Best Higashiibaraki District Hotels

"A decent hotel. The service was excellent. They offered free dandan noodles for a late-night snack. The hot springs were excellent. It happened to be the Lantern Festival, and the open-air baths, enjoying the cool breeze and bright moonlight, were quite relaxing. Just be sure to pay attention to the bus schedule from the hotel to the station. When booking, I thought it would run every hour, but it turned out to be only available at 15:10. Although we missed the shuttle, the bus was quite convenient. Just be sure to prepare small change in cash or PayPay. I personally think the 100-year-old plum wine is superb. Highly recommended."

"I was a bit disappointed that the Ocean Torii Gate was a little ways from the hotel. Having said that the ocean view from our room was very nice. The meals were delicious and staff very helpful. Sadly our room was very dusty and the bath seemed to be in need of a good clean so we just showered. There was wallpaper beginning to come off the walls and the sliding door blinds and door surrounds were quite dirty. Disappointing considering the room price."

"The proprietress is very enthusiastic, maybe because the next day is a typhoon, there are not many guests, and a free breakfast is prepared for me on typhoon days. It takes about 5 minutes to walk from the Dashi Station."

"I came from Mito to Oarai. There are shuttles, but there is a bus that goes right in front of the hotel, so it was easy to get there. If you are lucky, you can also take the signboard wrapping bus. This is also a project to attract Koreans in Ibaraki Prefecture, and I made a reservation for 70,000 won per night including breakfast. I made a standard twin room with a spacious 24m². The front desk is on the 2nd floor and the embankment is on the 3rd floor. Unfortunately, there is no elevator, so if you have heavy luggage, it may be difficult to go up and down the stairs. The room is like home, so you can take off your shoes and walk around barefoot or in slippers, and the bathroom and toilet are completely separate. However, the sink is a little small, and it feels like a traditional Japanese toilet, so it is still unfamiliar. However, if you want to use the large bath at the hotel, you can use the large bath as much as you want within a set time at the Oarai Hotel, which is about a 3-minute walk away, so I washed up here every day. Foot massages, green tea, and ice cream are also free. Since it is a large room, there are two beds and a charger next to it, so you can use your phone while sleeping! Oarai is a small town, so it is much easier to get around by bicycle than by bus. Usually, you can rent an electric bicycle at the station for 1,000-1,500 yen per day, but this hotel rents an electric bicycle for 600 yen per day, so I rode it for 1,800 yen for 3 days, which was a good deal. You can ride it as much as you want until midnight, and when you are done riding, you can bring it to the front desk and they will recharge it. There are two types of breakfast: a buffet and a set meal. According to my guess, it is a buffet on weekends and a set meal on weekdays. Either way, it is delicious and plentiful, and eating breakfast while looking at the ocean right in front and the torii on the ocean was really emotional. I want to take pictures of the life-size signboards that I haven't been to and go to the stores that I haven't been to, so I want to stay here if I come back later."

"A nice and clean accommodation and services is good."