HOTEL LiVEMAX Kanazawa Ekimae

I was very conveniently located near the train/bus station and close to stores and restaurants.

I would prefer a walk-in shower as I am short and have problems with my knees so getting into the deep bathtub was a problem.

No breakfast provided. Overall good

Nothing

Clean and comfortable. Better than the photos.

A little far from the station with big bags.

Cheapest option close-ish to Kanazawa station on short notice Polite front desk staff (like everywhere in Japan)

This hotel does not meet the japanese definition of ekimae ("in front of the station") - it is more like a 10-minute walk away. The requirement to check-in before 10pm is also inconvenient for a business hotel.

Overall clean room, has everything you need

Could be quiet far from everything, but if you are ok to walk some extra 10min it’s fine

cleanliness

location is a little bit far from Kanazawa Station. Cannot leave luggage at lobby after check-out because of hotel policy.

Location is excellent . Very close to kanazawa station and Lawson, 7/11 & laundromat .

Extremely small bed . It says double bed but I wud say it's 1 & 1/2 half . We had a very hard time , with a 2 year old .

NOTHING.

Many things didn't go well... first of all the writing EKIMAE (in front of hotel in japanese lenguage) is misleading for the tourist/traveler as it is NOT in front of the station but a 12 minute walk away. but it's not the most serious thing. NOWHERE WHEN SOMEONE DO THE BOOKING IS IT WRITTEN THAT YOU CANNOT LEAVE YOUR LUGGAGE AND THAT the reception is closed from 10.00pm to 1.00pm. the traveler who arrives on average in the morning to VISIT Kanazawa is forced to find a surprise... having to return to the station and leave his luggage in the lockers AND PAY FOR IT. plus on Saturday and Sunday the room costs 6 times as much as a normal day and in all this you don't have reception or service. there is no breakfast, you have no coffee, you have no water upon arrival. you have to pay for everything. if you write HOTEL I expect a HOTEL. instead they are rooms (tiny... but I'll get to that shortly) with poor service. the fact that you cannot leave your luggage in this place and that there is no reception open 24 hours a day is unacceptable. Travelers stay away from this property. we get to the room... 2 of us booked a room with a double bed, the bed was 1 and a half square and I could barely fit in it alone, and I have a normal body structure and height. after several attempts the staff gave me another room with 2 beds, slightly larger than the previous one. the fact that these inefficiencies are not reported is absurd for a structure at those prices in a very touristy place like Kanazawa. upon arrival the corridor was in a pitiful condition, dirty, like the lift and the lobby. carts outside the doors and towels everywhere. to access the room (taken in the afternoon) you had to slalom. I was disappointed and disconcerted by this "hotel" which has no very important information for travellers. I've never given bad reviews in Japan, it's the first time. we will never return to this "NON HOTEL" chain.