A great hotel that gets all the small details right. The onsen (separate for male and female) is really good and used extensively by company men who may not be guests but observe the rules and set the right tone for western visitors. It is far better than the images from the hotel suggest - spotless, three baths (hot, medium and cold) and a really good, super hot sauna. There's also a great space to cool off in the night air. The hotel is in an excellent location a short walk to the mainline station and to a very large shopping and restaurant mall with lots of choice. Rooms are small but very comfortable. Coffee and other drinks are available from a kitchen space downstairs. A chef appears about 21:30 to serve up free ramen and many guests come down to enjoy this in the loungewear provided. It is very handy if you arrive later in the evening when most local joints are closed, though we prefer to eat earlier. There's a mini mart round the back with all essentials and a professional kitchen knife shop that's easily missed just a minute away, with a wide choice. If visiting the castle and garden, it's a 30 minute steady walk away. We used this as a base for the region including the inland sea and Hiroshima, and it worked very well.

It would have been helpful to have checked in earlier and the slippers provided are tiny for my fat feet, but otherwise I couldn't fault it.

The onsen, free ice cream, probiotic drink, ramen and also free laundry.

Bed and pillow not as comfortable

Very friendly and helpful staff, the person who had not made the booking arrived first and they let him check in, and I had booked the wrong dates but they sorted it out right away. Very close to Okayama Station, fanatic indoor and outdoor onsen baths, sauna and cold pool on top floor with free ice cream, free noodles in the evening, decent size room, convenient coin laundry area. Kept our cases after we checked out until the evening. Quiet, good mattress, would definitely stay again.

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Hot spring was great

Didn’t let us store luggage after our stay

The staff were friendly and helpful and the location is great - about 10 minutes walk to the train station. There are lots of extra little details that make Dormy Inn special and great value for money. The onsen is excellent, high standard, and such a treat. There were little extra too, like free icecreams, which we were impressed by. And the laundry facilities were great, very clean, easy to use and very reasonably priced - you only pay for the drier.

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The onsen facility was very good.

I don’t stay in hotels often because rooms are small. I’d like music in my room after three weeks of only Japanese TV (which is a bit crazy). Anyone for Netflix?

Very good breakfast with Japanese and Western selections. Small but very well designed room, it served our purposes perfectly. We loved the open air bath on the top floor . A wonderful surprise was the ice cream and ramen service in the evening. Lots of restaurants nearby. And very close to the station. The staff were happy to send our luggage ahead to our next destination!

Absolutely nuttin’

Convenient location, just a short walk from the train station. The room was functional, clean, and comfortable. The onsen area was great to relax and not too crowded. The Japanese breakfast buffet was delicious, way better than expected! The hotel also offered thoughtful perks like free softdrinks all day, ice cream after the onsen, tasty free noodles in the evening and cheap self-service laundry. Looking forward to staying at a Dormy Inn hotel again.

The rooms are functional, with good amenities and not cramped thanks to the layout. The onsen was especially good - all the little amenities you could wish for, a small sauna, clean and serene. Smooth check-in/checkout. Didn't try the free noodle snack, but it looked good (and typically is at this chain). Reasonably close to the station.

The light in the "anteroom" switches off automatically after a while, but the timing seemed a bit random. No major bother, though.

This is a business hotel with an Onsen (hot spring) on the top floor. We needed a one-night stay in Okayama near the station, and we chose this place for the onsen experience. You change to pajamas in your room, take the elevator to the onsen floor, put your stuff in a locker in the onsen room for your gender, and join the other patrons. There are multiple hot tubs and a cold pool, and free ice pops for after your hot hot bath. The room was clean. The location is in a nondescript postwar area, but within walking distance of the gorgeous Korakuen garden and Okayama Castle.

This is a slightly upscale utilitarian business hotel, absolutely standard except for the spa floor. TV in the room, standard beds, et cetera. Efficient check-in and checkout. There is nothing more to say.