Hotel Sunshine Tokushima

CSR unwilling to help. I am not a Japanese speaker. As a new trail walker of shikoku, I have to book one of a hostel near a temple. The CSR refused to give a hand and also in a rude manner. It is interesting that their lobby has been promoting the 1200 year of shikoku. But they even didn't understand my need.

This hotel was very large and the room provided was adequate, as expected from the "standard" hotel you see in Japan. I liked that there were onsen available for the guests: it was nice to able to use one without having to leave the building. There was also a small shop inside selling well-priced omiyage, which myself and my friend took advantage of.

The room felt very old: whether it was or not I have no idea. The room we were given was not the one pictured when I made the booking, though when we checked in it seemed like we were moved to a different room because of a mix up with our request for a non-smoking room. I'm guess I'm happy that we weren't just put into a smoking room, but the room we did get seemed like a downgrade appearance-wise - older linen and such. The hotel is also a bit of a walk from the station and there aren't many restaurants nearby. There is a supermarket around the corner though, which was nice.