Daiwa Roynet Hotel Yamagata Ekimae

Location - perfect, just a short walk from Yamagata station and right next to a kombini and a restaurant district. I've heard that this was a business hotel but it felt luxurious, not sterile at all, and comfortable. Very helpful and pleasant staff as expected in a Japanese hotel. Big room, extremely comfortable king-sized bed, jumbo TV, beautiful and spacious bathroom - not the usual plastic box. Even a massage chair. Lots of free amenities at the reception. Check-out at 11:00 which was A+. Japanese breakfast worthy of a Japanese princess in a beautiful restaurant in the same building. It's better than the continental ("western") breakfast option. Also, the same restaurant also operates independently from the hotel and serves absolutely delicious sukiyaki for dinner. Highly recommend!

Very good location, rooms were a good size and the bathtub was great. Very modern hotel. Staff was very friendly and accommodating.

• very comfortable stay, staff had a speech translator ready to translate any language on the go • they’re able to send and receive luggages, you may also leave the luggages with the front desk after checking out and hours before checking in (check in strictly at 3pm) • lobby is on level 3, level 1 has a 7-11 with an atm and fully stocked heated section • no 17 rooms at the corner from level 7 and below will be able to see the light from their hotel sign at night but the blinds could block most of it out • air conditioning has both cooling and heating functions • bus from sendai stops directly outside the hotel and hotel is a short walk away from the JR station • will definitely return

Nice modern hotel with a compact room that has everything, including a oval shape bathtub with bath powder provided at the reception area. The water pressure is very good. Buffet breakfast was sumptous with choice of Japan and American set. Overall a pleasant stay. Will stay again.

A short (2-5 minutes) walk away from the train station, and even closer to a major bus terminal. The bathroom is fantastic. So much space. Great water pressure. All recent appliances (Toto brand, if I remember correctly). There is a good convenience store downstairs. The breakfast was way above average. Staff were as competent and polite as you'd expect from this chain. They speak English and are willing to help. Free drip coffee pouches! It's a wonder to me how other hotel chains can get away with not offering this basic service.