Hotel Trend Mito

The breakfast was brilliant, 500 yen for a full course traditional Japanese breakfast? Top notch. And the lady running the whole affair was absolutely delightful. I'd say the staff in general were great; very polite and helpful.

The rooms and general decor are very dated; not just out of fashion, but - though well maintained generally - quite aged. I can tell the hotel must have been one of the best when it was built, but it's clearly not had an update since. It shows most in the carpets. It's all clean, but 4-5 decades of spills and stains have left their mark. And they can make going anywhere in the hotel quite an unsavoury experience if you're squeemish about such things.