Stay at JR INN - Chitose: a convenient but slightly deserted accommodation experience.
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😎As a travel enthusiast, I want to share with you my experience of staying at JR INN - Chitose.
🚃【Transportation】This hotel is located right next to Chitose JR Station. After exiting the station, just look around and you can see it when you go downstairs. You can even see cars passing by from the room. The JR Hokuto train I took only stops at Minami-Chitose Station, so after getting off the train, I transferred to the Airport Express at the same platform. It was only one stop away, and the time connection was almost seamless 😉 If you go to New Chitose Airport, you can take the JR Airport Express and arrive in two stops. It is super convenient.
🏪【Convenience】To be honest, there is not much convenience here. There is only a convenience store downstairs and one or two restaurants. This place gives people a deserted feeling. Whether it is when arriving at night or leaving in the morning, there are not many people. I don't know much about the city of Chitose, and I don't know if it's usually so quiet🧐
🛌【Service】As soon as you enter the hotel, the first thing that catches your eye is the wall of pillows. Guests can choose according to their preferences. Of course, there are pillows in the room. You need to go to the first floor to get the toiletries as needed. This is the case for most budget hotels in Japan. The placement of the three beds in the room is a bit surprising😕 But one thing that is great is that the hotel has free hot springs♨ I was really tired after traveling for a few days. When I arrived at the hotel, I found that bathrobes had been placed on each bed. I could put on bathrobes and go to the big bath to take a good bath. It really relieved the fatigue of several days. There is a relatively large lounge at the entrance of the hot spring, as well as a reading room, which not only has newspapers but also many popular comic books. This is really a great choice for those "homebodies" when they are out and about. 😄 There are two large windows in the room, through which you can clearly see the JR platform, which is really good news for tram fans.
🍱【Breakfast】Breakfast is in the form of a set meal, with four options to choose from. I chose three of them. The set meal came with a big bowl of rice, which was enough to fill me up. The other ingredients were potato salad and coffee. This set meal is pretty good. However, if you plan to go to New Chitose Airport to eat, you don’t have to book a room with breakfast included. After all, there is a convenience store downstairs. You can just eat a little and go out to the airport. 😉