Star Hotel Yokohama

The rooms are like visiting my great grandmother in the 70's, same furniture and smell. It is a 15 min walk from the cruise terminal so you can see your ship, sadly the lack of noise control in the rooms (door latches are loose so every sound from outside is easily heard, and this means every horn on the harbour is heard, It is popular with Americans as there is a McDonalds downstairs and a pancake parlour. There are many hotels that are closer to the cruise terminal around the same price without the 70's decor and old persons odours.

No one speaks any English, whenever you go to the front desk, they all point to a sign that says 2pm (check in time) tried to explain we just wanted to leave bags, eventually they got the drift. There are loud speakers in the park opposite and from early morning to evening you can hear her screaming to sell tickets for boat tours, forget sleeping in. The curtains are not blockout so if you like to wake up at 4am each day, this is the place for you. The beds squeak badly and are lumpy. The pillows are filled with hard plastic balls, like sleeping on marbles.