Highway Hotel RestInn Tokinosumika

It's been a while since I've stayed at this hotel, and I'm not sure I'll ever stay there again. It's like a training camp. This was the only place available, so maybe it's my fault for booking without doing my research. This isn't a business hotel, but a boarding house for highway users. The large public bath is shared with highway service area users, so it's not prioritized for guests. You have to call the front desk to confirm availability before using it. You also have to leave your slippers or shoes in the shoe locker and get a locker key, which is quite a hassle. It's completely different from the image of a large public bath you often find in business hotels. Well, it's like a local public bath, so it's used by an unspecified number of people... I thought it would be a reliable hotel because it's part of the Tokinosumika chain, but the front desk service was terrible. Even when check-in was busy and I had to wait more than five minutes, no one made me wait, and I was left waiting. A man in his 50s told me in a businesslike manner, "It can't be helped, it's a busy time," which annoyed me. People like this shouldn't be allowed at the front desk. I'm not a service industry employee. All Tokinosumika hotels are old, and the loungewear is so wrinkled and disgusting I can't wear it. The hand and bath towels are really worn out and not white. I've never seen towels or loungewear like that at any of the other chain hotels in Gotemba, and they're all very clean. Think of it like a Showa-era dormitory for transit passengers at a service area. I really don't recommend the service or the facilities. Also, the whole hotel smells of cigarettes. There's no point in having non-smoking rooms.

SA内の真ん中にあるので入口付近が混雜していたのが😞ざんねん

高速の中で泊まれるのは、便利。お風呂もあるし。

On the way from the Kansai area to the Metropolitan Expressway, it is in the Ashigara service area, and I heard that I could use a late-night discount, so I tried it. It is located on the right side of Lawson and has the same entrance as the public bath. I completed the procedure at a counter that looked like a bandai, received the key, and headed up the stairs to my room. The inside of the room looks like a normal business hotel. You can hear some sounds and conversations around you. The walls may be thin. After relaxing a bit, I headed to the public bath, but the number of people was limited and the waiting time was long, so I gave up. I had a good rest at night. It's convenient to stay in the service area, and it was a more ordinary hotel than I thought, so if I have the opportunity, I'd like to use it again.