Sotetsu Hotels The Splaisir Yokohama

Excellent location, ultra-clean and super-nice staff. Our first night’s stay was in a smallish room with a single queen-size bed; when we decided to extend our stay one more night we moved to a twin bed room which was quite a bit larger and had a bathtub. Our taxi driver had great difficulty in locating the hotel even with the address provided by the hotel itself. The Splaisir occupies the 4th through 12th floors of a huge multipurpose building called “Yokohama Front.” There is nothing we saw on the outside of the building that indicates it houses a hotel, so be aware. An excellent, pricey, bakery is adjacent to the hotel check-in area as is a restaurant serving only Japanese food.

The first thing I really liked was that everything was very new and clean and felt luxurious, which makes sense because the hotel just opened earlier this year. The size of the standard room is also larger compared to other "Sotetsu" hotels that I have stayed at. The toilet and shower is in separate rooms, yet they were still very spacious. The bedroom also had an extra space to fit a small couch. The amenities were all provided in the room, such as combs, toothbrushes, towels, etc. And they were just replaced whenever you have housekeeping. There were also plenty of self laundromats in each floor, which was a godsend because I didn't bring enough clothes and I sweated too much everyday. Checking-in and checking out was an easy process, and there was always staff nearby to help. There was also a fitness/gym room but I did not use it during my stay. The location was quite nice. There was a very delicious bakery right at the lobby, as well a restaurant for the breakfast and other meals. The hotel was located on the new Yokohama Front, at the 4th floor. There were plenty of restaurants in the 1st and 2nd floor. There was also a walkway to Yokohama Station, which was very convenient. They also had a luggage storage space near the lobby. The last thing I really liked the most was that there was a grocery right at the back entrance, near the elevator. This grocery helped me get affordable meals and snack when I didn't want to spend too much money. And this grocery is a lot closer than any other convenience store in the area. It was called Bunkado.

This is our second booking here, because we enjoyed our stay so much! - Perfect location - next to Yokohama Station, Bunkado grocery store, Create drugstore, hundreds of restaurants - Residential rooms are spacious, well designed, and convenient with in-room laundry and kitchenette for longer stays - Excellent housekeeping - everything was super clean and staff was friendly and considerate - Great facilities - well equipped gym, spotless lobby bathrooms, ample elevators, modern self serve luggage room Thank you - we would love to come back next time we are in Yokohama!

The room was clean and modern, and this hotel seems to be a relatively new hotel. The bed was comfortable. It was also nice to have a humidifier in the room, to increase the humidity in the room during winter. The location of the hotel is great, as it is a 5-10 minutes walk to the nearest exit of Yokohama station. Thus, it was a good location for making day trips to locations outside Yokohama. There are also many food options within walking distance from the hotel.

Once we found the shortest path from hotel to the train station it became very convenient to travel. It takes < 10 min to get to the Yokohama station from the hotel. In Japan this is invaluable and saved us a lot of time in transfers while travelling to places. There are hundreds of train stations but you end up needing transfers, finding a place near the main station will save you a lot of time. The room was very spacious with a great view of the city. We were on the 12th floor. Every room configuration is different and ours (deluxe king room) was a large room with a wall of floor to ceiling windows. There was enough space in the room to line our 3 large and 3 small bags along the windows without them getting in the way. Even with the sofa converted to a full bed we felt the space was roomy. The shower and toilet were modern clean and spacious. The toiletry amenities were high quality. The double sinks were spacious and helped us get ready without getting in each others way. We didn't use the washer/dryer which is available on certain floors. You can monitor progress of your machine on the TV which is cool. There is some space in the entryway to hand a few clothes and a 2 drawer dresser good for one person. We did not try the restaurants but did purchase at the cafe/bakery in the lobby which had great options albeit a little pricey. Use the "world currency exchange yokohama sogo" it's right across the canal in the Sogo building on the 6th floor. Get snacks and drinks at the Aeon mall, way cheaper than 7-11. Plenty of restaurants within 10 mi walking distance.