Mikatagoko Mihama Onsen Umi No Hotel Hirose

It is not worthy of the name of hot spring hotel. This is the worst half-board hot spring hotel I have stayed in so far. There is only one shuttle bus to and from the station. There is no special person to greet you at the door. The room is very small, and the included dinner is completely different from what Ctrip provides. The quantity is small and not filling. The breakfast is also a very simple set meal. The so-called hot spring is just a big bathhouse.

I visited this hotel on a tour with JTB Tabimonogatari. It was a big hotel that must have been bustling in the Showa era. When I searched online, I found that it was previously called "Umi no Hotel Hirose" and that after it closed, the Sekumi-ya Group signed a lease and reopened it under a new name. It was a hotel that I felt was doing a good job since the new system was put in place. The room was a four-story room with four French beds lined up in a Japanese-style room. You take off your shoes before going up, so you can relax on the floor and it doesn't get dirty, which is nice. The sink was also large and easy to use. There was a stand and a smartphone holder on each pillow, which I felt was a last resort for the modern era. The bed was extremely comfortable. The ocean view from the window was also nice. I chose not to have cleaning for eco-friendly reasons because I stayed for two nights, so I thought that they would only replace the towels on the second day, but I was happy that they prepared additional bath towels, towels, toothbrushes, water, and snacks for me. On the first day, we had 11 dishes for dinner, from a 4-kind sashimi platter to Wakasa beef sukiyaki, Wakasa beef steak, and fried Wakasa puffer fish, all of which were delicious. I was so full that I could only eat a little and left some of the food, which I felt bad about. On the second day, we had a crab feast, with snow crab, crab sukiyaki, crab tempura, and crab rice in a pot. It was my first time to eat so much crab. I was glad that I was able to eat almost everything on the second day. When I had trouble taking out the meat from a whole crab, the hotel staff kindly went around to everyone's tables and removed the shells, so I was able to eat everything without wasting anything. The breakfast was also delicious, with fish and squid sashimi, and the portions were just right. A group from Hankyu Travel International's Trapics Tour was staying there on the same day, so this hotel may be popular with tour guests from travel agencies. The air conditioning in the hallway outside the guest rooms was broken, so it wasn't working and there were about three electric fans running. It was hot when I walked down the hallway. The hot spring was small compared to the number of guest rooms. There were only two washing areas and hair dryers, so when there were a lot of guests at the same time, there was a waiting time. It was good that amenities such as lotion were provided. I think it was because we were tour guests, but the staff saw us off when we went out sightseeing on the second day and when we left the hotel on the third day.

I used the Hokuriku Oenwari discount and made a reservation right when reservations started, and I received a confirmation email. However, I was told by phone that the reservation slot was exceeded and the Hokuriku Oenwari discount could not be applied. So what was the point of the email that said I could make a reservation? Poor service. Terrible inn. I never want to go there again. The slot was exceeded about 5 minutes after reservations started, so it seems like someone was trying to get in ahead of me. Terrible inn. I tried to find another place, but it would take too long and I probably wouldn't be able to get a reservation. Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible.