Hotel mio

全部当たりでした🤲

There are limited options for staying in Shimabara itself which is why we stayed here. The cost of us staying two nights here was three times the price of us staying three nights in a 5 star hotel in Nagasaki. Unfortunately, despite this being an aesthetically pleasing place to stay there are many issues. The biggest of these being that the hotel is not secure. There is direct entrance to the room/garden off the shopping street through a gate and then a door. We came back during the day to feed the baby and found that the room had been left open and unlocked (including the gate) to the street. Cleaning was part-way done but there was no member of staff and the room was completely unsecured. This made us very uneasy as we had valuables, including passports, in the side in the room because there was no lock box/safe provided. Despite there being a water heater for the shower, the taps only had cold water which was freezing due to the outside temperature. The tap in the main bathroom was sensor operated and extremely sensitive which meant that you were unable to even add hot water from the kettle into the sink to be able to wash your face comfortably. The bath had not been cleaned in a long time and we did not feel that it was suitable for use to bathe our baby, plus the only option for hot water in the bath meant running the tap for 40 minutes to get hot spring water. The heater in the main area was sufficient to keep it warm, however the bedroom was extremely cold even with the AC turned to hot, the doors left open to the main area and an additional electric heater on overnight. The lights of the shopping street are on all night and the shoji screens in the bedroom do not block any of the light resulting in the bedroom being bright all through the night. It made it difficult for us and our baby to sleep. Also, there were many loud locals shouting in the street during the night which was clearly audible in the bedroom. This is in addition to the constant music being played through the speakers in the shopping street during the day.

すごく大変だった。おしゃれだが排水溝が詰まっていて溢れてくる。シャンプーするのにもしたの溜まった水が汚いので浴槽から頭だけ出して洗ったり、椅子に立って体を洗ったり、ゆっくりできない状態。これにあの料金は高すぎる。翌日スタッフは電話し他のお客様を思って連絡したが、子連れで人数が多かったからでは？と言われた。お風呂入るのは1人か2人。他と変わらないと思う。

This is a tiny hotel set in a converted Japanese residence. The conversion is incredible, has to be seen to be believed, it is so beautiful and tastefully done. Extremely comfortable, and once in a lifetime experience to stay there, cannot recommend it highly enough. The hotel is attached to a coffee shop where Japanese breakfast is served and so good it shouldn’t be missed. Opposite is the restaurant Madoka, which is one of the very best restaurants we found with amazing food.

10月20日にブルーインパルスの展示飛行があると知り、土日で利用しました。ウェブで予約したのですが、お尋ねがあり何度かメールでやり取りさせて頂きました。その際の対応も非常に丁寧で、安心して当日を迎えることができました。 チェックインは15時でしたが、11時頃駐車場に車を停め、荷物だけ先に預かって頂きました。お部屋は古民家の魅力がたっぷりで、お庭も夜にはライトアップされとても癒されました。お風呂だけ温泉が出るのに20分ほど時間がかかり浴槽にお湯を張るのが大変でしたが、翌日のシャワー使用の時にはすぐにお湯が出ました。 アメニティの質、セッティングしてあるお茶、コーヒー、お菓子、冷蔵庫の中の瓶ビールやボトルに入ったお水などセンスの良さが光っていました。 朝食付きにして頂きましたが、土鍋で炊いたご飯やおかずの全てがとても美味しかったです。 次に島原を訪れることがあればまた利用したいと思います。スタッフの方々ありがとうございました。