Shiretoko Daiichi Hotel

The hotel offers a highly reliable shuttle service between the property and the Utoro Onsen Bus Terminal/Tourist Information Centre, making transportation very convenient. The reception staff were friendly, welcoming, and exceptionally helpful throughout our stay. Our room was spacious and comfortable, and the onsen facilities were excellent, featuring multiple jacuzzi-style pools for relaxation. Both breakfast and dinner were outstanding, with a wide variety of delicious options. The complimentary free-flow beverages, including sake, were a wonderful added touch that enhanced the dining experience. Overall, a very comfortable and enjoyable stay.

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The hotel was nice, and our room was big and clean. We were a little worried knowing from the other reviews it is an old, outdated building, but is was ok! If you want to explore Shiretoko National Park, this is a very good location, and if you are a fan of onsen baths, this is the perfect place to stay. There are plenty of activities to enjoy between hikes or when the weather isn't suitable for being outdoors. The souvenir shop has a lot of goodies and great things to choose from, and it is a great place to find a gift for someone. The beds and pillows are hard (common in Japan) but, surprisingly, we slept very well. The duvet is very warm and cosy.

The whole complex is old and outdated. It has a dusty smell, but fortunately not in the room we stayed in. The first-floor carpets were once beautiful, but are now stained and covered in dust, despite daily vacuuming by the housekeepers. There was dust on the lights and ventilation in the room, as well as in hidden areas. There was even a spider's web between the ceiling and the wall that separated the sleeping area from the bathroom. Even though it's a 4 star hotel, they don't provide all the amenities (toiletries), so make sure you bring your own (make-up remover, lotion, etc.).

Comfortable big room. Very big buffets

No drinks available between breakfast and dinner except on the vending machines. Buffets too crowded and noisy

Good location, good stuff attitude, good facility.

Poor food quality. There are lots of similar dishes in the dinner, but none of them are really tasty. In the breakfast, the raw egg is not fresh at all, the egg yolk is in light yellow and the egg white is also in light yellow and the egg is just tasteless. The Hokkaido milk tastes watered down, the grape juice also tastes watered down. It definitely doesn't worth $370+ per night for 3.