Dormy Inn Premium Wakayama Natural Hot Spring

This place was a small hidden gem for me. I didn't expect much, booked on the day of arrival and my expectations were exceeded by far: bed very comfortable (looked a bit poor on the pics but is quite fine in reality), shower room very functional, nice japanese home wear, superb location from the station and most impressive for me (and I'd have almost skipped it): the onsen. I have had several onsens in Japan so far but this one was my best. Decent size, 3 pools, thereof one with cold water plus sauna. My girlfriend and I had a very good stay here and would def. come again. Especially good for shorter stays and we stayed for one day.

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The place is really near the Wakayama station and bus stop, so its really convenient. There is a lot of restaurant and convenience store nearby, so you don’t have to be worried about not finding places to eat. I also like how we get complimentary ramen every night from 9:30pm - 11:00pm and the ramen was delicious too! Also, their onsen provide from makeup remover - lotion and the onsen was quite big, they also have a sauna. If you don’t really feel comfortable with crowded onsen, you can check on the TV on your room if its crowded or unoccupied. There is also a laundry and drying machine on property. A massage seat also many vending machine on the property. There is a milk vending machine! Really recommended to buy after enjoying the onsen and drink a glass of milk. Overall, I really enjoyed my stay here.

Room size is adequate but very tidy and clean. We enjoyed the hot spring inside the hotel very much, we went there every night when we was staying in the hotel and we could feel our tiredness fade away as we soaked in the hot water. They offer free washing machine for you to use (drying is a paid service) and that's very handy because we could drop our clothes in wash on the last day and it'll be done by the time we finished soaking in the hot spring. Oh and don't forget about the free ramen offered by the hotel at night, delicious and what a nice place to hang out after hot spring! The location is good as well, we drove and there are plenty of car parks nearby (cheaper than the one the hotel offered), otherwise, dormy Inn is a few mins walk from the Wakayama train station. Overall, a great stay in this hotel, will definitely recommend.

Could offer free parking for hotel guests. The twin bed room I shared with my sister is bigger than the double bed room shared by my parents.... so it would've been better if the double bed room is bigger.