it is 2:29am, my friend is sleeping on the lobby couch while i am typing this warning!
our japanese style room is bedbug infestet. Killed 10 in less than 5minutes than we decided against staying and r now waiting for hotel employes to start their work (no 24h reception). It does not seem nessesary to mention the worst pillows ever anymore.

Friendly service, however breakfast has to be taken by 8.00. Not for people who want to sleep long. Familiar Japanese atmosphere. Japanese style room was much better than western style room. No public bath.

We stayed here for two nights in March but we were a little disappointed with the ryokan overall.

We had booked a traditional Japanese room, thinking that this was going to be a traditional ryokan (small inn) But it was more like a hotel in which the rooms were modern interpretations of the traditional.

There were tatamis on the floor but that’s where the tradition ended.

The room was clean as was the rest of the hotel and there was a shared sex public bath – lock the door if you are in there!

The location was great – 2 minutes walking would get you to the Peace Park and another 5 would get you into the shopping arcades.

I think this place rated a bit lower for us because we had also just come from a perfectly idyllic ryokan in Kyoto.

It wasn’t a terrible place but if I were returning to Hiroshima, I would try somewhere else but in a pinch (as we were when we booked here) it was totally fine.

Ikawa Ryokan is budget accommodation and a family-run business. We stayed there for a couple of nights and were pleased with the quality of the inn, its cleanliness and facilities in the rooms, considering the very reasonable price. The Inn features an accommodation annex not apparent in the photos, but linked to the main building. It serviced both western and Japanese guests from what we saw of the clientele. The inn offers Western and Japanese style rooms. We had a Japanese style room, with its own bathroom. So we slept on futons on tatami mats, but had our own facilities. Staff/family members were very friendly and helpful, including with directions and tourist information. The inn is a block or so back from a main road which also carries a few tram routes, so it very convenient to public transport (which we found easy to use for getting around). It is also a short walk to the Hiroshima peace park and A-Bomb Dome. There are little local restaurants, and a convenience store, nearby or trams can take you to the city centre in 10-15 mins for a very diverse range of restaurants, etc. They offer a Japanese or Western breakfast for a small extra charge. (Its average, but convenient.) On the ground floor they have a common lounge area and an internet terminal which guests could use free of charge. All up a good little find and we would stay there again.