Royal Park Hotel Kurashiki

“Good place for a couple of nights stay”

Nice modern hotel, staff very friendly and helpful. Room was a decent size, hubby opted for slightly bigger room and twin beds as we are used to a larger bed at home, we were able to push them together which was nice. Decent storage for Japanese standards although no bedside unit. Good bedding, b… Plus

Nice modern hotel, staff very friendly and helpful. Room was a decent size, hubby opted for slightly bigger room and twin beds as we are used to a larger bed at home, we were able to push them together which was nice. Decent storage for Japanese standards although no bedside unit. Good bedding, beds a bit on the firm side and only one pillow although it did double up but we are used to 2, we asked at reception for extra but they were not allowed to give us any more but to be fare they did offer extra towels to put underneath. Fridge, couple of free waters given each day, kettle, decent shower and nice warm loo!!! Pyjamas and slippers given assuming because there is an Onsen. Breakfast was actually very good, they offered a served warm dish which was different on the 2 days we were there. 5 minute walk to train station and lots of small eateries around. We particularly loved a place called “Cafe bar” run by husband, wife and daughter. Wandering around on a dark night not knowing where to eat, this lovely lady popped her head out and invited us in, like she was inviting us into her home. She was so lovely and very jolly, they do not have an English menu but she could speak some English and tried to explain the different foods they made. We had 2 set menus, hubby went for the pork Tonkatsu with Japanese curry, I had a mix tempura of shrimp, chicken and white fish katsu with the “milk” curry, basically a more creamy, like coconut style curry whereas the Japanese was more meaty and slightly more spicy. This was accompanied with a clear broth soup, shredded cabbage salad with dressing, Japanese pickles, rice. Absolutely delicious, I preferred the creamy curry, the shrimp was delicious and really nice to have chicken. We had a couple of small bottles of locally made sake, hubby started with a draft beer. They only took cash which is the same for a lot of places around here, but for the whole meal for both of us including drinks was 5200 Yen. At the end of the meal the daughter made us little origami gifts and they also came outside to wave us goodbye. Okayama castle and gardens is about 20 mins away by train and the old town of Kurashiki is about 5 mins walk. They have left luggage self storage room with the locks that go around your case, just wish people would be more considerate and leave the low down ones for the people with the large cases, when we were here the bottom row was taken by tiny suitcases and us two oldies who were on a 5 week holiday had to lift ours onto the upper levels. If staying in this area would recommend this hotel.

Moins