Hotel Route Inn Nagoya Sakae

“A sweet little hotel”

A small hotel but you have everything that you need from the hot bath to hair dryer. Staff are very friendly and helpful they do their very best to give us the information that we need. The breakfast is so yummy, you will have your option either you want western or try local japanese breakfast. ... more

A small hotel but you have everything that you need from the hot bath to hair dryer. Staff are very friendly and helpful they do their very best to give us the information that we need. The breakfast is so yummy, you will have your option either you want western or try local japanese breakfast. Thumbs up for Hotel Route Inn...

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“Route Inn always My First Choice”

This brand "Route Inn" has been my top no.1 choice whenever I come to Japan. Like all other Route Inn, this one in Sakae has: (1) a very hearty and yummy Japanese buffet breakfast. There are some western food too but I simply enjoy and focus on the Japanese choices: rice, egg pocket with minc... more

This brand "Route Inn" has been my top no.1 choice whenever I come to Japan. Like all other Route Inn, this one in Sakae has: (1) a very hearty and yummy Japanese buffet breakfast. There are some western food too but I simply enjoy and focus on the Japanese choices: rice, egg pocket with minced pork stuffed, sauteed pork and vegetable, fish, fried squid ring, and asparagus! The kind of food is not the same each day. You know how blissful I feel in the morning with a bowl of hot and quality Japanese rice in hand. Breakfast time is 6:30-9am. It's rather early for me such a lazy tourist. So I went back to sleep until noon. (2) 99% of guests are local people. So, tranquil ambience and polite treatment are guaranteed. No noise, no pushing, no inconsiderate behaviour met at breakfast room, lobby, lift, everywhere. In my second breakfast at 8am, the restaurant was super crowded and the guests still kept queuing up orderly and quietly in gettting the food. Japanese people deserve every respect from me. (3) an onsen (though artificial). It's my MUST-DO every night before sleep. These 3 are the things I like most. The price is good too. USD130 for two nights single room including breakfast. Other brands like Toyoko Inn are not comparable as they have many foreign guests (mainly Chinese, Hongkongers, other Asians), much more noisy though price better. The room is standard Japanese style. Small, everything required is well provided including air-purifyer, kettle, fridge, shampoo, conditioner, bath gel. Moulded toilet. My room is facing a flyover and there is traffic noise day and night. But the window shut down nearly all the noise when closed, and there is a functional air-con, so not a problem. Bed quite hard. Around 8 TV channels all Japanese. Location wise in Sakae area, though not as good as Nagoya Station. 10 mins' walk to Sakae metro station exit 12. There are a few department stores and many underground streets nearby. The restaurant next door provides good sashimi of great price. There is a shuttle bus from airport (platform no.6) ~50 mins going to Nagoya Toyku Hotel which is just in front of this inn. Bus fare 1000 yen but schedule sparse. So better take the express train from airport to Nagoya Station (35 mins) then transfer to Sakae metro station. Staff nice and helpful. Only one knows English but that's not a problem for me as I love to practise my limited Japanese. It's fun. Check-out time is 10am which is common in Japan. It's too early for me such a lazy tourist. Overall, Route Inn is always a great factor contributing to my wonderful vacation in Japan.

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“travelling again”

Our room was quite comfortable although the bathroom was very stuffy when you had a shower and you had to step into the bath which was very deep to have your shower. The bed was comfy enough and we slept well. It was a very quiet room. Breakfast was good with a good range of local dishes.

“little bedroom in a business hotel”

PROS - General cleanness,ok - Good soundproofing in the bedroom - Bedroom are small as usual in Japan, including bathroom. But in general acceptable. - Staff are smiley and efficient. English is basic but enough. - Mainly business hotel - Free water bottle per night CONS - Towels in the bathroom... more

PROS - General cleanness,ok - Good soundproofing in the bedroom - Bedroom are small as usual in Japan, including bathroom. But in general acceptable. - Staff are smiley and efficient. English is basic but enough. - Mainly business hotel - Free water bottle per night CONS - Towels in the bathroom are small - Breakfast is more japanese, indeed very limited choice about western food. - Shower water not constant and not easy to setup, the water tap is tricky - the location is not the best side. There's some department stores and restaurants around, but the neighborhood on the back is full of brothels. DO I WILL RETURN? Can happen if I have to return to Nagoya

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