Matsuyama hotels & places to stay

Candeo Hotel Matsuyama is sited along the main shopping street where other hotels are sited. I've never tried them so I can't compare but I can tell you that Candeo Matsuyama is an excellent choice. The entrance is a bit hard to find. You share the same lift with the other mall guests because the hotel is only from the 5th to the 13th floor. The main lobby is on the topmost floor and so is the dining room and the community baths. they have their concept done right letting everyone of their users get the best views at the dining room (they have an excellent breakfast) and the common baths! The rooms are very clean and very comfortable and the service is impeccable. I got help with an air cleaner without hesitation. they market themselves as an eco hotel and it is indeed true. They let you choose your amenities instead of just giving it to you without question. Downstairs is a bookshop and then into a really lovely mall with a large grocery shop, a very good bakery and a foreign goods shop. Not to mention a large Onitsuke Tiger shop. There's food everywhere and Matsuyama castle's cable car entrance is just 10minutes walk away along a very cool street. I would stay there again if I visit the city for sure.

Not sure why this 'love hotel' is a third of the price of a business hotel yet gives you twice the space and many additional luxuries. Breakfast is free. Parking is free. Room's huge. Entertainment system (ok, we didn't actually test the free adult movies but the TV screen's huge and there's a jacuzzi; haven't tried the massage chair in the room either). Receptionist was not only extremely helpful but she spoke the best English of all hotel staff we've met so far (about 8 or so different hotels?). Definitely best value we've had so far. (Please note: if you book a 'book in after 9 PM room', that will mean exactly that; so only book that cheapest room if you really only arrive after 9 PM.) Most strongly recommended!

I have stayed in many business type hotels throughout Japan. This was my favourite to date. The room was very clean, and modern. It was a good size for Japan. The staff were vert friendly and made check in and out very easy and pleasant. Finally, the location is great. You are a few minutes walk away from the Okaido shopping street which is quite popping at the weekend. In terms of accessing other major sites the walking time to Matsuyama Castle (15 mins), Dogo Onsen (25 mins) and Ishite-ji Shrine (35 mins). I would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel.

Well located.. I could stroll over from the Shinkansen station.. Around twenty minutes.. Google Maps..The check-in staff spoke English fluently.. All three of them.. Very helpful with information on restaurants, sightseeing etc.. THIS small town was one of the few in Japan where I didn't feel like an intruding foreigner being tolerated politely.. They made me feel like one of them.. I'm truly grateful for that. The room of course was meticulously arranged, spanking clean and exactly what I wanted.. View of the street below.. The Matsuyama Castle Rppeway is a ten minute stroll from the hotel lobby.. They'll guide you perfectly.. The breakfast buffet was wonderful.. Adequate and varied.. with something for even the most discerning palate. If I ever return to Japan this is definitely one town and one Hotel I'm coming back to .kudos to the staff and management.

Located in a neighbourhood of non-descript Japanese buildings, the interior and room we had were in neat Japanese design and clean but unusually spacious. The staff was very friendly and helpful, most speak little but enough English, morning breakfast was well proportioned and good. The onsen was clean and beautifully layout with quality amenities. It takes a tram ride from Matsuyama Station to the famous oldest Dogo Onsen bus and tram terminal and a short 3 minutes to this hotel. A bus from this same terminal will take you to the ferry port if you wish to go by the inland sea islands to Hiroshima. We had a one day trip (had visited Matsuyama on previous occasions), made so much more enjoyable by the stay at this hotel KC

Very consistent, APA chain of hotels usually don't give any surprises. The room was very clean with a bunch of amenities, Yukata, slippers, toiletries etc....but also tiny, which is the norm, in Japan. If you book in advance, you can get good deals. Unfortunately my airbnb host was a female crook, so I had to leave the apartment and book with APA at the last minute. It was expensive, but they saved my life as it is very hard to find last minute accommodations, in Matsuyama. The only tiny down side is the location. It is accross from a beautiful park, but you will need to walk 15/20mn to/from Matsuyama JR station. But besides that, the staff was wonderful, very helpful and everything else was just perfect.

The inn is a little hard to find if you don't know what you're looking for - it's very close to the Dogo Onsen but up a back street and signed only in Japanese. Once we knew what we were looking for it was easy to spot, though. The inn is very small and calm compared to a lot of the large hotels in the area. A traditional Japanese inn, our room (we stayed as a couple) included roll-out futon beds, a gorgeous wooden stand/shelf unit, a connecting room with an ornate wooden low table and seats, a side area with wood flooring rather than tatami mats where we could leave our bags & four electrical outlets, a third small room off the end with a bench and screen windows, and a vestibule leading to the garden outside. A free breakfast was provided, once again Japanese style, which included rice, two varieties of seaweed, miso soup with tofu, and green tea. We had an amazing time at the inn, the staff who checked us in and out were friendly and extremely helpful and both spoke enough English so that we didn't have to muddle through in basic Japanese. The only issue we found with the hotel is that since the walls are thinner than modern/western buildings, we could hear the other guests carrousing in the common areas until late at night despite the hotel policy for guests to speak quietly after midnight. Between the two of us one is a light sleeper and the other is not - the noise did keep me awake. We weren't able to use the hotel's baths since we only stayed one night and spent most of our time exploring the city, but a hotel employee told us that they're the only hotel in the area that, like Dogo Onsen, does not add extra chemicals to their water, which comes from the same local hot spring that the famous Dogo Onsen draws from. We did visit Dogo Onsen twice, which was a fantastic experience and I recommend it to anyone visiting Matsuyama - as long as you read up on onsen etiquette beforehand, you'll be fine. They provide English pamphlets explaining things as well.

On a recent trip around Shikoku I stayed one night in the Terminal Hotel. The location was perfect. The staff were super friendly and did everything they could to assist me, providing information in English on Matsuyama, etc. The facilities suited my needs, especially the coin laundry. On the basis of my visit I will look for other Terminal Hotels when back in Japan. Thank you.

Can’t beat this location right across from Dogo Onsen Honkan (Main Building), so easy to hop in to have a bath experience, Dogo Beer next door, hotel amenity is efficient and convenient to sleep in bed, (If you like to experience traditional ryokan style, you may book those around in this area). Japanese breakfast (included in my reservation) was served at restaurant next door was okay, not exceptional. Overall great value.

Yukai Resort Dogo was a pleasant surprise and had everything we can ask for - good location, great indoor and outdoor onsens, and great dinner and breakfast with a large variety including sashimi, which is not common in a hotel. It was also a fun dining experience especially for families with kids since it has a cotton candy machine, a mochi-making session, and pots for grilling at every table. Although the hotel is up on the hill, the walk to Dogo Onsen was easy and relaxing and the hotel has a bus shuttle that runs frequently throughout the day. We highly recommend this place and will definitely book it again in the future.

Very welcoming host but unfortunately the accomodation was not so great. The bathroom and toilet are not heated which is really not nice in winter), the dorm is a really large room with 24 beds (male dorm at least) with a giant emergency exit panel that is working all night long (so you will never be in the dark). The bed is more like a planck with some futon on it, but not a good futon so pretty hard, and as a tall person the blancket was too small for me. The room is too large and not well insulated which means that some beds are over heated and some under heated. I was alone with one Japanese person in the 24 bed room. That person got extremely drunk during the evening and put an alarm clock at 4 in the morning. I had to scream several times to make him wake up and stop the alarm clock. All in all this might have been the worst night I ever had in Japan (and I lived there 1 year). I guess the hostel can be better in summer but I felt like I should tell my story anyway.

At first i was a little bit disappointed because the dinner didn’t served in the room coz we arrived hotel around 6:30pm. Anyway after we had arranged to have dinner in their restaurant and the staff there Machiko san was very kind and friendly. She recommended and explain every dishes of the meal with her excellent English. We appreciated her great service. For the room was very spacious and the onsen also great!

This hotel was in every way a positive surprise. Most hotel rooms in Japan are very small to international standards, but the rooms in this hotel are spacious. The bathroom was bigger than usual too, with a nice tub. The view of Matsuyama castle added to the pleasure of staying in this excellent hotel. The city tram stops just outside the hotel and takes you to the Dogo Onsen and other places of interest in a few minutes.

We booked twin room and was ushered to its annex building few meters away. The twin room is real small and has a musty smell. The annex needs rejuvenation for sure. Definitely not pleasant. We decided to enquire about it’s main building as it looks new. We were told twin room only available in annex and if we want to stay in main building, we can only have double and pay the difference. Paid the difference we did and definitely well worth it! The double room is new and brightly lit. We also have the onsen to ourselves for two nights.

You may need a little time to locate the hostel at first; once you located it, you wouldn’t have issues locating it thereafter; it’s just a 5-minute walk from the station. The location is good to explore the onsen avenue and the nearby park, simply by walking which save your transport cost. Checkin was easy, English instructions on the facilities were located everywhere in the hostel which facilitates your stay. Very simple facilities but good enough for a night or 2.

Located near the tram stop, the hotel is accessible to many of the tourist spots of Matsuyama, like Matsuyama Castle, Dogo Onsen, & Okaido Shopping Street. The room that I stayed was rather big, which was beyond my expectation for a business hotel & for the price I paid. It was certainly the highlight of it. The staff were nice, & helpful. I had inquired with them on recommendations to dine some of Matsuyama specialities & they deliver.

Close to the streetcar line to Dogo Onsen and easy walk to Matsuyama Castle. Staff were attentive and professional and went the extra mile to find out where I could do currency exchange nearby (even though not done at New Grand). Hotel breakfast was excellent and the hotel's own onsen spa was just brilliant - I would stay there again just for that. Laundry facilities a plus. Close to Post Office for ATMs.

i strongly recommend this hotel for visitors. yes, this hotel may not the greatest hotel in this area. and, it's location is not the optimal one in matsuyama. however, considering its price, it is highly recommendable. first of all, many amenities gives freely; for instance, free bicycle rental, hot-spring bath, and sometimes dinner. though the bicycle is not a good one, and hot-spring is not so huge, it is free and usable! second, the restaurant of the hotel is good enough. my original plan was to find good restaurant of matsuyama city every night, but i visited the hotel's one every three night because i think that there is no restaurant in matsuyama with that price and that quality. the location is not so good, but endurable. it is not in downtown area or famous dogo-onsen. however, matsuyama city is quite compact city; i mean....small. in worst case, you can go there on foot from the downtown or dogo though i do not encourage it. (about 40 min.)