Independent Oarai hotels

"Very comfortable hotel with helpful staff. Clean and welcoming"

"Hotel R9 is the best. Cheap, clean, comfortable~~ My husband and I went for a road trip and we stayed in many different R9 hotels. I love it"

"If you are staying more than 2 days get a rental car. The hotel is very good at what it does, which is provide a relaxing atmosphere with an accessible onsen. The restaurants there are not really restaurants. Breakfast is a buffet of plentiful food, mostly Japanese but I believe a pure westerner could survive. There is no lunch service. The dinner is a set menu of classical Japanese fare, which after the second day becomes a bit tiresome, but doable. They also offered a bonus meal at 9pm of noodles and such. There is a modest happy hour from about 3pm to 8:30 pm which provides a variety of booze and snacks. Staff speaks no English, so be prepared for that, but they are very friendly. My Japanese is passable so I was able to get assistance from the staff to get a rental car and reserve taxis, etc. There is no laundry service and if you have a tattoo you mus cover it while in the onsen. I checked at other hotels with onsens and most don't allow tattoos at all. The location is up on a little hill away from anything walking distance. There is no safe walking path of significant length around the hotel that is not on a narrow road, so don't count on any walks. There is a tennis court but other than that not any place to get cardio. But if you are coming here you are not coming for that. I am including in the description so the reader knows what is there. I would come again for sure. "

"Quiet excellent hotel to spend the weekend. Would definitely stop by again. Delicious breakfast in a quiet and nice garden."

"Excellent all round, staff were amazing! Great cheap parking. Very happy and highly recommend. Rooms are small but lovely and cosy! "

"Clean room but not spacious "

"very friendly staff and clean facilities"

"Staff were friendly and were ready to work with non-Japanese speakers"

"Good location and parking. Great TV service. Weak internet sometimes."