Business Ryokan Tsukui

We booked two nights, including the night before my daughter's wedding in Kamakura. We arrived late and worried about finding one of the ten parking spaces, but the staff were accommodating and we got a spot. Ofuna Station is a five-minute walk, provided you get across the railway crossing and through the long traffic lights (lol). Give yourself at least ten minutes for the JR ticket gates or main shopping area. As you'd expect at a hub station, there's everything you need. We were in a room at the back of the second floor in the new building. The hot water, heating and noise problems mentioned in other reviews weren't issues for us. The main building also has a large public bath, though the men's side probably only fits three people. It was 8,500 yen for a room-only holiday stay. With the convenient location, just two stations from busy inbound Kamakura, I was very satisfied with the price (?).

The clean sheets and quiet night's sleep were good, and having a private room felt more comfortable than a capsule hotel. The tatami mats are old but clean. There's a TV and refrigerator in the room, and the door has an auto-lock. This is an old-fashioned inn, the sort of place companies rent for construction workers on long assignments. Toilets and baths are shared. The room and air conditioner smelled strongly of stale cigarette smoke, and the air conditioner blew that smell around. As a non-smoker, I found it unpleasant. I stayed in winter and was cold, but didn't want to switch on the air conditioner because of the odor. The shared bath water was incredibly hot. I checked and saw it was set to 46°C. I couldn't get into water that hot, so I took a shower instead.

It's dirty, and the staff's attitude is bad. Better not stay here.

I was here for work, and the station was just the right distance away for a stroll. The fried eggs at breakfast were pitch black, but I remember that fondly. There was a VHS tape recorder in the room. I wasn't sure whether it worked 😆✋️