Hotel Relief Kokura Station

Dated hotel, but they have been trying to renew. Great location (across from the JR station and beside the SaintCity Mall), plenty of food and shopping nearby. Old bathroom (unit type), parts of the room is renewed (carpets etc) but other (light controls, plugs) are quite old. And you get actual keys (its been a long time since I got an actual key in Japan, most have changed to key cards (other than onsen hotels)). Cleanliness can be improved (especially the bathroom). Very basic amenities, with hot water pot, but no cups at all. Room size is acceptable with the price. Staff are reasonably nice. Issue - i had a 2nd floor room at one end of the building, which was probably close to nearby restaurants, so from around 5~6pm to 9pm, the room will smell like cooking fumes, even the air purifier indicator will turn red. Given the price, this hotel is acceptable.

Very strategic location, it’s about 300-400m from the train station. The hotel offers 24 hour FOC breads, snacks, coffee etc. All guests are allowed to enjoy the snacks after checkin before checkout. The bed is typical Japanese bed size, small for two person as it’s smaller than a queen size bed. The room’s light is dim though it has a controller to set the brightness. One big negative point to note, we booked and paid extra charge for breakfast for 2, but in actual fact , the hotel doesn’t offer any breakfast, just the same snacks which are offered free for all guests. So we kind “cheated” by paying extra ..to the room? (Since there isn’t any breakfast)

This hotel locates near by the Kokura train station makes it one of the most convenient hotel I have ever lived. Unfortunately I could only reserve a smoking room, but the smell was not too strong to clear out by some splash. I would suggest the manager to inform smoking customers not to smoke in the bathroom, in order to avoid the smoke on the shower curtain. And the services are pretty good provided by kind stuff with multiple language skills. There is even a snack and drink corner 24 hours on first floor. The only deficit of this hotel might be the sound proof of the top floor, 6th floor I lived. The sound could not penetrate through rooms, but there were multiple huge machines on the top of the room running through day and night and generated big noises. During the last night I lived, one of the noises was similar with the sound of unlocking the door, so I couldn' t sleep well because I felt like somebody was unlocking the door.

Right in front of Kokura station, you'll get to find this hotel. Such a great location! 10 seconds to the shopping mall. This hotel was more than enough for me. If I'll be ever come back to Kokura, I'm definitely staying here in this place.

A wide variety of amenities. The hotel even provides free snacks with many choices. In the morning, there are fresh baked bread for us to take away. Although we only stayed for one night, we’re pleased with this hotel giving that it is not an expensive place.

A lovely budget hotel right beside Kokura Station. I stayed here for 2 nights to rest after getting sick on my Japan trip. They provide free pastries all day with lots of variety!