Smile Hotel Hiroshima

Well positioned, close to the peace park and ferry, close to rail connections and a lovely clean hotel with amazingly helpful staff! The rooms were more than adequate in Japan standards for size, if you lay out your bags properly you can make heaps of room. The bathroom was spot on great! Water hot, shower head strong and a large shower recess and a very good toilet! The breakfast was very very nice, the breakfast staff couldn’t do enough for you to make the start of the day a good one with a great variety of western and Japanese options, get the breakfast package with your room you will enjoy it and get a good start to the day!

Everything about the hotel was perfect. From the location to the cleanliness and layout of the room was 10/10. Best parts about my experience was the room itself. It was incredibly clean and smelled very nice. The bathroom is one of the nicest hotel bathrooms I have ever seen with spacious clean showers and perfectly clean toilets/showers. The bed was also very comfortable and the pillows were plush and felt luxurious. The location of the hotel is also perfect. Right across from a bus stop that goes directly to Hiroshima Station and within walking distance from Hiroshima's main shopping and leisure districts with countless bars and restaurants to explore. The hotel staff was also incredibly nice and we were able to communicate in English with no problem. For the price, I thnk this is the best hotel you can get anywhere in Japan.

The Hiroshima station is conveniently situated to reach the hotel with approximately four bus stops and within a walkable distance to Downtown Hiroshima. The hotel is also close to connivence store, and Hiroshima Park. The staff was exceptionally helpful, allowing me to leave my bag for a few hours after checkout, as I was planning to visit Miyajima Island.

Very comfortable and room was one of the larger ones we've had while in Japan. Location was a bit difficult to get to from the station. We caught the street car but then had to drag our suitcases along what felt like the centre of Surfers Paradise on a Saturday night. This is definitely in party central which might have suited us 20 years ago, but once we were in the hotel you wouldn't have known. Once we got our bearings and realized how easy it was to catch a bus or a taxi, we were completely fine. Breakfast was very good and definitely worth doing.

We enjoyed our stay at the Smile Hotel. The location is excellent--a 15 to 20 minute walk to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. The Hiroshima Castle is about the same. There's plenty of restaurants, bars, and shopping in the immediate area. It was also close to Hiroshima Station and Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium. A taxi cost about 1300 yen from there. It's easily walkable without bags. The room is small but very clean, comfortable, and well organized. There was no noise from the street or the halls. The blackout shade was not only beautiful, but kept out the smallest trace of light. The beds were very comfortable. The staff is courteous and helpful, with some English spoken. The breakfasts had both Western and Japanese dishes with good coffee. Again, the staff was fantastic in keeping everything clean and well stocked.