Hotel Nagano Avenue

There’s a manga library on the ground floor, and you can get to the Italian restaurant from inside the hotel. The rooms are fairly spacious, and guests can use the public bath and sauna for free. As usual in Japan, those are separated by gender. It's an easy walk to Nagano station. Staff are friendly and mostly helpful, though asking for an extra pillow apparently was too much.

The hotel was clean and decent, and Nagano Station is walkable, though not especially close. Parking was a hassle: the hotel's lot across the street had limited spaces, so I ended up using a nearby public lot affiliated with the hotel. Next time I'm in the area, I'll probably choose somewhere more conveniently located.

Spica the lovot is adorable. She sometimes wanders around the manga books area when she's not resting. We slept really well in our great room. The hotel temperature was controlled so well that I never felt cold and didn't need to turn on the heating. The pillows were comfortable, and there were two types in the room.

The hotel is quiet, clean-smelling, and in a great location. Check-in and check-out were easy, the staff were lovely, and the baths were awesome. In the lobby there’s lots of manga and action figures, plus a cute little robot that wanders around. The beds were nicely firm, and having purified water on every floor was helpful. The laundry rooms are by the baths and separated by gender, which is good to know if you're not used to that.