The people operating the hotel were the high point. They were very nice and very helpful. The breakfast, by my standards, was of fantastically high quality, perhaps the best I have ever had in any hotel in any country. The location was 10 minutes on foot to the Tsukuba Congress center, which is where my event was. I found several restaurants within a short walk, and at least one was excellent. There was a nice smaller mall called "Lala" within walking distance, including a very nice grocery store, clothing shops, restaurants, etc.
The room was clean. I accepted a smoking room, although not a smoker, because there were very few hotel rooms available the week of my stay. The room had windows that opened, and with them closed it was pretty quiet inside. I found everything I needed, like extra toothbrush etc., already provided in the room, and extra supplies of all kinds were available in the lobby. There is a 7-11 ten minutes by foot, important for international ATM access and freshly-made coffee. International ATM's are not so plentiful in that town, so this is rather important. The bathroom was a little small, but adequate, with a very deep tub. My initial problem was that there was no sign in English identifying the building as a hotel, it was necessary to guess and confirm. There is a bamboo-leaf-type symbol on the building exterior, but no name in English. The "relaxation room" was a very nice touch. Not a super-fancy building, but comfortable. I'd stay there again.
