Name: Kura Hotel Ichinoseki
Address: 2-1 Ote-machi, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate, Ichinoseki, Ichinoseki, Ichinoseki, 021-0884, Japan
Rating: 7

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Usually  a hotel welcome drink is some sort of anonymous fruit mixture. Not the Kura - which has a delightful bar in a small wooden house behind the reception area and where guests have a choice of real drinks. The breakfast is very good, the fairly large rooms (and bathroom) clean and comfortable. Why only 4 and a half stars then? The reception area is untidy and the bathrooms have a very high step so the elderly will have to be careful. That said, we would certainly return. The location is very good - convenient for the railway and bus station for the many sights of the city.

Best welcome drink ever

This hotel is an easy walk from the station, about four blocks.  As you're likely to be doing day trips out of Ichinoseki, proximity to the railway and bus stations is important. The welcome was friendly and our room was clean and comfortable. Some might find the big step up into the bathroom a bit hard to negotiate,  especially during the night. There was an excellent breakfast spread, slightly different each day.  We found the internet connection rather unreliable. Overall a good place to stay.

Good base for the local sights

I stay at the Kura for 4 weeks and had no problems at all. If I was staying out of town they would keep the same room and allow me to leave my bags. The Onsen is great, it has a hot sauna and the onsen temp is 37.8 (perfect) and is drawn from the aquafa. Also has a cold dip pool. The rooms are good with good beds and electronics. I feel safe in this building with Iwate the most active earthquakes area in Japan. I had two (M5 and M4) during my stay. I felt very safe with how the building performed. It has a first class restaurant and a breakfast buffet. Very close to Inchinoseke station and the Hotel has parking. 5 minutes from the interchange. The staff are  great.

Always a accommondating

This hotel, not many blocks from the train station, served my needs as a base for exploring the Hiraizumi area.  Staff were helpful, and my single room was spacious by business-hotel standards, with a desk and sofa (converted to a twin it would have been snug).  But the room was a bit dated, and the mattress hard.  The air conditioning in late October was heat-only with no temperature control, a problem after the room had baked in the sun all day.  In many business hotels there's a step up to the bathroom but here the step was about 12 inches (30 cm), and the bottom of the tub was below the bottom of the floor, a problem for some with stiff knees.

Adequate but not the best

A short walk away from the station, this hotel is basic, but nice enough. There's are his and hers onsens on the ground floor, internet in the rooms and a breakfast buffet if you're so inclined (didn't check it out so I can't say if it's any good - think it's a Japanese breakfast). There's no gym at the hotel, but there's one a few blocks away that takes walk-ins. A few bars and restaurants that are nearby, but close early so stock up on snacks from the nearby supermarket and Family Mart.
A very reasonably priced, well-located option for a quick trip.

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