Business Hotel Kaga

The issue that turned this into a one-star review was the front desk attitude. This morning a staff member yelled at me, apparently because I was shirtless in the lobby after coming from the shower to ask about extra towels. I was given five tiny face towels at check-in and told to come back after five days for five more. I'd already managed ten days with the first five, but why tell me to return if they wouldn't give me more? When I came back that evening, the response was that they were out of towels. I'd also seen 10-15 other people walk through the lobby without shirts, so I don't understand why he yelled at me. Was it because of the towels? There were no signs or notes in the lobby about shirts. It felt like different rules for Japanese and Western guests. I'm not thin-skinned, but I don't understand why a customer should be yelled at. This place doesn't seem to understand being nice to customers. The hotel is cheap, about $23 a night, and definitely not luxurious. Rooms are tiny, around 10 by 7 feet, with western and Japanese styles. The Japanese rooms have very thin, uncomfortable futons. There's AC in the small rooms, two showers on the first floor open from 8a to 8p, and I never had to wait long. Each floor has a multi-stall bathroom, and there's a reasonably priced small laundry room on the first floor. In other respects, it was okay for the price.

For only 1000 yen, I got a single bedroom with a shared bathroom, and honestly that's more than enough for me. The building looks old, but inside was neat, and I had to switch into indoor slippers. The shared bathroom is actually a shower room, with coin laundry beside it. There's also a little kitchen next to the bathroom if you want to cook your own meals. If you smoke, you can do it outside while standing, lol.

I don't get the bad ratings, I thought this place was great. My small room had a futon, TV, fridge, and AC/heater, plus the Wi-Fi was always on. The room, toilet, shower room, and onsen were all clean. The shower is open 08:00-22:00 and the onsen 15:00-21:00. You can use the stove for 10¥ per 10 minutes, but there's no pan, so I think you'd need to buy your own. Really worth trying. Only issue was that staff had a hard time speaking English 😁😭

Set your expectations by reading the reviews, and this place is pretty damn good for the price. The single rooms are quite spacious for one person. It's a five minute walk to Shin Imamiya, and you get a free onsen voucher because there are no showers or baths here. There is a spot for brushing your teeth and washing your hands and face. Toilets are on every floor and get cleaned regularly. Since they're shared, their condition depends on who used them last. If the toilet on your floor is too dirty, just use one on another floor.