Hotel Monterey Himeji

This hotel is right next to Himeji train station, so you don't need a taxi / bus to reach it from the train station. The room and as well as the entire hotel was very clean, the staff helpful. We had a standard room with a super-sized bed (2.5 m large and 2.2 m long). I could fit a family with 1 or 2 small kids. Due to this large bed there wasn't much space left in the room. The room was rather quiet. At night one could hear the freight trains is awake, but nothing which would be annoying. There are plenty of restaurants nearby so you can enjoy your stay in Himeji! The hotel had coin laundry as which we used as well as a public bath which we didn't visit.

Great location by Himeji station, plenty of food and shopping options within a few steps of the entrance and Himeji Castle about 1km walk away. Well-equipped room with a large, comfortable bed, soft pillows as well as hard (not always guaranteed in Japan!), a fridge, plenty of plug sockets and mirrors. Staff were very helpful in letting us store our bags for the day after we checked out and appeared to be able to assist with luggage forwarding as well.

Like: Location, great location. Comfy bed. No noise. Sauna, very nice, hot and cold plunge along with really hot Sauna. The room was just decent. Dislike: shower, worst in a long time. Had to fight curtain and wand just to take a shower. Staff were like robots, asking anything outside of their programming, threw them for a loop. Sauna, you have to take your towel from your room to the sauna, weird. The place needs a good update and facelift.

Great value for money. Centrally located right next to main station and shops and pleasant walking distance to castle (which is spectacular). Staff very professional and friendly. Room large and actually had a wardrobe and desk/dressing table plus small table and chairs. This was the most furnished room we had in our entire stay in Japan. Tea station in the lobby - was nice to take a warm fruit tea to the room after a long day out.

This is modern hotel that is perfectly sited immediately outside of the main railway station, and in a great position for the covered shopping streets. It is also a twenty minute walk to the castle, which is the main attraction in the city. The room was large, by Japanese standards, and the bathroom sufficient for normal living. The breakfast buffet, served at the top of the hotel is very extensive and the staff attentive.