Before talking about the hotel, I must recommend spending a day in Kurashiki. We visited Tokyo, Nikko, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, Kobe, Hiroshima, Miyajima - Kurashiki was a refreshing break from endless gardens, temples and castles (repeat). Kurashiki is very beautiful - once you get into the old town with the canals you feel like you've been transported back into the feudal era.

The Toyoko Inn is another decent Japanese Hotel - I will once again use the description - small , clean and a good night's sleep. It's definitely one of the more popular hotels - there seemed to be a lot of traffic in the lobby. When you check-in you get a little gift - a choice of a travel light or I think a little travel manicure set.

In the lobby they served free breakfast in the morning - don't expect anything special, just a very small continental breakfast if you could call it that. There are 2 PCs there where you can use the Internet. Also, there is a phone where you can make calls. They're not really equipped to manage calls, so just drop (forgot how much) into a little basket to call home.

Location-wise this hotel was farther than the other hotels (we tried to stay as close to a train or a subway station as possible), prob a 15 minute walk towing your luggage behind you.

For only 7400 YEN, this is a great little hotel in a small town that is definitely worth the visit.