Chugoku Cheap Vacations

My husband booked our first night here directly through their website and got the Setouchi package - the room was VERY nice and updated. We then left for one night to stay on a nearby island and then came back for 2 more nights, where I booked a standard 3 bed room on Expedia. The standard room compared to the Setouchi was very MEH. It was NOT updated and had a stale cigarette smell. There looked to be mold on the bathroom ceiling, some carpet was coming up and the beds were like sleeping on boards, my back was so sore the next two mornings whereas the Setouchi room had a comfortable King bed. The property is beautiful, there is an oceanfront paved path from the hotel that goes along the coast, this was a beautiful walk at sunset. The pier on the property was very convenient for catching the boat to Miyajima Island. We ate at the Okonomiyaki restaurant which was very good and had drinks at the Sky Lounge where the drinks were weak and not filled up like we're used to. The staff were friendly, and they let us keep the majority of our luggage overnight while we did the one-night island trip.

Everything was great except their pillows! Terrible pillows. Good option if you want to stay close to the Shinkansen, it's literally right outside the station.

The rooms were spacious and clean. The breakfast buffet was very good, and we tried the dinner buffet once and it was also quite good. Very convenient location, as it was right next to Hiroshima station. I was disappointed that access to the pool was not included.