白濱的宿蘭

I don't know if this place was recently renovated, but it was very clean and freshly done. The room was exactly as pictured on the website, and despite the small dimensions it was not bad. I was only there to sleep anyway, so I didn't need a huge room. There are no shoes allowed so you will be asked to change into slippers at the entrance after you check-in. The lady who checked me in was very kind and informative, probably relieved that I spoke in Japanese. Amenities are limited, but if all you want is a toothbrush and a shower with clean towels it is enough. They provide yukata at the entrance but they don't have a public bath, so it seems pointless unless you forgot your pyjamas by accident. They serve limited breads and all you can drink coffee, tea and juice in the morning in a little dining area. The hotel doesn't have a lot of rooms so there is no crowd of people to fight off for your morning bread roll. The entrance is open at all hours of the day so you can come and go as you like and sightsee without worrying about being back on time. This is a concern with some guest houses, I suppose. Only bothersome thing was the smoking area is directly next to a parking space, so you're smoking about a foot away from someone's car. This is probably not the best place to have the smoking area for both the smoker and the driver. The location is a 15 minute walk from the beach on a very narrow road, so you have to be careful at night as the sidewalks keep switching sides of the road and that particular road always has heavy traffic. There is a famous bath house not far away and also a foot bath at the top of Ginza-dori to soak your feet in either before or after your walk. It helps a lot.