Kanazawa Manten Hotel Ekimae

“Clean, convenient and typically Japanese”

Pleasant stay in a clean and comfortable environment. The hotel is located near the JR Kanazawa station and we used it as a base for our day trips to various towns around the neighboring towns. Breakfast at 1200Y ( not 1000Y as advertised on the website) was adequate and came with free flow sala... more

Pleasant stay in a clean and comfortable environment. The hotel is located near the JR Kanazawa station and we used it as a base for our day trips to various towns around the neighboring towns. Breakfast at 1200Y ( not 1000Y as advertised on the website) was adequate and came with free flow salad and drinks. One got to choose between a typical western ( no bacon but sausages) or Japanese set. Onsen was lovely but didn’t really have fresh drinking water save for a small drinking fountain located in front of the sauna which can be easily missed. The hotel itself is not new but well-maintained and very clean which is a big plus in itself. Note: do pick up your drinks/ snacks from the JR Kanazawa station first as there aren’t any nearby convenience stores! That’s the only downside I can think of!

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“Two Night Stay in Kanazawa”

Only ten minutes walk with luggage from Kanazawa station and only twenty five minutes from the centre of town. The Manten Hotel offers every thing you need for a short stay in Kanazawa, comfortable beds in a well kept room with modern Japanese style toilet facilities. We found the staff very frie... more

Only ten minutes walk with luggage from Kanazawa station and only twenty five minutes from the centre of town. The Manten Hotel offers every thing you need for a short stay in Kanazawa, comfortable beds in a well kept room with modern Japanese style toilet facilities. We found the staff very friendly and helpful with a good command of the English language. Breakfast was a well organised affair, with guests queuing in two lines one serving Traditional Japanese breakfast and one serving Western/European style breakfast. Very effective. There was also a multi national style restaurant for evening meal if required, at reasonable prices. We would happily stay there again.

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“An average hotel with very small rooms but could be typical of others in the small, rural town”

In Japan, house and room sizes are expressed in terms of Tatami mats (1.62 sqm per mat). I have now devised a new measurement unit for Japanese hotel rooms, the Shoebox, the SB unit (3x3 or 9 Sqm). Whilst our room in the Washington Hotel in Tokyo came in at a minute 1.4 SB, the room at the Manten... more

In Japan, house and room sizes are expressed in terms of Tatami mats (1.62 sqm per mat). I have now devised a new measurement unit for Japanese hotel rooms, the Shoebox, the SB unit (3x3 or 9 Sqm). Whilst our room in the Washington Hotel in Tokyo came in at a minute 1.4 SB, the room at the Manten Hotel in Kanazawa recorded a minuscule 1.3 SB. To put this room size into perspective, couples occupying rooms of less than 1.3 SB need to practice asynchronised breathing before entry! Whilst the bed was an acceptable and comfortable queen size, everything else was small. One chair, so you basically had to sit or lie on the bed. Nowhere to store your luggage except in the small entrance corridor, which impeded opening of the bathroom door. The standard layout Japanese bathroom was the smallest so far encountered, although the water and toilet seat were both hot. The room was a bit surprising considering the rest of the hotel, corridors, reception area, restaurant, were reasonably up market. The location was good, close to the Forus shopping centre with its multitude of restaurants on the 6th floor. The breakfast was interesting, with separate Japanese and Western options, although we’ve never had corn soup in a Western breakfast before. The service was quick and the “hot“ breakfast fare was lukewarm, not totally stone cold for a change. In summary, passable but hard to recommend based on the grossly undersized rooms.

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“Bit old”

It’s not far from Kanazawa station, but not so close. It took so long to check in , so the check in procedure should be reviewed to avoid long queues The room is bit tired. It need to renovate. The public bath is good, but I found bit dirty towels in the sauna.