Hotel Route-Inn Yokohama Bashamichi

Location: hotel in Bashamachi, Kansai area. Streets not touristy and quiet with lots of restaurants and convenience stores. Compared to area around Yokohama Station and Mirato Mirai, Bashamachi has history, hence character. Walking distance to Minatomirai Line (closest), Municipal Subway Blue Line and JR Negishi Line. Also walking distance to Minato Mirai 21 Central District (to reach Yokohama Landmark Tower, Queens Square etc), Minato Mirai 21 Shinko area (to reach Cup Noodle Museum, Red Brick Museum etc), Yokohama Stadium and Yamashita Park. Further on, you could reach Chinatown and Motomachi (and return to Route Inn by Minatomirai Line). I found the Izezakicho shopping/walking street, immediately across the opposite side of JR Kannai Station, worthwhile visiting because of many local shops and restaurants. Staff: excellent and helpful. Upon check-in, I was drenched with my baggage due to heavy rain despite a short 1-minute walk from the #5 exit of Bashamachi Station. The front-desk staff instantly gave me a towel to dry. I was impressed. Also, after the first night, I found the a/c noisy. They changed my room on the same floor and view the next day. Room: totally adequate for single occupancy. I love the bedside lamp with adjustable intensity and reachable switch. My room is facing the Kanagawa Prefecture Museum of Cultural History with the big green dome. It was always quiet. Breakfast: the opted predominately-Japanese breakfast is delicious and adequate in terms of variety. They want you to choose the time frame for breakfast. I chose 06:30 to 07:30. Onsen: Delighted to have after a tiring day of sightseeing. The sliding door between the changing area and the onsen is not automatic. Some guests forgot to close it after entering or leaving. It didn't bother me. Value: excellent. I am considering Route Inn again on my next visit to Osaka in 2025.

Very good Breakfast with exceptional polite helpful staff which greeted us each morning and made our stay very pleasant. Very good reception staff. Very good room cleaning staff. We were given a larger room which was very much appreciated as we stayed for 11 nights. Great position, nice street and only a few minutes walk to a main train station, large supermarket and lots of shops. A comfortable very pleasant walk along the bayside were most of the tourist attractions are. Cruise terminal a comfortable walk away.

I've stayed at several Route-Inns at this point and whilst none of the hotels were identical to another, there's a certain consistency you can expect and I like having my expectations met especially in regards to breakfast. If you've ever had a Route-Inn you've had this one (I believe I've had a Hanachaya breakfast at a different Route-Inn location actually.) The variety is pretty good and most of the items themselves are good with a couple of standouts. The location was fantastic. There was so much to do within about a 15 minute walk including China Town and Nippon Maru (Which is basically next to Landmark Tower). Once I'd checked in, the only public transport I used over a couple of days was a quick train to Yokohama Station for dinner and the metro station is very close to the hotel too. The lobby was quite nice and there was a lot of good seating if you end up waiting to check-in or something.

Great location in the best part of Yokohama with many bars and restaurants a minute's walk,subway at the door and a short walk to the harbourside and all it's attractions.Friendly helpful English speaking staff and a fantastic breakfast buffet 😋 I loved it and will stay again

The cleaning of the room was perfect. I was able to spend my time comfortably. Location was good. Staff was polite.