Mitsui Garden Hotel Hiroshima

Room was a bit small and outdated but ok. The staff was most friendly and the location is truly great

This was by far our favourite hotel in our entire stay in Japan. We travelled across the country and have stayed in many hotels in different cities, but this by far exceeded all expectations. The hotel is immaculate, feels like a 5* hotel, it's hard to believe we only paid £50 a night for it. The staff were very helpful too and always on hand to help. Our room was on the 20th floor, the highest up we'd ever stayed in a hotel. But the view from our room was incredible. We were able to see all of Hiroshima city and out towards the islands of Miyajima. At night time particularly, it was a real sight I'll never forget. The hotel also offers a lounge/bar facility at the top, which also boasts amazing 360 views (as the glass spans the whole floor), as well as hourly benefits such as a happy hour, complimentary wine and biscuits at another time, etc. It's a great space to relax and take in the views before going out, or going to bed. You are only a 10 min walk from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome, which are must visits if you are in Hiroshima. Once you have paid your respects and learnt the history of those events, you're also surrounded by modern bars and a bustling atmosphere. There's lots of great food spots including the famous Okonomimura within walking distance too, we had such a brilliant time exploring some hidden food and drink spots and meeting some very lively locals in nearby bars!

The location was perfect. The rooftop lounge is also a really good bonus. Supermarket was around the corner.

1. An extremely comfortable and hospitable hotel with efficient frontdesk, housekeeping and restaurant staff. 2. Their 25th floor lounge cum restaurant cum breakfast room came out as a star attraction for me. This spacious, bubbling with guests, yet quiet place offers grand view of the city skyline (right till the harbour) - through its sofas and chairs in front of large glass windows. 3. With complimentary tea, coffee, cookies here anytime over the day; and wine, dry snacks in evening happy hours, I could plan my sight-seeing over two days. 4. Well planned and served breakfast - good combination of Continental/ American and Japanese items in the buffet menu. Noticed reasonable range of selections but no wastefulness. 5. Proximity (just 12 minutes easy paced walk) to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum, raison d'etre for most tourist to the city, makes this hotel an excellent choice. 6. A service lane opposite the hotel and bus stop on main road closeby are helpful too.

The first impression was of a nice, well maintained Hotel. The girl that helped us check-in was extremely friendly along with the other staff. The room was of a decent size and was well equipped with everything you need for a pleasant stay. The best part was the lounge slash breakfast space on the top floor. We really enjoyed going up there in the evening and enjoy a beverage while looking at the night skyline. The same area featured a nicely stacked breakfast buffet in the morning with good tasting food and a broad selection of items. I will lookup the Mitsui Garden Hotel again if I have a chance to go back to lovely Hiroshima.