{"id":33412,"date":"2022-12-22T20:46:44","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T12:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=33412"},"modified":"2026-03-12T21:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:41:55","slug":"residence-hotel-takayama-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2022\/12\/22\/residence-hotel-takayama-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Residence Hotel Takayama Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

The kids loved the second property we stayed at over Days 07 to 11 of this trip – Hyatt Hotel Kanazawa<\/a> – so much that we had to manage their expectations for the third property over Days 11 to 13! We repeatedly reminded them that our Takayama accommodation wasn’t going to be as modern nor as stylish. The average per-room rates in Takayama that we found during our planning phase were at least pretty affordable compared to the likes of Nagoya or Kanazawa. But like the other properties we selected this trip, our requirements were pretty specific: support for a family room for the four of us, close to the train station, and value for money.<\/p>\n

Our stay in Takayama is Residence Hotel Takayama Station<\/strong><\/a>. Our comments!<\/p>\n

We’re staying for just 3D2N<\/strong> and we have heavy itineraries for the days we’re in Takayama. The front-facing for the hotel notes that it’s just a 2-minute walk from Takayama Station (yep it is), and a business-centric hotel that is also equipped for long-term stays. Our per-night room rate is SGD106 – good value for money.<\/p>\n

The hotel staff was happy to hold onto our luggage when we arrived before check-in time so that we could go about the day’s itinerary. The reception does not operate 24 hours though. We checked out at 6:20AM on Day 13 morning, dropped off the keys in a key box, and walked through the hotel garage to get back to the main road.<\/p>\n

Our room is a Deluxe Suite<\/strong> with a floor area of 52 m\u00b2. Apart from the large common area where two twin beds are situated alongside a dining table, the suite also has two separate rooms – one with two twin beds joined together to form a king-sized bed, and another smaller room that was empty but accessible to us. The room is equipped with a safety deposit box, air purifier, a fridge (with a small range of complimentary cold drinks), coffee maker, microwave, induction stove, and a washer+dryer.<\/p>\n

The toilet is separate from the bathroom area<\/strong> (with a shower head and bath tub). At check-in, the hotel staff advised us that there is a finite limit to how much hot water guests can use at a time, and explained that this was because of the heating capacity of the hotel’s hot water apparatus. No, it isn’t an issue for us, even in winter – because the heater is extremely powerful, and you’d likely be scalded by heat settings that are anything past mid settings.<\/p>\n

The hotel is all function: there is no gym, no business center that we could find, no restaurant (i.e. no hotel breakfasts) – not that we would have used any of these facilities to begin with. But the absence of a hotel restaurant might be an issue for some: simply because if you have early morning trains to catch, you’d need to make do with takeaway food items that you get from the Family Mart across the road from the hotel.<\/p>\n

Decor<\/strong>-wise, it’s functional and the styling feels very early 1990s. i.e. a little dated.<\/p>\n

Our room on the ninth floor has a veranda<\/strong> that affords a great view of Takayama Station. This has been the only hotel so far where we get a great view – but it’s so cold outside that I ducked out only to take a few pictures before scurrying back inside for warmth!<\/p>\n

The wife has a not-so-nice comment about the property though: when she went down to the lobby to get coffee packs – each guest is permitted one – she was eyeballed intently by staff as though they wanted to make sure she didn’t take more than her allocation! That annoyed her.<\/p>\n

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Hotel is super close to the train station, and the Nohi Bus Terminal is just next door.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The adults’ bedroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two twin beds for the kids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Large dining room table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Great view of Takayama from our 9th floor room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Residence Hotel Takayama Station.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In all, we managed our expectations knowing that we would only be staying here for two nights. The room is pretty big for the four of us with generous sleeping areas and table surfaces for us to charge devices, for the kids to write their journals, and for the adults to use our laptops and iPads to review the next day’s itinerary and blog. We slept comfortably too. And it’s good value for money.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The kids loved the second property we stayed at over Days 07 to 11 of this trip – Hyatt Hotel Kanazawa – so much that we had to manage their expectations for the third property over Days 11 to 13!<\/p>\n

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