Numazu River Side Hotel

Generally speaking a genuinely great experience, with the location right in the centre of amazing Numazu, and if you are lucky you get a stunning view of either the ocean or Mt Fuji from your room. There are plenty of additional facilities available (but not an onsen bath, mind you) should you be interested, and the town of Numazu itself is something of a hidden gem that I can strongly recommend (it has the longest beach in all of Japan - walking distance from the hotel - from which you can see the sun set over Mt Fuji on a not-too-rainy day, which is an amazing view; plus a very cosy old market street - right next to the hotel, I might add). Parking is also available in the basement at a reasonable price. It seems they have also recently renovated the interior of the rooms, which used to be ever so slightly shabby (but not anymore). Breakfast buffet also worth the cost.

This hotel is great due to its central location. You are 3 minutes away from NAKA MISE SHOPPING STREET, the quintessential Japanese shopping arcade in the middle of the street where you ABSOLUTELY MUST eat at DONGURI, a very old restaurant where the typicial Japanese dishes are delivered to you floating on a stream of water. We love that restaurant. Don't miss this famous mum and pop restaurant. So, to get back to Numazu Riverside Hotel, it is a charming hotel with great views on the river or on Mount Fuji. The staff is very helpful, there is an English speaking non Japanese staff lady, very helpful if you do not speak Japanese. The carpets in the hallways definitely need to be taken out and changed but if keeping them like they are keeps the prices down, then leave the old carpets on! At the reception, there is a table offering free cosmetic amenities, mum and I loved it! The bathrooms are also packed with personal grooming stuff if you have forgotten everything home. The room also offers great slippers that you can keep (as in most Japanese hotels by the way). You may find that the corridors smell of tobacco, something that doesn't happen in Western Europe. I guess you will need to specify that you wish a non-smoking room. If you wake up jet lagged at 4am, make a beeline for the 7 Eleven Store nearby to get some great snaks, it is open 24 hours. I posted a photo. Breakfast in Hotel: we only took it once there. It was good, a bit pricey as we had not reserved the night before. Lots of Japanese and continental foods to enjoy. They also have a nice coffee shop that we didn't have the time to enjoy, we will do it next year. We plan to go back, of course! Central location, great views over the river and reasonable prices: what else do you need? One more thing: silly me forgot my phone charger on the wall. The hotel kept it and my niece was able to pick it up for me. Brownie points for Numazu Riverside Hotel!!!

Location is brilliant, only a few minutes walk from the train station down the main road. Close to the shopping district and very quiet with rooms offering great views across the river. The staff were fantastic and friendly and the restaurant we went to for breakfast was brilliant with the range on offer

We chose a Mt Fuji view room and while I did not really expect to see Fuji, it was completely visible from the room's small window in the morning. The bus stop is right outside the hotel.

Great staff, nice views of the river, spacious room, full sized bathtub, clean.