Business Resort Kyuan

This hotel was great. I enjoyed it so much the first night, that I extended my stay for a second. Pros: The rooms are huge. Those who have travelled around Japan would know that most hotel rooms are the size of a shoebox, but this had more an apartment / western hotel feel. The room has a two seater couch, a 70” TV, two king single beds, a wet room featuring a hot tub (with jets), a dedicated toilet, automatically retracting black out blinds, adjustable beds, stand-alone AC, mood + automatic lighting, fridge, convection oven, and a well equipped bathroom (which included a Dyson hair dryer). I stayed in two rooms, and they were essentially identical. Located a short drive from a Family Mart and McDonalds. Free off-street parking. Quaint eating area for breakfast, although meals look like they are prepared offsite. There is a service balcony in the rooms you can access if you’re a smoker, but you wouldn’t spend time out there. Cons: Each room had dedicated wifi, but it dropped out intermittently and wasn’t exceptionally fast (19.8/7.6 mbps). I was able to cast Amazon to the TV, but none of my other services worked. Some of the TV’s had been named with the room number, but not all. Given each room has the same TV, and there are roughly two dozen rooms, this was an avoidable hassle on my second night (I stayed in two different rooms). The hotel is located in an industrial area (no noise, but no interesting views or local attractions). I would avoid using the wet room at night unless you don’t mind people seeing you (or you can see in the dark). The hotel has two elevators, but they are both quite small and people in a wheelchair would likely have problems. Overall, the best hotel I’ve stayed in within Japan so far (out of roughly two dozen). I’d definitely recommend staying here if visiting Oita. Only minor issues which hopefully management fixes.