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January 19, 2024
This hotel has everything: a beautiful building designed by Kengo Kuma, a night view of Nagasaki Port including the World Heritage crane, delicious food, and hospitality. It was expanded in 2023 to make the pool larger and add a sauna and gym, making it even more comfortable. I uploaded photos from when I visited in the summer of 2023 and the beginning of 2024. For dinner, I recommend the sushi kaiseki restaurant "Tenku" and the teppanyaki restaurant "Takesai." You can enjoy fresh ingredients made with Nagasaki seafood and Iki beef, and the prices are also reasonable. Both have private rooms, and at Takesai, there is a window in front of you with the griller's space between them, and at Tenku, there is a counter between them, but both private rooms offer a night view. However, the hotel industry is currently short of staff, and there are also few grillers, so even if there are seats, they are not taking reservations at full capacity, so it seems difficult to make a reservation. I made a reservation a year ago, but I think it is impressive that the hotel industry is limiting reservations because they want to make money by packing in as many customers as possible even with a shortage of staff, and they do not want to keep customers waiting at their seats. The night view from the top of Mt. Inasa has been recognized as one of the world's top three new night views, but you can enjoy the night view from your hotel room without going that far, and the view from the pool and lounge is also beautiful. Lounge service seems to be included in all rooms. Drinks in the room refrigerator are free except for the Garden Building. In the lounge, snacks, nuts, chocolate from the Chocolate House at Huis Ten Bosch, cookies from a famous confectionery shop in Nagasaki City, and drinks, including Nagasaki local beer and all alcoholic drinks, are free. Taking them back to your room is prohibited, but I saw many people relaxing in the lounge. I stayed in the Garden Building for the first time during the New Year holidays, and the layout of the room was easy to use and good. I had never stayed in the Garden Building before because there was no lounge access, but although it was not oceanfront, the price was reasonable and I could enjoy the view of Nagasaki Port across the pool. On the first day, I decided to pay an additional fee to have an upgraded New Year's meal in my room for breakfast. I was able to taste ingredients that were not included in the hotel's standard New Year's meal, such as caviar and herring roe. On the second day, I had a regular New Year's meal, but the regular breakfast is a la carte and includes Iki beef steak, so I thought the regular breakfast was better than the standard New Year's meal. The regular breakfast can be chosen from Western and Japanese food, and you can also order yogurt, salad, steak, etc. from the free a la carte menu. Alcohol is also free for breakfast. I stayed in the Tower Suite in the summer, so I ordered room service and ate it on the terrace. The pool view and Nagasaki Port view were the best. The Tower Suite was renovated during the recent renewal and the interior has been renewed, which was also very good. Access from Nagasaki Station is quick once you get in the car, but if you don't want to spend much time at the hotel and want to do various sightseeing every minute, I think it would be a waste to stay here. I think it's for people who want to enjoy their stay slowly. The gym and sauna are new and clean, so I recommend them. There are running machines with YouTube, etc. You can move between your room and the front desk not only when you check in or check out, but also when you call from inside the room, they will come to pick you up in a cart and you can move around in the cart. You can walk quite far without getting on the cart, so I try to walk as much as possible because I end up eating too much if I stay here. You can watch the dragon dance on January 1st, and delicious oshiruko is served at the venue, but there is a limited number of them so be quick. I purchased a discount coupon for the Garden Terrace that I found on their website when I stayed here, but it seems that these coupons are issued irregularly so it's a good idea to check the website from time to time. Nagasaki is undergoing a once-in-a-century transformation and the area in front of the station has changed significantly, but I felt that a hotel overlooking the harbor like this has always been special.
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