Lavender East

Nestled in mountains. Nice shops nearby. Great gift shop and food. Great staff.

Very good hotel. Just a five- or six-minute walk from the JR rail station if your luggage has wheels. Just follow the train track. The station's tourism office had a yellow leaflet bearing a map that showed a few restaurants near the hotel, requiring that we walk only two blocks or so in the evening to get a good meal. Just don't expect a convenience store right nearby. Nice attentive and helpful staff outside where the driveway meets the main door. Our room offered a wide window for broad, good views of the valley and the surrounding mountains. The top of the building has a terrace that is open to guests at certain specific hours, enabling nice photos. The breakfast buffet (extra charge) was superb, with much variety for our delight. The room was much bigger than I expected, bearing a sofa, coffee table and more. It was a bit odd to find the toilet room was a separate facility from the shower/basin room, so that upon concluding the task at the toilet seat, I had to walk to the other room to wash my hands properly. I guess it's the Japanese way of keeping any odours apart from the shower/basin area. Excellent stay!