Sanco Inn Shizuoka Kitaguchi Map, Address, Transportation & Nearest Stations and Airport

Starting with the pros: - Very friendly and helpful staff who tried their best even if it’s not easy for them to communicate in English and we don’t understand Japanese. - Good location in a walkable distance from both Shizuoka station and Shin-Shizuoka station. Endless choice of restaurants and many shops around. - Spacious room, with separate living area with tatami. The negative: - Below standard cleanliness for any hotel I’ve stayed in in Japan. Mold was starting to build in the grout in the bathroom and spider webs on the ceiling. - There was a faint but constant smell of sewers in the room, despite the multiple air filters and diffusers that were already installed. - It was a surprise to me that it’s not a conventional hotel. The rooms are scattered across several buildings. This was not a problem in itself but it was very difficult to find the entrance to the reception lobby, which was located in the basement level of a separate building. Overall, I was quite disappointed with the stay. At this price point, I expected much better attention to details and cleanliness.

Although it is a little more expensive than a typical business hotel, you will be more than satisfied, and you will feel that it is better value for money than staying at another business hotel for just a few thousand yen. It's a little far from the station, a 10-minute walk, but it's close to Aoba Event Road, the center of events, and the downtown area. A hotel I would like to stay at at least once a month. While there are many hotels that only use sterilization, the inside of the building and rooms are all antibacterial. I think it's more important than looking pretty. There is an automatic coffee machine in the cafe on the first floor, and a variety of cold drinks are available in addition to the automatic coffee machine in the lounge on the second floor. The food service (limited quantities) from 5:30pm includes authentic curry and salad (from the pesticide-free 808 Factory). The hot spring SPA can be used from check-in 3pm to 10am the next morning. The sauna is an automatic Roryu iki stove. The breakfast is far beyond what you would expect from a business hotel. All of the food was of high quality, and I was surprised that they even had crema coffee. A high-grade hotel with a view of Mt. Fuji even for singles (cannot be specified).

Nice family hotel and centrally located opposite the train station with many restaurants choices. Checkin was a breeze and room was clean and spacious. Breakfast that came with the hotel stay was excellent with many choices and sufficient refills. Carpark was chargeable at 1200y per night at the next building and walking to carpark can be cumbersome for some during bad weather. Highly recommended place for those looking for accommodation in this part of the city or exploring the city.

I didn't chose the hotel but I loved it. Location was great, very convenient for the station, room was fine, front desk staff were kind and thoughtful. Enjoyed a better than average breakfast, included in the room rate. The whole experience was much more ”boutique” than ”chain” hotel. But the real glory of the place is the privileged access to the former daimyo's garden next door. Each morning at breakfast, the waitstaff encouraged me to step outside into the garden. On the third morning, I finally did it. What a lovely place! Japanese aesthetics at their best. And I had it all to myself. Would have been worth staying here just for the garden, but like I said, the hotel was good, too.

It was very beautiful and nice. It was convenient because I could go to the station and restaurants right away 😊 If I could stay at this price, I would use it again.

The price is cheap, and although it is an unmanned system, there is a resident staff in front of the front desk. There is an amenity display on the first floor and breakfast is included in the accommodation fee. Breakfast is prepared for simple eating. I am willing to return to Shizuoka in the future.