“A comfortable hotel in the best location”

Morioka, the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, gained well-deserved fame earlier this year when New York Times highlighted as one of the best destinations. My wife grew up in a smaller town not far from here, so we decided to spend a small holiday for three nights in Morioka. The Art Hotel is high… Daha çok

Morioka, the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, gained well-deserved fame earlier this year when New York Times highlighted as one of the best destinations. My wife grew up in a smaller town not far from here, so we decided to spend a small holiday for three nights in Morioka. The Art Hotel is highly recommended. The location could not be better. It’s in the city center, close to the beautiful Kitakami River. It’s a quarter of an hour’s walk to the main railway station (both the Shinkansen bullet trains and local trains) and smack in the middle of a lively area with restaurants and shops. It’s a large hotel, very clean and neat. As we were three people, including our 11-year-old daughter, we got a spacious room with three separate and quite large beds, a group of chairs and table, and desk for working. Very comfortable, indeed.

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“Overpriced hotel but relative good location”

The hotel was conveniently located with the shopping district and most of the sightseeing (park and shrine, red brick building & rock splitting cherry blossom tree) in the city only a short walk away. Lots of restaurants and shops around the hotel which came in handy during our rainy stay in Moriok… Daha çok

The hotel was conveniently located with the shopping district and most of the sightseeing (park and shrine, red brick building & rock splitting cherry blossom tree) in the city only a short walk away. Lots of restaurants and shops around the hotel which came in handy during our rainy stay in Morioka. We thought it was overpriced for what you get though. The room is really small and the pillows were some of the most uncomfortable pillows we've ever slept on. The staff was super friendly and helpful though letting us store our luggage before check-in and after check-out and lending us some umbrellas to make exploring the city in the rain a bit more enjoyable. For this price you can probably find something better, this was just the only last-minute option for us.

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