Mercure Yokosuka

Hotel was central to all amenities. Walking distance to train station and mall.

There could’ve been more food options at breakfast.

The room was spacious and clean and my 3 week stay was very comfortable. Located conveniently to public transportation, excellent shopping and restaurants, Mercure is excellent value.

This hotel has a great location, maybe a minute away from the train station, right at the end of Dobuita Street and just over the road from a shopping mall. The staff were very professional, I think all of them spoke English when I was checking in and out, but in Yokosuka that's not unusual. Many have said that the hotel's decor is dated and on staying here I know exactly what they mean; I looked it up and it was last refurbished in 2009, so it is looking a bit dated at this point. Back then it would have been an exceptional hotel, today it's still a nice hotel for sure but it is in need of a refurb. The outside of the building is beautiful and stands out in the skyline. My room had a great view into the bay, and I could see the US naval base and the Japan naval base out of my window. If you're into ships and so on the rooms with the view would be great. There's a couple of restaurants, though I only visited the one that does breakfast. Some of the seats again have the great view over the bay. This area is less dated than the rest of the hotel and a really nice location to eat breakfast, very bright and open because of the tall windows and high ceiling. As mentioned, the location couldn't be any better really, it is at one end of Dobuita Street and everything you'd want to see if very close by. I paid a little more for this hotel than most hotels I've been staying in lately, as mentioned in the past it would have absolutely been worth it. As it is, it's crying out for a refurbishment and so it's possibly a little overpriced, but not massively so and it's still a very nice hotel, it could just be so much better. If you can get it for a comparable price to other hotels, absolutely take it because the location, staff and so on are great, but hopefully they'll update the hotel soon.

As mentioned, the room I had was looking a little tired and really needs an overhaul, as do some other parts of the hotel which are showing their age. Not in the sense it was dirty, but just "lived in", for example the desk was worn from use, and the small cupboard where the fridge was looked a bit "dank", and just the general look and decor (the built-in clock and room control panel next to the bed looks very ancient at this point). Also, the air conditioning was weak, with an old thermostat thing on the wall and old looking push buttons in the bed controls to turn it on. There was a note explaining that the air con was centrally controlled, and it was barely a breeze even on full power. Definitely a system from a previous era, but it worked well enough to keep the room cooler than outside at least, just not the nice blast you get in newer hotels.

location, and the check in process

the late night staff he was kinda of acting as if he didn’t want to deal with anything. and the room and the floor i was on. it always says city view but when i get in the room and look out the window there’s nothing but other walls or a peak of the roof of the next building.