Hotel Route Inn Hikone vs Tobaya Ryokan

Same City · Hikone Distance: 1.8km
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Hotel Route Inn Hikone

★★★ 3-Star
8.0 458
Hikone
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Tobaya Ryokan

★ 1-Star
8.6 112
Hikone
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Rating Comparison by Booking Site

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Agoda
7.9 (671)
8.8 (449)
Booking.com
7.7 (758)
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Expedia
8.2 (307)
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Trip.com
8.6 (103)
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Overall Average
8.0 (1,839)
8.6 (449)

Strengths & Weaknesses

Hotel Route Inn Hikone Tobaya Ryokan
Strengths Strengths
+ Public bath is clean with good temperature, great for relieving fatigue per many reviews + Owners and staff kindness mentioned repeatedly in all reviews
+ Room cleanliness and adequate space repeatedly mentioned + Clean, well-maintained tatami rooms are spacious and comfortable
+ Breakfast buffet tasty with varied menu, commonly praised + Traditional ryokan atmosphere and nostalgia commonly noted
+ Staff friendly, helpful with shuttle and bike rentals + Excellent bathhouse available for private use
+ Convenient parking and nearby restaurants/convenience stores
Weaknesses Weaknesses
- Far from station/downtown, inconvenient without car per repeated complaints - Some mention narrow corridors
- Limited late-night dining nearby - Some felt futons were thin
- Dated hotel with rough decor/facilities noted in reviews

Recommended For

Business travelers Families Day trippers

Recommended For

Solo travelers Couples Families

Guest Reviews

Hotel Route Inn Hikone

Booking.com 7.7 Couple

Comfortable room and public bath bonus, friendly staff

Location inconvenient on foot

Trip.com 8.6 Family

Clean shared spaces and satisfying cheap dinner

Agoda 9.6 Couple

Clean room, tasty breakfast bread, good bath

Expedia 8.2 Solo

Comfortable beds and onsen

Tobaya Ryokan

Agoda 9.2 Couple

Charming clean traditional ryokan, great tatami room

Agoda 9.6 Solo

Comfortable, relieved travel fatigue, kind staff

Agoda 9.6 Family

Spacious comfortable room, friendly owner

Agoda 9.2 Solo

Nostalgic best night, good balance of age and cleanliness

Agoda 10.0 Family

Kind owner, traditional yet casual and comfy

Location Comparison

Distance: 1.8km

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