Nikko - accommodation in Kamakura

Most things at this hotel worked out well but I don't think it was as comparable to other 9.2+ ratings I've stayed at. I thought it was more of a 8.8-9.0 ish. Or perhaps Kamakura hotels are just overall less competitive than Tokyo or Kyoto's. While most factors are great - helpful staff, location not far from train station and walkable to shopping areas, clean rooms, public large bathing house, manga available in the lobby, nice night gown and towels in rooms. Some small details are not perfect - the windows only have a paper-like blinder, no black-out curtain, so for sleepers sensitive to light, you'd get woken up by sunlight as soon as the morning gets bright. Sound proofing is also not the best on the floors, I kept hearing people above us walking around the rooms in the morning and at night.

We used the hotel as a stopping point on our way home from Japan to the United States. We had just finished a two week stay in Japan including a nine-day cruise to various Japan ports and Busan, So. Korea. Our ship arrived in Tokyo at 7 am and our flight home was not until 10 p.m. So we booked the room at the Villa Fontaine to rest for the day, prior to our flight. We chose the hotel as it was attached to the Delta Airlines Terminal #3 at Haneda Airport. Upon check-in they told us that our reservation did not cover our arrival an that we need to pay the full amount for the stay. We told them we had paid Expedia, but they said we would need to request the refund from them. We are attempting that now. Also included was a visit to their hot spring's spa. Little did we know that the spa was a 'sans swimsuit' experience. In otherwards, no clothing allowed. Needless to say, I am almost 80 and my wife in the mid 70's, decided the spa was not for us. We also found a small mall and shops attached to the hotel and between it and the airport terminal. this did make some of our visit practical and nice.

Comfortable for a layover