Forest Inn Gobo

We enjoyed this authentically Japanese hotel. The front desk were very efficient and explained everything to us. The clerk was able to speak English and we were pleasantly surprised with this countryside hotel. We took off our shoes and left them in a locker in the lobby. We were given slippers to wear throughout the hotel. Due to this no shoe policy, the floors and carpeting were very clean! The room was very small, eventhough, it was a “comfort double” room. Suitcases would have been impossible to manage. We were lucky to be travelling with an overnight bag. The bed was small, but comfortable. I would consider this a budget hotel. We were given a selection of three breakfast entrees and we had to select which entree and service time, as soon as we arrived. This was a surprise. We were expecting a buffet breakfast like all of the hotels that we had stayed in. We ordered the western breakfast with toast, fried egg, ham slice, sliced cabbage and coffee. It was very basic. There are no restaurants or coffee shops located near this hotel, so I’m glad that we had something for breakfast.

Clean and friendly

I didn’t really like having to leave my shoes at the front and use public slippers, the bathroom was useful but a bit cramped and the cooler/heater was hard to get the right temperature in the room. But I really liked the hot tub onsen and the staff were mostly friendly.

Typical business style hotel. Our check-in clerk was a little less pleasant than usual but noticed staff on other shifts were fine. Biggest problem is the inconvenience of this location. Several kms from anything, even convenience stores. This is fine if you have a car or with a tour group but not for travellers by rail unless you are prepared to order taxis to get back and forth.