Daiwa Roynet Hotel OKAYAMA-EKIMAE Reviews

The hotel location is fantastic. When you come out of the east exit of Okayama Station toward Korakuen, you will see the loud Bic Camera building in front or on the left. If you cross the crosswalk and enter the Bic Camera building, you can take the elevator to the 5th floor lobby. If you walk about 20 meters to the left of the building, there is an entrance in the middle of the building, which is the hotel's exclusive elevator. You can go to the 5th floor and check in or store your luggage and go to Okayama Castle. The front desk ladies are really friendly and can speak simple English. You can choose between cleaning the room or putting amenities and towels in a shopping bag and leaving it at the room entrance. It takes about 20 minutes to walk to Okayama Castle and Korakuen Garden, and from Okayama Station, go straight toward the city. If you take the streetcar in front of the hotel, the one-way fare is 160 yen, so I recommend this method. A 20-minute walk in winter is really cold. Aeon Mall and Don Quijote are also close by, so it's great for shopping and finding restaurants. Aeon Mall Uniqlo, Okayama Station Orbis are cheap and good. My sons said they liked the animate on the 4th floor of Don Quixote. You can get a 500 yen discount coupon on the Aeon Mall website or at the information desk on the first floor, and there is a tax exemption for purchases of 5,000 yen or more, so be sure to grab it.