Guests at Hotel Route-Inn Hikone can enjoy watching on-demand movies on the flat-screen TV in their rooms. Free wired internet is available in all rooms and guests can enjoy a free breakfast buffet.
Only a few steps from the East exit at Hikone Station, Comfort Hotel Hikone welcomes treats guests to free coffee and free Wi-Fi, as well as a complimentary breakfast featuring freshly baked bread...
Toyoko Inn Hikone eki Higashi guchi is located in Hikone, within 1.5 km of Hikone Castle and 7 km of Taga-taisha Shrine.
Shania
Australia
Great breakfast included. Spacious bathroom compared to all the other places we have stayed. Pillows could be less hard but otherwise fine. All in all a great place to stay!
Set in Hikone, 4.1 km from Hikone Castle, Super Hotel Minami Hikone Ekimae offers accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. This 3-star hotel offers luggage storage space.
Located in Hikone, 4.2 km from Hikone Castle, Biwafront Hikone provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Steven
United Kingdom
Lovely view of the lake with private balcony. Lounge on 10th floor with popcorn and drinks available.
Within a 10-minute walk of Hikone Castle, Lake Biwa and JR Hikone Train Station, Castle Hotel features a Japanese restaurant, free Wi-Fi at the lobby and free-use bicycles.
Robert
United Kingdom
The bar faced the castle, looked great in the evening lit up
Just a 1-minute walk from JR Hikone Train Station, Hotel Sunroute Hikone offers free Wi-Fi throughout the property and comfortable rooms featuring a flat-screen TV and an en suite bathroom.
Elizabeth
Ireland
Very basic room. Breakfast was not good. Would not recommend.
A 10-minute drive from Hikone Train Station, APA Hotel Hikoneminami features accommodations with free wired internet access and a flat-screen TV with video-on-demand.
Douglett
Australia
Clean, comfortable, easy check-in/out. Great breakfast. Plenty of room to park bicycle overnight.
Garden Hotel Yamato features Japanese-style and Western rooms, 2 restaurants and free-use internet PCs at the lobby, a 15-minute walk from JR Hikone Station.
Sergio Valdueza
Spain
The kindness of the service, and that you can borrow a bike for free with them.
Only a 1-minute walk from JR Minami Hikone Train Station, Hotel Lakeland Hikone features affordable accommodations with a flat-screen TV and free WiFi. Mineral water and parking is available.
Dianne
Australia
it was close to a rail station (unfortunately not the central hikone station)
Located in Hikone, 4.2 km from Hikone Castle, Biwafront Hikone provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Great value, great staff, super comfy place and amazing view.
Within a 10-minute walk of Hikone Castle, Lake Biwa and JR Hikone Train Station, Castle Hotel features a Japanese restaurant, free Wi-Fi at the lobby and free-use bicycles.
A 7-minute walk from JR Hikone Train Station and a 6-minute drive to Hikone Castle, Hikone Station Hotel boasts 2 Japanese restaurants, massages and free-use bicycles.
Boasting a restaurant, Business Hotel Kurama is set in Hikone. This 2-star hotel offers room service and free WiFi. The nearest airport is Nagoya Airport, 76 km from the hotel.
Hikone is a pleasant place, but not one you should plan a...
Hikone is a pleasant place, but not one you should plan a trip around. Possibly best for a day trip. The atmosphere and climate is reminiscent of small cities in New England. The lake is pleasant, but if you're interested in kayaking you should try towns on the western shore of the lake, even though they're more expensive resort towns. Hikone castle is obviously the reason to come here, but there are a few nice local restaurants as well. Other than that, it's mostly auto shops and people revving the engines of their souped-up cars every night.
Peter
Japan
Scored 8.0
8.0
Hikone Castle is not comparable to Himeji Castle, but its...
Hikone Castle is not comparable to Himeji Castle, but its surrounded by many cherry trees. It must look gorgeous during the blossom season. And in the woods below one side of the castle, there are huge number of white birds. It's very impressive to see them returing to their nets in late afternoon. And we do like the lake sunset.
Yi
China
Scored 10
10
Hikone is easily reached by Shinkansen from Tokyo with a...
Hikone is easily reached by Shinkansen from Tokyo with a short trip (5 minutes) in a local train. The town has much to offer - an island temple easily reached by boat; a hugely impressive feudal castle (1 of only 4 genuine castles still standing in Japan) with a good museum and surrounded by 2 moats and a beautiful stroll garden. Close to the castle is are attractive streets with good quality shops and some old houses as well. The town is comfortably quiet compared to the nearby Kyoto which is now like Venice and seriously overcrowded.
The one disadvantage which the town could fix very easily is that the bus service does not have information on routes and stops in English unlike Kyoto.
Finally the time to visit is late March early April when the cherry blossom for which Hikone is famous is in flower.
Eric
United Kingdom
Scored 10
10
Hikone is just the right distance from Kyoto when travelling...
Hikone is just the right distance from Kyoto when travelling by bicycle to ride around Lake Biwa. Its castle grounds turn pink in the spring cherry blossom season and reflect beautifully in the moat's waters. Other seasons have their own distinctive attractions. In all seasons the local beef is great, all you need is an appetite.
Mike
Japan
Scored 10
10
Nice castle and the lake.
Nice castle and the lake. It will probably take just a day to see everything. There aren’t really much else to do, so I would recommend Hikone to those, who can’t go to Himeji or who really like castles. There are nice mountains as well, but this is another story.
Very quiet, clean, and close to the station. I don't have any important complaint.
Because Hikone is not a big touristic city, staff didn't speak English but were very attentive and used translator if needed.
Very historical and well kept building. Staffs were very kind and welcoming. Nice traditional Japanese style breakfast. Nice location by Castle road of Hikone.
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