Dormy Inn Hotels in Wakkanai

Spent two days at the Surfeel Hotel, Wakkanai in early February 23. It is a short walk from Wakkanai rail station and well placed to reach most of the town easily on foot. Well I say easily, the snow was incredibly high in the streets and sidewalks so obviously the right clothing and footwear is essential! We had a lovely room overlooking the sea with a big picture window. We could spend hours watching the changing conditions which moved through heavy snow to sunshine back to snow in minutes throughout most of our stay. The old infrastructure from submarine pens has now gone but the covered archway stretches out to form one side of the harbour just beyond the hotel. We ate out in town both nights we were in Wakkanai - not a reflection on the hotel offering but just part of our normal routine to explore and experience other things. We did try and get a drink one night in the rooftop bar but found it closed for the season. We managed to get a couple of beers in the restaurant on the ground floor but they kicked us out at 9pm as they were closing! That said staff throughout the hotel were charming and helpful as ever. Breakfast was pretty good. The offering was dominated by Japanese specialities as you would more than expect with limited western alternatives but the croissant, coffee and eggs were all good. We tried a variety of Japanese dishes and they were pretty good as well. The temperature in the restaurant was about 30C and just felt unhealthy. We were the only people in there but the Japanese obsession with anti-COVID measures is very tiresome and masks were required as were gloves whilst getting your food on a tray from the buffet. At least we didn’t have a pathetic little plastic screen placed between us like we did at our hotel in Sapporo! We knew the Japanese would be masked up - they often were even before COVID - but come on, time and life have moved on! All-in-all a very good hotel and option for stay in Wakkanai especially with a sea-view room on a higher floor. Well done Surfeel Hotel and thank you.

Looking at the old, but in the relatively remote town of Wakkanai, it is quite good, the basic facilities are complete, and the style bathrobe. It is not far from the Wakkanai Station, and it is about 700 meters walk. The nearby convenience store may have to go to Senkomato in Wakkanai Station. After all, things are still there. Overall, there is no one at the front desk. I can only go to the service staff for help. I recommend using Japanese.

There is a free curry service for dinner from Monday to Thursday. Lucky to hear this story on Monday's stay. The staff was polite in the dining room, and curry was also more satisfying than I imagined. The hot spring was also pleasant. The parking lot is in front of the hotel and there is a large parking lot behind it, so you can rest assured.

Close to JR Minami Wakkanai station and next to Wakkanai police station. When I saw ”Chico ―”, it was Wakkanai port. I looked for it on the net and booked it. Is it a business hotel that approached the city hotel a little? 8750 yen with 2 meals in the morning and evening, and a discount of rubu was used from there. Use ”new” (dinner) and ”orchid” (breakfast) and two restaurants in the building. Cars are parked on the plane around. Air conditioning remains heating setting prohibited from change. Relatively high temperature, from sunny to cloudy, windy day, windows were not open and a little steamed. Winter in the snowstorm will be hard. Wakkanai is a 'big city' that finally arrives in the wilderness. It is about 5 km north of Jr Wakkanai station, about 5 km south of route 40, about 5 km south of East and West, about 40000 people, flat residential areas, and still a large city. I entered the national route 238 and went out on route 232, but it seemed to be a very valuable experience. The most interesting thing was route 238 from hamatonbetsu to Wakkanai via Cape soya. There are small and small fishing villages in the fields and terrace without even farms, but the buildings of any village were newly built. I heard it was scallop palace. Is it like this when shellfish?

Inside the building, you take off your shoes and wear slippers, so the floor is clean.The room is a twin single-use room, spacious and clean.The desk is also spacious, and the chair is made of wood, so the height and backrest angle cannot be adjusted.There is no shortage of power around the desk.Wi-Fi is good. The power is in triple digits and the connection is good.The air conditioning only works either for heating or cooling depending on the season.The large public bath only has 5 seats for the washing area, but it's not crowded.The hot springs in Wakkanai are all very warm and have a soft quality that feels thick, making your skin smooth. You can stay here forever, and the breakfast is delicious beyond the level of a business hotel! The staff was very kind and responded to our troublesome requests with a smile.

It feels like an old-fashioned inn, but the rooms, toilets, and baths seem to have been renovated and are clean and easy to use. Especially, the bath is 24 hours a day and the bathtub is large. However, since you can enter by locking one by one, you have to see the timing. Supper was a simple course, but it's enough. Ordinary women may not be able to eat it. Even if you have crab or octopus shabu-shabu on this, you may not be able to eat it unless you are a young athletic club. The rice is also delicious. Cold sake is Otokoyama limited to Wakkanai. This can be drunk like water. The room does not have air conditioning, but the temperature drops at night so you can sleep enough. The parking lot has no roof, so the bike may be tight on a rainy day

I stayed here on a 6-night, 7-day tour with Trapics. The tour guide had told me in advance that this hotel is located in a residential area of ​​a fishing village, so there are no shops nearby. The nearest Seico Mart is about 5km away. You have to buy drinks to eat and drink in the room in advance. The rooms are hit or miss, and if you stay in an outward-facing room on an upper floor, you can see Wakkanai Port, Cape Nosappu, or the ocean of the Soya Misaki River. If you stay on a lower floor, you can only see the surrounding fishing village, and in the worst case scenario, you'll be facing a room with a different view. The view isn't particularly good, so I don't think you need to worry too much about it. The room isn't particularly spacious, and the bathroom is a unit bath, but we didn't use the room bath because there is a hot spring. However, the space to put your toiletries is small for two people. It was late May, but the heating was strong and it was difficult to adjust the temperature. The windows are double-glazed, but when you open them, the strong wind makes a lot of noise. There is a fireplace in the lobby on the first floor, and the atmosphere was good because there was a fire. The food was better than I expected. I like how they use a lot of locally produced ingredients. There is an option for meals, and at this time of year we were able to have sea urchin. One plate, which was quite a lot, cost 1,000 yen. It's better to splurge on two plates for two people. It was fresh and very delicious. The bath is called Koeman Onsen, but the hot spring is one of two baths. This area has a slightly pungent smell because of the oil that comes from it. The Toyotomi Onsen, which contains the same ingredients, is said to be effective against atopic dermatitis. There is also an open-air bath, which is built like a snow hut and was quite nice. This hotel seems to be often used by tour groups, so I think it will be crowded if the bathing times overlap. If you have time in the morning, try taking a walk around the Koeman Peninsula. It will take about an hour to walk all the way there at a leisurely pace, but the scenery of the fishing village was interesting to see.

The location of the hotel is a bit far away. Then go to the road in the direction of Zonggucho. It is about halfway. It is 18km from the JR station. There is a bus in front of the station. Note that there are 4 classes a day, which is more suitable for self-driving passengers. Although the hotel facilities are average, the owner is very careful to operate, the health is very good, the service is warm, there is something to help, because there is no bus to catch up with the marathon road management, the proprietress heard that we will drive us to the city immediately, thank you very much! The proprietress seems to have been a sled dog competition athlete before, very capable and enthusiastic. In summary, a very cost-effective personality hotel.

Use the single in the east building. The exterior looks a little old, but the rooms have been renovated with a modern feel, and the necessary items are placed, so I was able to spend a comfortable time unexpectedly. The large underground bath was a yellow-green hot spring that is common in the Soya region, and it was comfortable. Breakfast was satisfactory with local ingredients. The staff's response was a general response in this area where hospitality was not very public, but it was a comfortable hotel overall. It is a little difficult to get a parking lot always crowded.