Hotel berhampiran Miho Jinja Shrine, Matsue

漁港のすぐ前にある旅館です。小さな集落という感じで、集落全体が見渡せるぐらいの規模感ながら、いくつかの旅館が並んでいます。 青畳の路地があり、この地の観光名所の一つ。歴史ある建物が建ち並ぶ風情のある通りです。 建物は、手入れが行き届き、木材を適所に使用された居心地の良い空間です。部屋もきれいで、オーシャンビューというか、港ビューというか、とてもきれいな景色が楽しめます。海の向こうには米子の街並みと大山が見えます。 お食事もかなり頑張っているようで、見た目に豪華な鯛のお頭の煮物がありました。お刺身も良いですね。 朝食は、かなり美味しく、おすすめです。朝食会場は、文化財になっている本館で、なかなか他では見ることのできない素敵な建物での一時を楽しむことができます。 おすすめです。

エレベーターから自分の部屋までの扉の数の多さにびっくり。外観は大きくないホテルの1フロアーにこれだけの部屋？と思いツインルームに入ると、シングルに無理やりベッドふたつ入れた感じで空きスペースはわずか。バス＆トイレも狭く便座に座ると肩、腕が扉につきそうで圧迫感があります。ツインでくつろぎは求めないで、部屋に戻れば「おやすみなさい」がベストです。ベッドは頭部分が脚より沈み込みを感じ（翌朝、逆向きに寝転ぶと明白にわかりました）、熟睡できなかった。温泉はぬるめですが、上がってしばらくしても体のぬくもりは大変良かった。良い泉質でした。温泉を楽しんでベッドルームと割り切れば、コスパはとても良いです。

We stayed at the New Urban Hotel for 2 weeks in October while my husband was in Matsue for business. It is a lovely hotel in an excellent location in the city. I can’t say enough positive comments about the staff, and especially would like to mention Keiko Ueda. She goes above and beyond in making guests feel welcome and she is so helpful. Her English is very good and she repeatedly asked for feedback, did we need anything, was there anything in particular we wanted or wanted to do. All of the other staff are just as helpful, albeit many don’t speak English…however with the help of Google Translate, we had no difficulty. In staying there for 2 weeks, we were a familiar face and we’re always greeted warmly whenever we were in the lobby area. The location is excellent, about a 10 minute walk to Matsue Castle, about 15 minute walk to the Kyomise shopping district, and about 25 minute walk to the JR Matsue Transit Station, which has a wonderful Visitors Center with English speaking staff.. The hotel is directly across from Lake Shinji, and our room faced the lake providing lovely views. There is a walking path along the lake that is very nice and it is a short walk to Sunset Park to view the famous sunsets. Since my husband was working during the days, I was on my own to explore. I never felt uncomfortable or unsafe walking around this beautiful city. The city’s population is about 200K, and Matsue is known for still being “authentic Japan.” There is an on-site onsen at the hotel, which is very nice. There are separate baths for males and females and the hours are quite convenient. The lobby of the hotel has a section of travel amenities that are free to quests. Additionally, the hotel stocks a number of other items for borrowing that you might need, such as iron and ironing board. There is a laundry facility and a convenience store attached to the hotel. My only negative comment would be that the on-site buffet at the restaurant is the same for breakfast, lunch and dinner. But there are many wonderful restaurants in Matsue if you need more variety. If your travels find you going to Matsue, consider staying at the New Urban Hotel, you won’t be disappointed with the everything the hotel offers as well as the location.

Comfortable modern hotel by Shinji Lake on the edge of Matsue. We were lucky enough to have rooms that faced the lake, with a wonderful view and the ability to watch the local clam fishers every morning. The hotel is adjacent to the Matsue Shinjiko Onsen station, providing easy access to Izumo-Taisha Temple - which is a must see. It's a fair walk to other parts of Matsue, though. The hotel restaurant provides a dinner buffet, which is OK but is more like a canteen.