Room: The cabin was nice and cozy, exactly like in the photos. The bed was pretty comfortable. The locker under the desk was pretty spacious, enough for my backpack, laptop and snacks. I also liked that the brightness of the room light is adjustable. Location of the hotel was really good too, it's sort of just across the street from Okayama Station. But it's a little tricky to find it on day one. Staff: The staff were nice, and check-in was smooth. The folks that I talked to all knew enough English to facilitate the process. Others: The communal bathroom was very clean. They also have a public bath on the 7th floor with cold and hot tubs, which was a pretty fun experience. Special shoutout to the hotel breakfast, which I LOVED. They have around the same food items everyday: scrambled eggs, sausages, dry udon/pasta, smoked/pickled fish, miso soup, salad, cake, yoghurt, fruits, bread/mini croissants with butter and jam. But I really just went there for the crispy tonkatsu + momotaro curry over steaming white rice. Simply heavenly in the morning. Ate so much for breakfast that I skipped lunch most days.

Lack of privacy: Someone opened the door on me while I was in my room, thinking it was his room. Kind of unavoidable though, given the rooms are not lockable, so just take note. Poor soundproofing: Practically non-existent, but again unavoidable given that they are cabins, not actual rooms. I could hear snoring from 3 cabins away every night. Also the doors are closed using magnets and they make a pretty loud noise when they snap shut. No breakfast tickets: I didn't get my breakfast tickets when I checked in. I only realized tickets were needed when I was exploring the hotel on the first night and went by the restaurant and read the signs. I had to go talk to the staff to get my meal tickets.

The hotel is very close to the central station, on the main road served by trams. It offers many services and amenities: Onsen, gym, office space, vending machines. The breakfast room is open also during the day/evening as a lounge/dining room. The breakfast buffet is very big and varied, with plenty of european/japanese and salty/sweet options. The room is quite basic, but has all the necessary.

The bathroom is really small and not particularly comfortable (a big plastic capsule). The staff was friendly but couldn't speak english very well. Also communication before the arrival was a bit complicated: we asked if they could help us shipping the baggage to the next hotel, but they didn't offer the service or didn't understand our request.

The hotel had all the facilities you could need, including good shower facilities and a laundry room. The cabin rooms were like a private single room, and the beds were comfortable. The spa/bath area of the hotel was so nice, especially the one that was partially outside. The staff were very friendly and accommodating.

Noise travels very easily in the cabin rooms, and you can hear everything going on outside. Due to people talking, watching TV, snoring, and blow drying their hair there were a few nights when I slept badly,, even with ear plugs/headphones.

The bath facilities are really nice and you have your own little space. You can check how full the baths are using a qr code in your room which was very helpful. The gym was good too as was the laundry. There was also a couple of vending machines and a big area where you could eat. Another plus is that it's situated very close to the station inside a shopping mall which has restaurants and cafés too.

The only negative was the pillow, it was too soft. Then of course some people don't follow the rules like not using the hair dryer late, but that's not the hotel's fault.

This hotel is a short walk away from Okayama Shinkansen station, around the corner from a shotengai; however, it's tucked away on the second floor, cloistered inside a modern building so all the bustle is neatly shielded. It's a step up from your typical capsule hotels in that you have a full bed in what is similar to a cabin. They explain that for business license and corresponding lower fees that are passed on to guests, the doors don't lock -- which isn't a problem, because this is Japan. Despite the low rates, the hotel is kept extremely clean, with new furnishings and touchless automatic doors -- and most importantly, an in-house sento, or communal bath, a blessing for solo travellers who are watching their budgets! Extremely friendly and attentive staff continuously work to maintain upkeep of the facilities, would happily stay again.

There are storage lockers in the bedside table of each cabin to store your valuables. I'm sure it's entirely fine; however being the slightly-suspicious non-Japanese traveller, I would like more secure storage space. This might be slightly unfounded, because I can easily keep passport, laptop, wallet, etc in this storage are, with room to spare; however, it'd be nice to be able to just dump my entire luggage into a secure cabinet and not worry about sorting things out.

It has everything you need; what I really like about the place is being close to the station; I used it as a base to go to other places; being close to the station was a good point; also, it is not far away from the castle and museums and local restaurants on the way there.

I would rather prefer the check out time is around 12am instead of 10 am (1000 yen per hour I think it is excessive). On the other hand, for me a check in from 15pm was not necessary at all; for sure it is just my opinion, Last but not least, I missed a water fountain in the restaurant area to be able to take water 24h a day; I couldn’t find it while the bar was closed.

Very nice hotel we ended up staying two nights because of a typhoon - we weren't even planning a stay in Okayama during out trip, but got stranded there. Great location close to the station, restaurants, shops and all. Big room except for the bathroom which was tiny. (However I could see on the floor map that we had one of the smallest rooms.) Unfortunately we never got to check out the baths upstairs.

The staff was nice, but many of them couldn't speak English. To communicate via Google Translate is just very inconvenient and shouldn't be necessary in a hotel. We were in a special situation because of the typhoon, so we needed important updates on the situation. And we just couldn't get that from the staff as we were unable to communicate properly with each other. Also, for some reason we didn't have cold (!) water in the tap after taking a shower in the mornings (my daughter burnt her hands trying to wash them). I told the staff who replied with a nod and a yes. The next day it hadn't been fixed. Because they probably didn't understand.

Situated on the 6th and 7th floor of a building close to the train station (you can even get there via an extensive underpass to the big basement supermarket during the day) this strait forward hotel offers great service by the staff, a big lounge, a small gym, separate public baths and a dull cafeteria style restaurant with an average breakfast. Didn't see anyone dining there. Rooms with enough space not to constantly bump into your luggage. A positive surprise on our trip.

The location is brilliant, being so close to the station, if a little confusing to find, initially, as one enters from a covered shopping mall street into seemingly a non-hotel building. (However, the volunteer guide who saw us looking confused at the forecourt of the station was very clear as to where to go). We discovered that in the same building was a food hall, and downstairs, a very well stocked supermarket, too. When you first check in, you are entitled to a complimentary drink at the bar, but I wasn't sure if it included the array of spirits on the shelves? also didn't realise that one of its features is their Sento, and that people book sometimes just to use that. So if you are into Japanese baths, this is great. Breakfast consisted of an incredibly unexpected variety of excellent food - if you were early enough, you might get some really special local delicacy in the Japanese food section, and the fresh salads and mini dessert/sweets were delightful! Also hadn't realised that it is fairly common for Japanese hotels to provide night attire, which is more like lounge gear, and it's acceptable to walk around the hotel (for example, in the restaurant at breakfast) in them. Breakfast is the only meal provided in the restaurant when we went, so it's good to know of the supermarket, food hall, and various convenience stores and restaurants close by. Reception staff tried very hard to accommodate non Japanese speakers.

As a general rule, I prefer a less dark ambience - the corridors are long and have no windows, so all dependent on electric lighting which could be slightly brighter.

The place was very clean and modern. Had a very nice feel to it. Room, showers and toilets were all excellent. Staff were also very friendly and helpful.

Unfortunately it probably comes with the territory and it isn't the hotels fault, but you need to consider when booking... Being a capsule room with only a curtain door, there were a number of inconsiderate people walking in after midnight having full blown conversations with each other. Not very helpful if you're trying to get some sleep. Ear plugs helped but then if you need to have a very quiet alarm to wake up, you might not hear it.