First Few Nights: Union Hotel Sannomyia

The first few nights, i've slept at this hotel. I must say it: It is a really nice and fine hotel! The courtesy of the staff was impressing. Now you may object here saying that "it is so everywhere in japan". Well... it might be so, but it is not the rule. Another hotel not far away where i was staying last year (the Kitagami Hotel - 北上ホテル) was not so. I really suggest staying away from that one!

You might wonder, what is different in a japanese hotel compared to western hotels? Well...a few things...

1) The hotel had vending machines on the 2nd floor. First of all, drink can be found cold or warm (you can have hot or cold coffee in cans)

2) You can buy some snacks, which taste really nice. In western hotels we would find Potato Chips or Chocolate bars. In a japanese vending machine you would find bread and other snacks that would be suitable for a breakfast

3) This is really nice, you're going to love it ;) : In some japanese hotel you have a Mobile phone recharge corner! Yes...you understood right! Did you forget your phone charger? no need to worry about...they have all Japanese Mobile phones chargers. Normally, if you need to charge your phone, they have a "coin-locker" style drawers, where you can put your phone, close and lock the door and come back later to pick it up.

4) The price! The price for this fine hotel, was about 6,000 (CHF 70.-- ) yen on Rakuten travels. Is always worth to surf around a little, since this hotel was listed as around 10,000 (CHF 120.--) yen for a single room!