Hotel berhampiran JR Rikuchu-Yamada station, Yamada

三陸鉄道に乗るのが主たる目的で、宿泊にはお金おかけないコンセプトが今回の旅。ということで、このビジネスホテルを利用した。駅からは徒歩５分ほどで飲屋街やンビニも近く利便性はそこそこ良い。カプセルホテルが併設されているが、コロナ禍により営業は中止していた。男性用のみですが大浴場もあった。まあ、寝るだけと割り切れば使えます。

一間創立於1900年非常有歷史的溫泉酒店，房間等等都很乾凈。服務完全按照傳統，酒店所有服務人員都非常有禮貌，晚餐早餐的出品非常好，第二晚的晚餐遵循傳統做得比第一晚更高級。最難得的是早餐也是按照傳統做和式套餐，實屬難得，因為現在很多高級溫泉酒店都改為自助餐早餐了。退房后女將見我們有幾個大行李箱，特意讓員工開車送我們去車站，真是謝謝了！下次還會再來！ 補充一下：酒店附近就有超市，食肆非常多，樣樣都很方便。

Our family of 3 adults and 1 kid, two miniature dachshund completely enjoyed this hotel. The seafood at the dinner was the best ever we have experienced all through our life when we live along the sea or oversea including US or Europe. Glass Bottle full of sea urchin is what you can enjoy at the sea, I believe, and my husband and my mom love UNi, sea urchin said that size and quality there will be unbeatable. Later on the same day I witnessed a smaller bottle of sea urchin in Morioka Station sold at ¥3980. It was my mom’s birthday and they offered us all drinks to celebrate it at the dinner:). the room is cozy and comfortable, clean, well maintained after reconstruction, the damage of 2011 earthquake and tsunami. There’s a corner on the first floor to memorize the disaster and tragedy plus how they have worked to rebuild the area and community. I’m not a local but this is my place of origin. We share the same value and belief to treasure the life, people and connection in Iwate.

Stayed for a night en route from Miyako to Morioka. Not very convenient unless you have a car, and there are practically no restaurants or convenience stores nearby. There is a small shop at the lobby of the hotel that opens till night and sells snacks and instant noodles and drinks. We had breakfast at the hotel, which was free with our stay, and a normal western-japanese buffet. Not that huge of a variety, but was quite tasty with the necessary yogurt, bread, and japanese items like porridge, fish, egg. Room was big, and apparently all rooms have an ocean view. We woke up at 530am just to catch the sunrise, and it was definitely worth it. Service wise was very good, expected of Japanese standards, and particularly Tohoku level!

釜石市街地にある一般的なビジネスホテルの一つです。他にもいくつかビジネスホテルがあり、それらと比較すると釜石駅からやや距離があるものの、それでも釜石駅から徒歩15分程度です。市街地のメイン通り沿いにあるため分かりやすいのも特徴的です。 各部屋の構成や広さ、清潔さの維持、スタッフの対応については標準的なビジネスホテルと同等です。但し、宿泊者に対し夜間の指定時間限定で無料で『釜石ラーメン』が振舞われるサービスがありますが、このサービスの利用は全くお勧めできません。このサービスを利用する宿泊者が多いだけでなく、そのサービスを担当する（調理・配膳の）スタッフが（見た限り）1～2人のみで、1階にあるレストランに入るのに待つだけでなく、着席しても配膳されるまでに30分以上かかることがあります。それならばホテル周辺のレストランや居酒屋を利用することをお勧めします。 It's one of the most typical business hotels in downtown Kamaishi. There are several other business hotels, and although they are a little further away from Kamaishi Station compared to those hotels, it's still only a 15-minute walk from Kamaishi Station. It's also easy to find as it's located along the main street in the city center. The configuration and size of each room, the maintenance of cleanliness, and the responsiveness of the staff are on par with standard business hotels. However, the hotel offers a free ”Kamaishi Ramen” service to its guests for a limited time during the night, but I do not recommend the use of this service at all. Not only are there many guests using this service, but there are only one or two staff members (as far as I could see) in charge of the service (cooking and serving). Moreover, not only do you have to wait to enter the restaurant on the first floor, but it can take more than 30 minutes before your dish is served even after you are seated. If that is the case, I would recommend using one of the restaurants or taverns in the vicinity of the hotel.

GoToトラベルキャンペーン対象で、夫婦でセミダブル朝食付きで5,200円と驚きの価格でした。場所が繁華街からかなり離れているので、車での旅行者でなければかなり不便。近くにコンビニすらないので、夕食もホテルのブッフェを利用しました。感染対策が行き届いており、飲食会場の入り口にはアルコール消毒液、使い捨ての手袋、そして簡易なマスクまで用意されていました。セミダブルで夫婦二人は正直狭かったです。客室にバスルームがなくて１階の温泉を利用。温泉は女湯は入室前にフロントへカードキーを渡すと、女湯用のキーを渡されます。女湯の向かいが男湯なのでセキュリティも万全と感じました。