I had high hopes for this property as they made a big fuss that the G7 was held there a few years ago. It is on a small island south of town, which takes 25 minutes or so to get to from the train station or locations downtown--get ready for some cab rides. The area around the property was beautiful, and it's next to a national park that you can wander in. It also has its own ferry to Miyajima, which was a great resource. Now for the bad. The rooms were SUCH a let down. They were super small and cramped. Everything was how they left it from the 1980s or earlier.
The bathroom was like an airplane bathroom, complete with a plastic door. We walked in, and there was a chunk of hair on the shower wall, and the drains were clogged. The bidet was also not working. We called down to have the drain and bidet fixed, and they said they came while we were out, but nothing appeared fixed when we used it. The towels smelled like fish, so perhaps they were washed with tablecloths? The staff were very nice, but rather clueless. The food was disappointing as well. While the breakfast buffet is at the top of the building and the views are gorgeous, the food was a little gross. There was no real room service either. It was all prefix meals that were a fortune and very few options. Out of the 4 locations we visited in Japan, this was by far the worst hotel experience. Do not recommend.