Kumamoto Hotel Castle

We are extremely satisfied with our 2-night stay at this place. From the moment you walk in, you’re being greeted by kind and attentive staff members. The lobby is really beautiful and truly makes you feel that you’ve entered a premium place. Our room was very spacious with good layout and cozy, including the most comfortable bed that we’ve slept in during our travel through Japan. Overall it was an exceptionally pleasant experience, I highly recommend this hotel.

Nothing, everything was perfect

リノベされたお部屋はとても広く快適で掃除も行き届いており、従業員の方もとても優しく最高のホテルでした。朝ごはんもイクラやカレーパンなど多種多様あり美味しかったのです。

4泊お世話になりましたが、毎日全く同じ朝ごはんだったのが少し残念です。

The Castle Hotel Kumamoto was a wonderful classy hotel with a superb breakfast (Japanese/ Western/ Chinese) with nice fruits. Like most Japanese hotels, breakfast is buffet-style. Some hotels make a big performance of having chefs cutting items or preparing dishes, but the Castle does not do anything just for show. Rather, they offer a good variety of quality dishes without any pressure or theater. It was perfect. In fact, my wife and I decided that it was our best Japanese hotel breakfast, which says a lot since breakfast at a nice Japanese hotels is one of our favorite parts of a Japan-trip. We were traveling on a budget, so settled on a room without one of their views of Kumamoto-jo, but everything else felt very luxurious without being ostentatious. They have limited parking, which was very reasonably-priced. Another luxurious feature was the 11am checkout time, which allowed one to relax with breakfast and unpacking. I believe that I read that the hotel was built in order to host former Emperor Hirohito. The building still has some aspects of that Showa-style before the bubble, but has been taken care of and was a perfect place for part of our Kyushu trip. The building is perfectly located for tourists with convenient access to Kumamoto Castle or the shotengai (marketplace) with the contemporary art museum and other local spots. There was a jazz pianist also in the hotel’s (Eldarado) bar.

Room was a bit small for three people, but most hotels in Japan would be :)

The location was good. Parking is available at a cost.

Not a hotel. Room we booked was a standard double. The room itself was small,bearly any room to put suitcases. The carpet was grubby looking, it was dark and it had a musty smell. We paid more to be upgraded as we couldn't stay in that room. The upgraded room cost us double . It was better but it still had a musty smell, the bathroom and toilet both needed updating.