Off-price Shinmaiko Garden Hotel: Hotel in Himeji Japan

Set in a prime location of Hyogo, Shinmaiko Garden Hotel puts everything the city has to offer just outside your doorstep. The property has everything you need for a comfortable stay. All the necessary facilities, including free Wi-Fi in all rooms, facilities for disabled guests, are at hand. All rooms are designed and decorated to make guests feel right at home, and some rooms come with internet access � wireless (complimentary), smoking policy � non-smoking available, Open air bath access. Enjoy the sauna before retiring to your room for a well-deserved rest. A welcoming atmosphere and excellent service are what you can expect during your stay at Shinmaiko Garden Hotel.

Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji is one the most popular resort in Himeji, Japan, though there are probably other similar 0-stars hotel. There is a good reason for this. Both airport and ferry terminal are no more 10 minutes' drive away, and both routes are covered by free shuttle buses. Once the Himeji, Japan metro line starts running, guests will be able to hop on and off at the station next to the artificial lake – which is encircled by a cable car – at the front of the property.

Style & character? Ever since Himeji, Japan spearheaded the high-class hotel and casino invasion were opened up to the international market last decade, and they have upped the ante with Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji. Everything is bigger and indeed better: the corridors are wider, the lift lobbies are equipped with a double-backed sofa, and the aforementioned Himeji, Japan lake, with fountains spouting and warbling at intervals from noon until midnight granting a welcome sense of space.

Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji Reviews

Sculptures and artworks? think Jeff Koons as well as a graceful quartet of Qing Dynasty porcelain vases – raise the tone far beyond quote 0-star-luxury unquote. And while this is of course at heart a casino hotel, bent on accumulating patrons' lucre, its soul appears rather differently intentioned. Price stay pretty consistent all-year round. Breakfast included. And of course, free Wi-Fi.

Service & facilities? The Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji crew hit the ground running and are exceptionally smart and efficient. Apart from the cable car and operatically inclined lake, there's plenty of diversion, from a fitness center that fairly bristles with machinery to a very soothing spa, plus of course a mall crammed to the gills with designer labels. The staff at the outdoor pool dispense free snacks and drinks every half-hour or so, bless their cotton tee-shirts.

Rooms? The colorful regular rooms are the biggest in town, with plenty of space to tango round the king-sized bed and its 500-threadcounters which are decorated with a delicate cloud 0 pattern. There's a television screen in the bathroom mirror, an eight-strong pillow sampler box, the complimentary razor and hairbrush are gilt, and the bedside speakers naturally sync with iPhones and similar.

Food & drink? More than a dozen restaurants and a solitary bar offer a very respectable array of choice, be it upmarket or the blindingly obvious Chinatown and Indian Food Stall. The steak and seafood at Himeji, Japan are exceptional, while Michelin-starred cook drew up the ramen menu at Hanami. Tiered seating at Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji cafe adds a dash of style to breakfast, which caters to Western and Asian palates with equal aplomb.

Access for guests with disabilities? No problems, even with the cable car. Even the lift buttons are placed at an accessible height. No children's club at  Shinmaiko Garden Hotel Himeji but there is plenty to occupy youngsters, not least the cable car and performance lake.

Book this 0-stars hotel at this time and get a particular promo discount nearly 90% off!