“Stylish hotel, shame about the hospitality”
The hotel is modern, stylish and aesthetically pleasing, with a nice room and lovely views of the harbour, and the Japanese toilet bidet deserves praise—those marvelous contraptions are one of Japan’s greatest contributions to civilisation, with heated seats, a proper wash, and all the technological wizardry one never knew one needed. The bidet deserves a better hotel. Check‑in is a rather impersonal affair, with guests practically herded towards a machine to fend for themselves; a warm welcome from an actual human being appears to be an optional extra. Need help? You’ll have to seek someone out yourself. Heaven forbid hospitality should involve a little hospitality. The air conditioning is another adventure, seemingly designed for guests with a degree in engineering and an abundance of patience; one merely wishes to adjust the temperature, not undertake a technical apprenticeship. For a hotel in Japan, a country so rightly admired for its cleanliness, the housekeeping policy is particularly amusing: room cleaning is only provided on the third day, with the intervening days apparently sacrificed in the name of environmental sustainability. Very noble, I’m sure, but one does rather expect a clean room when paying for a hotel. The location is another drawback: the hotel seems to have made peace with a neighbouring fuel depot, which is hardly the romantic holiday setting one dreams of, and it is also away from much of the action, so getting around requires a little planning.
Goncalo·3周前