有2台自行車 免費借用! 若是電動助力者, 就更好了 ! 附還有超市/便利商店, 吃飯 稍遠!

ツアーで宿泊しました。外観はリニュアルした後でとてもきれいです。内装も1階のレストランとロビー廻り、フロントはきれいです。特にレストランはきれいなだけではなく、朝食は地産の料理が並びとても美味しかったです。ところが客室はリニュアル工事中のようで、客用エレベーターが1基工事専用になっていました。客室階は廊下からすべてが昭和の雰囲気のビジネスホテルのそれです。部屋の中は古いホテルの臭いがして、絨毯から壁紙まで昔のままで、喫煙可能だった時代の残り香が感じられます。喫煙室であったことは焼け焦げた椅子の張地からも分かります。バスルームも昔のままで、床下の排水のトラップのせいで、20センチほどの段差があり、登り降りが大変でした。そしてとても狭いです。部屋からの眺望は川側は高速道路がありますが、空間は開けています・反対側は閉鎖された病院や古いビルの非常階段が見えるだけです。泊まるのであれば川側が良いと思います。いぜれにせよリニュアルが済んでからがベストです。眺望は変わりませんが。

This hotel is awesome, the location cannot get any better. It's across the street from the main bus station (huge mall) and smack at the entrance to the shopping *****. The hotel is new and impeccably clean as most Japanese hotels do given their hyper OCD standard. To my surprise it has a communal bath that's super nice and even has a complimentary popsicle, my kids really dig this hotel. Would have stayed here longer but their twin room beds are a bit small for our family of 4. On subsequent return to the city for a longer stay we've chosen another hotel with 3 separate beds but cannot match with the facility offered by REF

This is one of the best hotels we stayed in Kyushu. Room is clean and big. Likes the Kumamoto bear theme in the room. Walking distance to shopping street and malls. Many options for food and shops.

Right above Kumamoto JR station, the hotel is at a perfect location. It is ideal if you are coming into Kumamoto through train and have large luggage because it would be difficult to travel on the trams which have stairs at the entrance and are usually crowded. Amu Plaza which is right below the hotel is packed with restaurants that are not only famous among tourists but also do not disappoint in real life. Their staff are very helpful and polite. The rooms are spotlessly clean aside from their spaciousness, and the large and beautifully decorated bath house is a must-visit to truly get the experience of this luxurious hotel. All in all, I would totally stay here again in my future visits to Kumamoto. Its location alone leaves it in a class of its own.

Stayed 4-nights whilst using Kumamoto as a base for day trips by train to Amakusi-Misumi, Aso-Miyaji, Nagasaki and Beppu. The Toyoko Inn is therefore ideal being within 200m of the entrance to Kumamoto Station and for getting about Kumamoto, the main stop for the Kumamoto Shiden (Tram) is right outside the hotel. As I had an early start each day I didn't get to try the free breakfast included in the room rate and arriving back late each evening, the food court on the 7th floor of the Amu Plaza adjacent to the Station proved really convenient (open until 10 ~ 11pm). Budget-priced hotels in Japan tend to provide small but well-eqipped rooms and Toyoko Inn is no exception. I opted for the cheaper room rate whereby your room isn't serviced daily, only fresh towels provided; even better value-for-money.

This hotel is located within a short walking distance from the Kumamoto station. From the JR bstation exit it is on the left, just beside the Bic Camera store next. There is also a streetcar/tram stop so near the hotel which you can use to explore the city touristy spots! Shopping is convenient as the Kumamoto AMU Plaza (see another Review) is 5-mins walk away. The lobby is quite spacious and I quite like the intimate setting and lighting. Check-in was fast and 3 lifts serve well with travellers + luggages. The room design is quite standard and we have requested for x2 single bed, the room size is respectable. Noted that they're still using the physical hard key and not the keycard type. Hottel provided some amenities and complimentary bottled water in the room, sufficient for us . The Hotel is very into Going Green, there will be no housekeeping within first 3-days unless requested upon. This may likely be the model moving forward, to cut wastages. We had our breakfast at the nearby Pronto. The Kitaoka Shrine is just about 400 metres nearby, opposite direction of JR station so we recommend to drop by if time permits. A good stay experience. J

Have stayed at Candeo Shinshagai many times and it is always a pleasure. Front desk staff extremely professional and check-in is always a breeze. Rooms are nice, comfortable, laundry machines on several floors, breakfast is amazing. Definately a must if staying in Kumamoto.