Daiwa Roynet Hotel Toyama-Ekimae

the hotel location is superb; it is only a few minutes' walk from Toyama Station, and has not only a convenience store on the first floor, but also a sushi restaurant. my stay included a breakfast ticket at that sushi restaurant, which was okay if you like Japanese food. if you're expecting Western food, prepare for odd scrambled eggs and bacon, although the bacon was decent if you're expecting it to be chewy like ham and not crispy like bacon. The staff is very friendly and works hard. the checkout process was extremely fast at the machine. the bed and pillow were generally more comfortable than other hotels with more Japanese style hard pillows. there is only one on the bed, but near the entrance in the closet, there is another pillow hid away if you need it. there was a bathtub if you like that, since there is no onsen to soak like at Dormy Inn, a competitor.

Excellent location, friendly and helpful staff, clean room, secured, lots of amenities and eateries around, near train and bus stations, shopping malls and convenient shops. Bath room is spacious with bathtub.

Breakfast was weird, in that it's in a separate restaurant in the same building which usually focuses strongly on sushi; if the prospect of firefly squid or whale sashimi on the menu for breakfast weirds you out, I would suggest not booking breakfast and buying stuff at the adjacent 7-11 instead.

Hotel is a short 3 to 5 mins walk to Toyama train station, new, clean and modern. Reception staff are courteous, helpful and we are very grateful for their help to get our luggage transferred to the next hotel. The twin beds and pillows are firm and comfortable. Air con can be controlled and there are many USB points. The enclosed shower/ bath area is functional and the shower water pressure is amazing, best in all the hotels we ever stayed in. Breakfast room is big and has a wide and varied spread of local delicacies and vege/salads. Delicious food worth paying for. Used the efficient washing machine dryer (detergent included) and the 500 yen option is great for a normal load (clothes washed and dried). Liked the convenience and ability to monitor the wash status on the tv from the room. All in all a good hotel for a short stay.

The hotel is a fairly new hotel, has a king-size bed, and has a big shower area with a bathtub. Location is a plus point, very near to train station, a 7-11 shop downstairs and a nice sushi restaurant that is 2 mins walk, but would need to queue as is popular with the local.