eph TAKAYAMA

This hotel is indeed a great place to stay in Takayama. First, it's less than 5 minutes walk from the Takayama station, so it was easy for the three of my family with two big suit cases to get there at 21:00 in the night. Second, the room I booked was quite big and comfortable. It's on the top floor with three beds and enough room to unpack our two suit cases at the same time, without needing to move the tables and chairs. Third, the breakfast was wonderful. There is a small cafe on the first floor of this hotel building, with one glass door separating it with the counter of the hotel. The fresh-cooked breakfast was very delicious, much better than those "normal" self-service breakfast in big restaurants. Above all, the staff were very nice and helpful. I received messages in this Booking App asking me when I could arrive, and that was the time when I realized this hotel has stated their check-in time ends at 20:00. However, my train from Nagoya would arrive the Takayama station at 20:57. The staff offered me a way to call for help when I arrived. To my surprise, when we arrived at about 21:05, I found there was already a staff there waiting for us. That made me feel very warm, especially consider that day was our first time to visit Gifu area and also the first day of this trip to Japan from abroad. I sincerely appreciate all the help from the staff, and sorry for kept a staff so late to handle my check-in. I will stay here again for sure when I have the second chance to visit Takayama!

Hotel eph Takayama is a charming, small hotel within walking distance to the JR Takayama train station and conveniently located for walking to all the sites of Takayama. The room was Japanese style and ver charming using beautiful woods in its décor. Breakfast was delicious! We were offered a choice between a ham/cheese or vegetable panini or a homemade soup alternative. We chose the wonderful ham/cheese panini which came with coffee, juice, a delicious smoothie, salad,etc. Wonderful way to start the day and it is served in the adjoining Hids' Cafe and Bar. We ate dinner one night at Hids' and it also was high quality and excellent. I was so happy that we chose this charming hotel in Takayama!

The room was spacious and very clean with great beds. It is very close to the bus and/or trainstation. We did not directly see the sign of the hotel, so we had to ask. The room made us very happy and we felt pity that we only stayed there so shortly.

Fantastic location just a few blocks from the train and bus station (same building). Short walk to the start of the historic area. Great restaurant choices very close. Beautiful room, a little small like many Japanese hotels rooms but nice aesthetic and very clean. Great little bakery/restaurant downstairs to grab a bite. Stacked coin-operated washer/drier unit just across the hall from our room.

The hotel is very close to the station and an easy walk to the tourist spots. The staff were lovely and the cleaning team even left a bag with fresh towels on our door when we opted to not be disturbed. There is a cute little cafe downstairs with a nice breakfast and free coffee voucher. We also had a washer and dryer on our floor, which was extra convenient.