Saku Cafe

雰囲気が最高でした。

石油ストーブの灯油が無くなって夜困ってしまった

The staff are genuinely lovely, and the cafe itself is beautiful. It’s always feels calm and welcoming. During the day it’s filled with soft natural light, and at night it becomes warm and cosy, creating a really comfortable atmosphere. It’s the kind of place where you wish you could stay for longer.

カフェのメニューを部屋で楽しめたこと 部屋の備え付けのコーヒーがその場で挽けたこと スタッフの方々の対応がどの方もよかった、安心できたこと 冷蔵庫の容量が大きかったこと タオルがたくさんあったこと 雰囲気がよかったこと

お風呂のお湯をもう少し高温にしたかった 便座が温かいとありがたい

The property is ideally located on the south-west facing bank of a gentle hill. The sunset is nice. This is a small town, so the train station is just minutes away (the slope gets steep, but nothing out of the ordinary). The food is delicious. Maybe their business as a cafe-restaurant is their core-business. Or it should be. The breakfast was delicious too. And the staff who delivered it was impeccable. He did not treat me as a foreigner, but as a customer.

There are two rooms. Mine had no window to speak of (one opacified window on the east side; the other, clear, facing some sort of shed on the north side). The drain in the shared bathroom was partially obfuscated, enough so that by the time enough water had flowed and I'd get hot water, the sink was half-full. Then it would take tens of seconds to fully clear away. The bathroom was, in general, not clean. In an insulting way, almost. Why would they leave their own unwashed clothes in some basket of the shared bathroom? Their own toothbrush? (they fixed that, at some point) The music. Too loud, too repetitive (it is a 3-4 hours loop), always the same kind of faux-retro, faux-french, bad music. The service was really unprofessional. I had to go to them anytime I wanted anything. I had to ponder whether I should go to them, or gesture to them, or call them, while seeing them laughing and conversing and being oh-so-very-polite-an-nice with their local customers. It's really annoying, when you know you can speak and understand Japanese because you've invested years of your time to get there, and Japanese people in a client facing position still treat you as a child or as some mentally ill person. The panic in their eye, I don't get it. So I would not recommend anyone who does not look and speak Japanese to stay there. Eating there is probably enjoyable for anyone, tough. But then, I'd also recommend Daigo Cafe, just minutes away, with a much more enjoyable atmosphere (albeit, inside).