Hotel Saharin

I arrived early and was told was too early which was fine. I felt increasingly uneasy waiting around, the vibe heavy, and overall, didn't feel safe (the ONLY time I felt this in Japan, not because of the locals but because of visitors.) I did not check in at all and left Wakkanai later the same day, taking the only train left back to Sapporo. Walked for a couple miles in town (by train station) crossed paths with literally only 2 people. The town empty, no noodle shops, no bentos, no sushi, thankfully a Seico Shop. Lastly the Shrine in town was labeled "do not enter, private property". That about covers it. Only plus side, knowing that I was on northern most part of Japan. (Have loved every other place & experience in this most beautiful country!)

Very nice stuff !

Property itself is very outdated. However, location is right in front of the gorgeous view. Great spot for watching sunrise, nice walk etc.

Inconvenient in many ways

Nice basic hotel with everything you need. The sea view room was lovely. Also had free parking which was very handy.

At first, I'll honest, when we arrive by foot from the train station I was worried. The building looked very run down. It is a very simple Inn, no frills, except the breakfast, which you must prearrange, and it is a very delicious japanese style breafast. The rooms are charming, true Japanese style rooms, if you have a hard time getting up from the floor I suggest going elsewhere. Now I know I said it seemed run down from the outside but after being there for a bit I realzed every thing in the area seemed that way, its due to the extremely harsh weather condition they can get. I would stay there again.

It is about 10 minutes walk to the train station n supermarket, which is ok as it is a straight path down

Front desk staff were extremely helpful & polite...

Kinda expensive for what is available. Room is very small and the futons are very thin. Toilet bowl was kinda shaky

No wake up servive available. No english speaking chanells on tv.

Check in time is limited. If you arrive after 9 pm, you may be in trouble. However, I had called the reception and he was kind of enough to leave the room key at the front desk.

The WiFi connection was bad in the room.

The hotel was very nice for the price. I called the hotel and told them that I would arrive after the front desk closes and they worked out a solution for me. It’s pretty close to the station and right across the street from the ocean which was great.

What a wonderful experience it was to stay at this hotel! Every morning we were greeted and served a Japanese breakfast. Most happy and pleasant staff. Very accommodating, also free wifi, the view was unbelievable and amazing. Perfect for the cost! Would recommend to anyone and stay there again.

The receptionist was quite surprised to see us before 3pm at the hotel although there is just one train per day arriving in Wakkanai. At least we could let our backpacks there. The hotel looks very old and shabby from the outside and so does the entrance and the reception area. We hoped that the rooms would be in better shaped but we were really shocked. On the carpet in the room were a lot of dirty spots that couldn't be removed over the years. We moved the bed a little bit to the wall and realized that nobody has vacuum cleaned in months!!! It was really horrible! They should renovate it, especially since they have quite high room rates!

Breakfast was good. The mountain view room we were supposed to get was half covered by roof of other buildings.

Very relaxing

We stayed 2 nights. Staff is friendly and helpful. Check-in fast and smooth. Front door parking available, just nice for us. We did not opt for breakfast but there is free coffee in the lounge every morning. Nice.

朝食がいい。 清潔感があり、ミニマムでいい。

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