REF Kumamoto by VESSEL HOTELS vs Kikuchi Kanko Hotel

Same City · Kumamoto Distance: 23.1km

Overview

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REF Kumamoto by VESSEL HOTELS

★★★★ 4-Star
9.3 9,387
Kumamoto
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Kikuchi Kanko Hotel

★★★ 3-Star
6.8 124
Kumamoto
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Live Price Comparison

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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

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Agoda
9.2 (13,271)
6.9 (166)
Booking.com
8.9 (1,533)
6.3 (62)
Expedia
9.4 (599)
7.0 (25)
라쿠텐트래블
9.1 (127)
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Trip.com
9.5 (948)
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Overall Average
9.3 (16,478)
6.8 (253)

Strengths & Weaknesses

REF Kumamoto by VESSEL HOTELS Kikuchi Kanko Hotel
Strengths Strengths
+ Right by the arcade shopping street with easy access to convenience stores and eateries, as many reviews note + Reviews across sites repeat that onsen water is soft and smooths skin
+ Free public bath is spotless with sauna and hot springs, great for relieving fatigue, repeated in reviews + Large bath, open-air bath, and free private onsen rentals are spacious and comfortable
+ Rooms are clean with practical pajamas and amenities, common praise + Unlimited beer and highball welcome drinks are well-received
+ Friendly staff and perks like free drinks and manga rentals highlighted + Dinner buffet food and alcohol variety praised as diverse and tasty
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Rooms are small, as noted in several reviews - Rooms old with wall cracks, stains, torn sheets or shoji screens repeatedly complained
- Parking is paid and a short walk away, mentioned in reviews - Hallway smells, poor cleaning, bugs in public areas mentioned
- Aged bathrooms, sinks, and water leaks pointed out multiple times

Recommended For

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Recommended For

Families Onsen lovers Budget travelers

Guest Reviews

REF Kumamoto by VESSEL HOTELS

Agoda 10.0 Couple

Great location right by Sakura Machi Terminal, clean public bath used daily

Trip.com 10 Family

Free convenient public bath, prime spot at arcade entrance with shops and eateries

Booking.com 4.0 Solo

Central location and nice onsen

Small room

Agoda 10.0 Solo

Perfect bath temperature, friendly staff quick clean-up

Expedia 10.0 Solo

Great bathhouse and sauna

Kikuchi Kanko Hotel

Booking.com 2.8 Solo

All-you-can-eat food and drinks tasty, spacious onsen felt good

Room old, lacked cleanliness

Booking.com 2.0 Solo

Staff friendly, open-air bath good, soft bed springs

Cracks and stains in room, lacked amenities

Agoda 9.2 Family with teens

Great onsen water quality and staff smiles

Agoda 8.8 Family with kids

Good room arrangement for kids, onsen smoothed skin

Expedia 8.0

Varied and tasty breakfast and dinner

Location Comparison

Distance: 23.1km

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