Top 10 Coco Palms Hotels

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.

Mt. Fuji seen from the lobby and restaurant is a beauty that is not ashamed of the concept of ”Scenic Museum”. There is an observation deck on the side of the upper lounge, and the scenery seen from there is even more wonderful. However, as others have posted, it may not be seen in the condition of steam even if it is sunny. The garden is large and you can hear the birds singing in color 々. The service is also substantial, such as taking pictures casually. There is also a transfer to and from Kunoyama Ropeway. I gave it 5 points because it was 5 points, but there are some points that make me think that if it is 10 points, it is 9 points. When you line up in a restaurant, you take the order with the touch panel instead of writing it with a ballpoint pen, but it is difficult to understand the location and the order cannot be taken properly. There is no announcement about how to line up for breakfast. There is no sheet cleaner in the toilet. I hope to improve around here.

The hotel is located next to Miho Matsubara. The bus departs from Shimizu about 20 minutes, and then you can walk for 10 minutes. The hotel has English service. The hotel’s facilities are older. The hot springs exchange men’s and women’s pools at a fixed period of time. The outdoor pool is small and has no view, and the indoor pool is not big. I found cockroaches in the bathroom at night and I felt very sad. Miho Matsubara is very beautiful and there are few people. I hiked for nearly an hour in the morning and only saw 3 or 4 people... The only highlight is the small barbecue restaurant next to the hotel. It tastes good, the owner is enthusiastic, and the quality is cheap. It was the happiest meal I had on this trip.

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).

It is very close to the station and very easy to find. The reception is very polite. Japanese hotels are generally like this. The rooms are small but exquisite. There is no need to worry about hygiene.

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.