Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel

“Formula hotel with great onsen”

Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel is mostly frequented by older Japanese couples who visit the large and complete onsen. It was fun to join this Japanese tradition for an evening. The rooms are a bit outdated, with a bed in which we did not fit well. The hotel is less than 10 minutes from the station a… lisää

Himeji Castle Grandvrio Hotel is mostly frequented by older Japanese couples who visit the large and complete onsen. It was fun to join this Japanese tradition for an evening. The rooms are a bit outdated, with a bed in which we did not fit well. The hotel is less than 10 minutes from the station and somes 20 minutes from the castle.

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“Budget Friendly, Basic Hotel”

Located about a 15 minute walk from Himeji station, and really on the wrong wide of the station for the tourist attractions - the hotel is extremely budget friendly. The rooms are basic but clean. Expect to be surprised by the small rooms (you get what you pay for). Very small rooms and bathrooms, … lisää

Located about a 15 minute walk from Himeji station, and really on the wrong wide of the station for the tourist attractions - the hotel is extremely budget friendly. The rooms are basic but clean. Expect to be surprised by the small rooms (you get what you pay for). Very small rooms and bathrooms, but clean and comfortable. OK for two people/couples for sleeping. Easy to find from the train station. The breakfast is average but the staff are friendly and helpful. The public bath that is available for use is quite impressive and worth the stay for this alone!

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“Old dated rooms. Great hot spring bath. Friendly staff. Convenient shuttle bus. ”

The hot spring bath was the highlight. The bath was large and new, clean with many options of bath. Including carbonic bath good for skin. A bit of a hassle and confusion to exchange the room key and shoe box key for entry at the bath reception but for good safety purpose. The rooms are old and d… lisää

The hot spring bath was the highlight. The bath was large and new, clean with many options of bath. Including carbonic bath good for skin. A bit of a hassle and confusion to exchange the room key and shoe box key for entry at the bath reception but for good safety purpose. The rooms are old and dated. They need a revamp. It’s stuck in the 1980s. But it’s functional just for 2 nights stay. The price is also cheap. The distance to the Himeji station is 5 min by driving. Easy with the shuttle bus. Just wait on the traffic island opposite “freshness burger”. The hotel shuttle bus map is too complicated. We nearly missed the bus as it was only marked in Japanese. We couldn’t distinguish it except for the logo. Overall ok for the price and hot spring service. We selected single rooms because everyone can have their own space better than squeezing in small rooms. The price is also reasonable. There are Better, nearer, new hotels available but we stayed for the hot spring bath which did not disappoint.

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“Very average”

The hotel looks okay from the outside, but the inside definitely needs updating. Our room was on the 6th floor and the corridor carpet tiles were coming up and needed replacing. The room itself was okay and clean, though the bath needed recaulking. The aircon was very noisy and the way the room was… lisää

The hotel looks okay from the outside, but the inside definitely needs updating. Our room was on the 6th floor and the corridor carpet tiles were coming up and needed replacing. The room itself was okay and clean, though the bath needed recaulking. The aircon was very noisy and the way the room was set up, it was blowing directly onto the bed nearest it. No mention was made of a shuttle the hotel has from the station, so we lugged our suitcases about 1/4 mile to the hotel. We took the shuttle back to the station :) Hotel staff were courteous and the breakfast choice was very good. I booked this hotel through Expedia and paid ~$100, which wasn’t worth the money. One really shouldn’t pay more than $60 a night for this hotel. Gave this a three rating, but more realistically it’s 2.5

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