Hotels on the Lake in Matsue Shinjiko Onsen from $53

"I was in love with this hotel the first time and subsequently stayed 2 more times for a total of 4 nights. My first room was a corner Japanese style room with lake view. I haven’t seen a more fully staffed hotel, it even has 2 parking staff directing traffic for 30 lots. The hotel has facilities like onsen, laundry, and a convenience store. My favorite is the amenities counter which is practically a buffet with things that I’ve never seen before at hotels, including cool wipes, salt tablets, shoe fresheners and toe pads. Only gripe is it is not near the station so it’s a 10 minute bus ride and 5 min walk. "

"The room lacks a closet, and the clothes hangers are positioned awkwardly, making it easy for them to snag on clothing. The air conditioner remote control lacks English labels, which can make it challenging for non-Japanese speakers to operate. The towels provided are quite small; offering larger towels or providing more would be a welcome improvement. A laundry facility is available on the second floor, which is convenient. However, the dryer is underpowered, so drying clothes requires splitting loads and additional time, costing around 800 yen altogether. The laundry machines require detergent, but the hotel does not sell any. This could be inconvenient for guests, especially considering that Tokyo laundromats often include detergent automatically. The room also lacks napkins, which can be inconvenient as the provided toilet paper is unsuitable as a substitute. During breakfast, the bread supply often runs low before 8 a.m., leaving guests to wait or do without, as no additional bread is brought out after this time. 部屋にはクローゼットがなく、ハンガーが不便な位置に設置されているため、衣類が引っかかりやすいです。 エアコンのリモコンには英語のラベルがないため、日本語が分からない方には操作が難しいかもしれません。 タオルはかなり小さいため、もう少し大きなタオルや多めのタオルを提供してもらえるとありがたいです。 2階にはランドリー設備があり便利ですが、乾燥機のパワーが弱いため、衣類を小分けにして追加の乾燥時間が必要で、合計で約800円かかります。 ランドリーマシンには洗剤が必要ですが、ホテルでは販売していないため不便に感じるかもしれません。特に東京のランドリーでは自動で洗剤が追加される場合が多いので、その点がやや不便です。 部屋にはティッシュが置かれておらず、トイレットペーパーは代用に適していないため少し不便です。 朝食の際、パンの量が8時前に少なくなりがちで、追加のパンは提供されないため、ゲストは待つか、パンを諦める必要があります。"