Shiosai Resort Kamogawa

When we arrived at the hotel, the reception desk was empty. There was only a lot of goods in the lobby. After waiting for a few minutes, a staff member finally came to help. Because I arrived at the hotel earlier than the check-in time, I could only store my luggage, but the staff happened to say that a room had been cleaned early, so I could arrange an early check-in ~ I am really grateful! In addition, I originally booked a room with an independent bathroom, but when I got to the room, I found that I needed to use a shared bathroom, so I checked with trip.com customer service. The answer was that I need to check with the hotel myself😀 Fortunately, I talked with the hotel front desk. Then they were willing to transfer my apartment to me. However, after I went to the room and made the quilt, I found that there were insects crawling on the quilt. Two minutes later, I also found a flying insect next to the curtain. It seems that there are always insects in the suburbs? I probably won’t consider this hotel next time I visit Kamogawa. Especially for travelers with suitcases, please note that the road from the railway to the hotel is uneven and a bit difficult to navigate.

The hotel is about a ten-minute walk from JR Taikai Station. The room is very large, facing the sea, and the view is very good. Free yukata is provided in the room, which is generally good.

This hotel is close to Niemon Island. It seems to have been renovated, and the entire building was clean. The lounge, where you can drop in after a bath, offers coffee, tea, orange and apple jars, water, and cake (one per guest), so I used it after checking in and after a bath. It's a nice lounge with a nice view (except for water, it's open until 6pm). The Western-style standard twin room had old fittings, but the wallpaper, curtains, chairs, table, and bed were new, and it was spacious and comfortable. The room had an ocean view, and I could only see the ocean from the bed. The indoor bath was spacious, and there were many washing areas (there was no open-air bath). The women's bath seemed to have a slight chlorine smell (the men's bath apparently did not have a chlorine smell). There were two bathtubs, both of which were quite hot. I wish one of the bathtubs was lukewarm. The wash area had two sinks, and amenities such as lotion were available. The open-air family bath, which is a paid bath, is free to use from 6am the next morning, for men and women. When I went there first thing in the morning at 6am, there was no one there, so I had it all to myself. The water wasn't that hot, so I was able to relax. It was a semi-open-air bath with a roof, but the sea breeze felt good. According to the information in the file in the hotel room, Kamogawa Onsen is classified as a "rei mineral spring" based on the temperature of the spring because the source is less than 25 degrees, and is classified as a "simple sulfur mineral spring" based on the composition. Now, dinner is served in two parts, at 17:30 and 19:30. This time I chose the 19:30 start. Dinner was served at the venue, with a wide table and distance between tables. The sashimi included abalone, which was crunchy and delicious. There was also sea bream sashimi and scallops. The sea bream may have been from nearby Tainoura. The appetizers of large shrimp and the mild-tasting horse mackerel namero went well with sake. The chawanmushi and pickled vegetables were also quite good. The dessert was a surprise, brought in a trout. The chilled peanut pudding in a jar was delicious (they also had matcha warabi mochi and fruit). My partner was impressed that hotels these days need this kind of presentation. We ordered several bottles of cold sake, 300cc of local sake from Kamogawa City and Katsuura, for 1,155 to 1,375 yen. It was reasonably priced and I was happy. The staff at the restaurant were very friendly. Breakfast was a buffet. There weren't many items, but it was just right for me. The seaweed salad in the salad corner had a salty taste, and the uncut dried horse mackerel, tomato juice, scrambled eggs, etc. were all good. We went to get two cups of coffee when it was freshly made, and enjoyed it. The building was clean, the staff were friendly, and I think it's a nice, casual hotel where you can stay without hesitation.