Grandvrio Hotel Miyajima Wakura - ROUTE INN HOTELS -

We arrived mid-evening along with my Japanese friend. Upon arrival we were told meals needed to be booked 2 days in advance - somewhat unfortunate as we were only there for 2 days! I looked back on the listing and this was not stated. My friend was quite distressed by this and I was not thrilled when we ended up at nearby McDonalds!!! Fortunately we had booked a bed and breakfast option avoiding the stress of finding breakfast too. Breakfast was a buffet and we had a wide choice of food, starting with a bento box and choices as varied as chicken supreme, ice cream, soup, rice and eggs. We enjoyed breakfast but it was more like a lunch for us! The quality was very good. There was a free drinks bar for soft drinks, tea and coffee. Kimonos to choose from for use in the hotel and of course the onsen. We braved the naked bathing and actually it was fine and we returned the following evening. The hotel was clean, our room with a view of the water was comfortable and had ample seating for the family to gather together. Arriving ahead of time we made the queue for the complimentary shuttle to the station - it was popular! We warmed up to this hotel but would say that it is not particularly geared up to western travellers ( not that they should have to be) but signage was in Japanese only with many staff not speaking any English though one did whip out a translation app. I was grateful to be travelling with a Japanese speaker and grown up children who were tech savvy. Would I return? Yes but partly because I now understand how the hotel works and I would book my meals ahead pretty confident that they would be good having already had breakfast there.

Some staff could speak English well, and everyone was very accommodating about our limited Japanese. The free yukata use was a nice touch, as was the availability of free drinks and ice lollies. We also used the hotel shuttle to the train station, and the hotel boat to Miyajima. The views of Miyajima from the hotel were great, though if you're staying on the mountain view side of the hotel you may see more car park than mountain. We were given fresh towels every day, including when we had the "do not disturb" sign up.

Short walk to the ferry. Amazing sea view, worth paying extra for it. Used laundry facillites, very good. Free parking convenient. Smoking areas on most floors. Breakfast incredible for dish lovers. Really incredible bento boxes plus buffet.

The room was nice and clean, the public bath was big and also had outside bath facing the sea which you can see the nice view. We had only dinner (for two days) but all food each night was delicious! Everything is nicely organized and not too much service which gives us calm relaxing time. I could see many ideas they’re trying to make customers feel comfortable. Also free bus from the hotel to the nearest train station was helpful.

Highly recommend a stay here for access to Miyajima Island and Hiroshima. A particular highlight was this property's onsen baths - not just a lovely experience, but also wonderfully well-supported by staff, with amenities galore (even a shampoo bar!). Beautiful views, doable access thanks to the shuttle to the train station, and spacious rooms. Only wish I could have stayed longer!