Dormy Inn Morioka

The onsen is amazing! Arguably you're not allowed to go in with tattoos, but so you just go when there's no one else in the Onsen. You can check how full the onsen is on the TV in your room which is super convenient! There's also free ice cream at the Onsen and free ramen at night! The location is also great. I also loved my room a lot, I stayed here for a whole week and I was sad to go. It's a bit expensive for me but if I would definitely come back any time.

Excellent location, amazing top floor artesian alkaline onsen (hot spring baths) and sauna facilities with separate portions for gentlemen and ladies, with yakult lactobacillus shooters in the morning and cold fruit or vanilla-chocolate popsicles in the evening as after onsen refreshments; free half bowls of ramen at night until 23:00, which are not too small at all; meticulous, friendly and effective housekeeping staff with daily options for cleaning/no-cleaning and fresh towel service. Clear and informative signage for first time onsen visitors, and attentive management who are responsive when there are any issues to resolve. Front desk was more than happy to accommodate a week-plus extension of our initial two night stay. Family friendly, great value for cost and within walking distance of central Morioka, the castle park, main street neighborhood dining and evening izakaya (drinking establishments with great skewers of tasty goodness). Don't miss the puppy cafe around the corner or the exotic owl cafe and Jajamen noodles downstairs of the wonderful Gusto Cafe.

Very decent location, about 15-20 minute walk from Morioka Station or a 10 minute bus ride. The staff are polite, welcoming and helpful with any queries. You get a free soft drink as a welcome gift, there are also free noodles in the evening, ice cream or yoghurt drink after the bath The room was pristine clean, little jelly in the fridge was a nice touch. The bed was very comfy, one of the best I've had in Japan! The single room is quite spacious considering, as long as you're not travelling with a lot of luggage. Very nice communal large bath, the outside bath water was the perfect temperature for the winter air. Breakfast had lots of variety and not a lot of people at 6:30am.

First thing first, this hotel comes with its own hot spring bathing facility. its mixed gender. However the male side from experience had one large indoor bath, one outdoor, one iron tub outside, and a iron tub cold water bath, along with a Sauna. I also liked the fact they provided a seasonal cooling shampoo and body soap. which was much appreciated when the temperature was 37 degrees. The hot spring was really comfortable, and i recommend taking advantage of it. The hotel also provide a range of free ammenties nothing too fancy, but still appreciated. The thing I really enjoyed was the fact it provided half a bowl of ramen for free 11pm is the closing time. Free Ice cream for using the bath and free yakult in the morning. They even have a coffee machine (Be warned its extra hot, even the cups fee boiling after, hotel might want to consider a different cup.) The 10th floor where the bath is located also houses the ice machine, vending machines and a rest area with a view and lots of manga to read. The room was ok. felt more like a Japanese apartment because the room had a hallway that seperated the bathroom and toilet from the main room. Oh i also forgot to mention the free pudding in the fridge as a complimentary welcome.

I have given this hotel top marks in every department. Of course the staff don’t speak fluent English - why should we expect them to? The room, onsens, service were all of a high level. They know what they are doing!!