2-Star Hotels in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Let’s start with good things. There is little kitchen you can use. There is free tea. There are two showers and one toilet room near the former entrance. Washing machine is free. The place is opened 24 hours. Wifi is fine. The mat and pillow are comfy. English-friendly. Now, some bad things. It seems that the place knew much better days. Now, as many others, it became a home for those who work, not travel. It means it is still noisy after 22:00 in the dorm room. Guys can turn on the lights and leave them on. Locker doors slamming, etc. A few tenants did not care about clearing shower after them, same with the toilet slippers that are mandatory but tenants use the ordinary ones. If you are sensitive for this, consider choosing another place or at least a private room.

It was clean and very good. There was a bath, but I used it because there was a very good hot spring within walking distance.

Many young people stay, I don't know if there are activities in the school, there are more people in the bathhouse, and there are many people in the morning to eat breakfast. It is more convenient for people to drive, there is McDonald's nearby drive through👍🏻

Located within walking distance of the port, this hotel is ideally located for travelers catching a ferry. The accommodation occupies several floors of a multi-tenant building, and guests enter and exit via elevator. The accommodation offers dormitory-style rooms, showers, hair dryers, a lounge, and other amenities, and is reasonably clean. However, the check-in process is extremely simplified, and there seems to be no staff present at night, raising serious questions about security. The night I visited, a drunken riot broke out in the room, and police were called, but no staff were present, leaving guests to spend the night in a cluttered room. There are other affordable dormitories in Kagoshima City, so perhaps I should check their availability first.

What a surprisingly wonderful old ryokan! Operating for a century, its interior boasts a rich Showa-era charm. It definitely feels historic but is spotlessly clean. The true highlight was breakfast, which unexpectedly featured pork shabu-shabu. The broth was made with genuine, high-quality ingredients, and the yuzu kosho was locally sourced. Paired with the black pork, it was absolutely delicious! 😋

Let me start with the conclusion: the hotel is good, but trip.com is bad. I booked a non-smoking room, but trip.com reported that the hotel had a smoking room. When I checked in, I found that the room smelled very heavy of smoke, so I discussed it with the hotel. At that time, the hotel showed me that the reservation document from trip.com showed a smoking room, which was exactly the opposite of the screenshot of my reservation for a non-smoking room. The hotel also said that there were no similar non-smoking rooms available and they could only give me a larger double room. I don't want to take advantage of this. It's obviously trip.com's fault, but the hotel has to bear it. Therefore, I wrote down the experience truthfully. I don’t know whether this review will be published, because I didn’t reply to the online conversation on trip.com at that time, so it was left alone. Once again, the hotel is very good, but please think carefully about whether you need to book through trip.com.

I used it as a couple. It is a single 2 room. There was no meal and I ate out by car. There is nothing around, but it was good to be able to see the starry sky. It was very beautiful.

A very clean Japanese-style guesthouse with very hospitable owners. Small but comfortable room and ensuite bathroom/toilet. An onsen and meals are available. In a quiet area but walkable to the station, supermarkets or sand-baths.

The hotel is located just a short walk from Kagoshima Chuo Station. When I was wondering where to park my rental car behind the hotel, a parking attendant kindly showed me the way. For dinner, I went to Nishiya, an izakaya behind the hotel. The counter is wide and it's OK even for one person. I enjoyed yakitori and satsumaage with shochu. The next morning, I went for a walk towards Tenmonkan. The streetscape has a sense of history. After seeing the statue of Saigo Takamori, I returned to the hotel by streetcar. The hotel is conveniently located in front of Takami streetcar station. As for the hotel breakfast, it was a buffet with a wide variety of home-style dishes, and if I took a little at a time onto my plate, it would end up being two plates. I also helped myself to chicken rice.