Shimoda Bay Kuroshio

I came to Shimoda for a little winter getaway. I stayed here. First, let me introduce the room. ・The refrigerator is empty. It's a little big. You can fit a lot of things you bought in it. ・There is no bottled water provided. You will need to get your own. ・There is a pot and tea, but no coffee in the room. (Instead, there is a coffee maker on the front floor.) ・There is a number-type safe. ・The room key is a lock. It is not an automatic lock, so be sure to lock it when you go out. ・The bath in the room is a unit bath, but it doesn't matter since you won't be using it. ・There is only a medium-sized yukata in the room, so if it doesn't fit you, you can pick up a different size yukata near the front desk. ・There is a toothbrush. ・The bathroom in the room doesn't look very old. I think it has been renovated. ・Wi-Fi is available and the performance is good. Next is the large public bath. There are two large public baths on the 7th floor, and they are separated by time for men and women. The large public bath on the sea side has a sauna. The large public bath on the mountain side has an open-air bath. The mountain side is a little narrower. I like saunas, so I was happy. I didn't use it, but there is a massage chair outside the large bath. Next is dinner. We had dinner in our room. Nakai-san says "Two hours is a good guideline," but it's okay if you're not that strict. We drank quite slowly. There are quite a lot of dishes. The boiled alfonsino was fatty and delicious. It was a little on the strong side, so I wanted to eat white rice. There was only one dish that made me go "Hmm?", but I think the quality and quantity were sufficient for the price. There is an ice machine on the 4th floor, so you can drink the alcohol you brought with you without hesitation. That's the advantage of having meals in your room. Finally, breakfast. Breakfast is served in a buffet style at the breakfast venue on the 5th floor. It's not a very large venue, so there isn't a wide variety, but it's not a problem for one night. It's nice that the table is large so you can eat leisurely. Japanese-style side dishes are packed in a tiered box, and it looks stylish. Some Western-style dishes are served in glasses. Is it too much to say that glass should be used instead of plastic? There is a convenience store nearby, so you can buy something in the middle of the night if you don't have enough to drink. However, even though it is close, the slope is steep, so the climb may be tiring. We had a very enjoyable stay, but there were two points that bothered us. - Check-out time is 10:00, which is unusual for this time of year. It's a bit of a hectic morning after taking a bath and eating breakfast. It would be nice if it was 11:00. - We made a reservation for in-room dining, but the hotel staff tried to guide us to the restaurant instead of the in-room dining several times. We wanted to eat and drink in our room, so we declined each time. Dining is not a good choice for a banquet at a restaurant. I'm sure the hotel was concerned about the hassle, but I would appreciate it if they could understand the customer's attributes and requests. Both the front desk staff and Nakai-san were friendly, and it was a hotel that made me want to stay again.

The room I stayed in was like a Japanese-Western style room, and it was very spacious and comfortable. The sea can be seen very clearly from the room. Perhaps it was renovated, the facility itself is old, but the room itself was clean and comfortable. The bath is relatively smaller than it looks on the internet, so I think it's better not to expect that much. For dinner, we had a meal full of red snapper in our room. This was delicious! It was unexpected to be able to eat such a variety of red snapper dishes, and they were all very delicious. We started eating around 19:30, but at 21:00, the staff secretly urged us to eat early, which is a real shame. It was a gorgeous meal with a large amount and variety, so I wanted to enjoy it slowly. The front desk staff responded to both check-in and check-out, but it was a comfortable stay with a smart response.