Hotel New Carina

I came to Morioka for wanko soba.I was told Reservations weren’t available during Golden Week, so as soon as I arrived at the station, I wrote my name down at Azumaya Ekimae (the closest branch) to reserve a spot. The wait was over an hour, so in the meantime I decided to leave my luggage at Hotel New Carina (about a 10-minute walk).They kindly stored my bags for me, and I enjoyed walking around the city center nearby—castle ruins, shrines, and even a famous crane game arcade. Then it was time to head to the wanko soba restaurant.With no luggage, it was easy to travel on to Koiwai Farm. The Hotel is in a great location, and it turned out to be an excellent choice.When I returned to the Hotel, they told me my luggage had already been brought up to my Room. There were also plenty of shampoo and conditioner sets in bottles lined up on a shelf in small plastic carry bags, so I could choose what I liked before going into the Room.The Room also had shampoo, conditioner, and body wash provided, but I used the ones I selected.There’s no large public bath, so I used the bathtub in the Room instead—and it was perfectly fine.My stay included breakfast only, but there was a wide variety of morning options. It felt different from a Business Hotel breakfast—everything was very tasty.Coffee could be taken away as well, which made me very satisfied.I was looking forward to unlimited VOD viewing, but there weren’t any new-release movies. Still, I found a Japanese film I hadn’t seen yet and watched that for two hours.

Thank you for your attention to detail.Although I was initially apprehensive about entering a historic Hotel, the Facility felt as modern as if it had been built recently. The Room's temperature could be adjusted in 0.5-degree increments, which was very convenient. I stayed in mid-January, slightly off the peak season, and it felt like great value to enjoy such spacious accommodations and the night view of Morioka from the upper floors at this price.I look forward to staying again if I have another opportunity!