Hotel Nankaiso

Many of the staff were older, but they seemed very comfortable with guests and spoke to us in a friendly, casual way, which made me happy. The tempura chef is 72 years old!! You’d never guess it from how skillful and efficient he is. I was really impressed. I’d love to visit again.

We stayed as a family of four. As we were traveling with my elderly mother who has difficulty walking, the hotel kindly lent us a wheelchair. Everyone was very considerate and helpful.We wanted beds rather than futons, but many hotels only offer up to three beds per room, so we were debating booking two rooms or choosing a Japanese-Western style room where someone would sleep on a futon. This hotel had a four-bed room, which was a key reason we chose it.Before entering the room, I worried it might be cramped with the beds pushed together, but it was actually very spacious and impressively clean. The view from the room was also wonderful, and we were able to relax and enjoy our stay.The building does feel a bit old, but considering the reasonable price, we felt it offered excellent value for money.The buffet meals were delicious with plenty of variety—especially the grilled seafood (hamayaki) and the DIY seafood rice bowl (kaisendon), which were outstanding.I would like to give full marks overall; however, there were some steps in certain areas that made it not fully barrier-free. The bathroom floor was slippery in places, there was only one handrail in the bath area, and when the men’s and women’s baths switched between night and morning, there were differences in amenities—having the same amenities available in both would have been better. For these reasons, I deducted some points.Overall, we were satisfied and would recommend this hotel to others.