Super Hotel Matsumoto Ekimae

One of the things I like about the Super Hotel chain is that breakfast is included, despite the very reasonable room rates. The idea of giving guests a choice of pillows is also a really good one. You choose your pillow before going to the room. You can also choose basic other amenities like razors or (for the ladies) skin creams, rather than wasting time putting them in every room. I also like that (as with most business hotels) there are laundry facilities provided at a reasonable price. Our main purpose in visiting Matsumoto was to see the castle, and the hotel is an easy walk to there. It's also quite close to the station, and there's a number of restaurants close to the station also. We ate at a karaage (fried chicken) place which was standing only, but the karaage was fantastic and worth the inconvenience.

The bathroom units were unusually small, so that sitting on the toilet was difficult if you have long legs.