The Shiroyama hotel is wonderful. It is modern, clean and perfectly located. The view from the onsen is amazing. If you have never used an onsen then this is the place to start !!!! The rooms are small, clean, tidy and adequate. The staff are very friendly and many speak English. As a jumping off point to see Kagoshima and... More

My wife and I - and our group - stayed in this Hotel in March 2012 - and it was worth it. I realise that some of you reading this review may be thinking that a ryokan would be better - BUT - plenty of time to stay in a ryokan. For seeing Kagoshima this place is great. Wonderful staff,... More

Older hotel sits up on a hill overlooking the city and volcano. Very large hotels, with several rooms. The room was spacious with plenty of amenties. Excellent breakfast buffett with wide selection of Asian and European dishes. Catch the sunrise over the volcano.

I was traveling with our Sardinian winery.The rooms are old but o.k.it the attitude of the front office and staffs. I booked a non-smoking single room. But the receptionist at the front office tried to give me a smoking room.As I entered the room, I kindly told the bell-boy that the last time I tried to stay in a smoking... More

Well, I'm going to try this again! The last time I wrote this great, long review and when I tried to submit it the post came back that the site was going down for "maintenance." Hopefully I can do this now! When I hailed a cab to take me to this hotel the cab driver was very emphatic in telling... More

I stayed as part of a small group travelling in Japan and due to the volcano eruption closing the hotel we had planned to utilize, Castle Park not only accommodated our group, but rolled out the red carpet. Rooms were of good size with excellent amenities. The view of the city-from the courtyard or from the outdoor spa is amazing.... More

The Castle Park Hotel or better known as the SHIROYAMA KANKO HOTEL is the top hotel in Kagoshima. I have stayed here 3 times and whilst not 5 star it has the best rooms and facilities in kagoshima. If you are used to 4 star business hotel experience with dated 5 star facilities then its great! But be careful, no... More

Stayed at this hotel for 3 nights. First thing that hit me on entering the room was that it reeked of stale cigarette smoke, something that did not really fade despite opening the windows for a lot of our stay. The hotel doesn't appear to have a non-smoking section so if you don't smoke and hate the smell, this will... More

The hotel is located not in the city centre, but up on the hill of Shiroyama, surrounded by greenery and the view of Sakurajima Volcano + bay is so impressive. IIt was a great pity that I did not have time to walk around the hotel in the forest. It is yet 10 min. by car from the very centre... More