What People are saying

Budget price sea view

ettelbruckon 07/06/2017 19:26

So often in Japan low price hotels have view only to next building in 30cm - 5m distance. Now we were lucky to have sea view and we saw also nice sunset and several boat running.
Room was basic, small and clean. Everything working perfectly. But definitely worth its low price.
Parking area next to hotel, but rather limited capacity. Luckily staff was - as also at reception - very helpful. Though mostly not English speaking.
Their breakfast is extremely good. Huge combination from different cultures and changing a little every morning.
Location is close to main attractions and numerous restaurants and bars nearby.

best hotel for price

David Jon 29/10/2016 08:16

I did not enjoy Washington at Jeju, Korea a couple of years ago as it was full of Chinese group tourists although it was and is the scene of every hotel on this planet. Washington at Aomori was excellent for its price. It also served decent breakfast. The only problem is the bathroom. It is small. However, every hotel in Japan seems to be required to use the same size bathtub as I cannot find a bigger one in any hotel or ryokan I have stayed in Japan.

A classic when visiting the city

JaSon7344on 28/10/2016 09:50

I stayed there several times already. It has a good location(in front of the station), a good restaurant and breakfast was rather good as well. The rooms are clean and modernly furnished. Probably one the best hotels of the city.

No choice for non-smoking room and no wi-fi

Nancy004sfon 19/10/2013 01:42

The hotel itself is fine - small but clean and efficient like many business hotels. Though I made the mistake of not reading the fine print that non-smoking/smoking preferences are based upon availability upon arriving, and the wi-fi is a Softbank paid service (LAN is free). Luckily we had a laptop with us but still surprised me because many of the other business hotels we stayed at during our stay had free Wi-Fi. At first I thought staying in a smoking room would be no big deal, we'll be out all day anyway and we'll get used to it, right? But unfortunately, I think the stale cigarette smoke smell did bother me enough to keep me from sleeping well. Except those two things, our stay was fine. The staff are nice enough. After we walked in drenched from a rainstorm, the front desk staff handed us towels to dry off, and when we headed out again, they lent us a strong umbrella. The location is great, down Amenity Street with a cover walkway (so grateful for it during the rain) plenty of convenience stores and restaurants. Don't miss the shrine with koi ponds midway between the hotel and the train station.

Great for the price

Polyglot_Solideron 01/05/2013 14:23

I used this hotel as a crash pad during Golden Week. It's a reasonable (15 min) walk from the train station, mostly down a (the?) main shopping street, which makes for a pleasant walk. I got the smallest room, since it'd only serve as a place to store my bags during the day and sleep at night. It served well in that role, but it was very small. There was a hot water heater pad so that you could make tea, as well as a tea cup and a water *cough*whisky*cough* glass. The documentation referred to a fridge full of "breathe on it and we'll charge you for it" items, so I didn't discover until the second night that it was in fact empty, whereupon I promptly filled it with drinks from the combini down the street. TV channels are so limited (4-5) that you'll just leave it turned off, even if you speak Japanese. The bed is...okay. It's not great, but it's not out of line with the rent, either. The lights only work with your room key inserted into a slot inside the door...which is annoying if you want to let something charge overnight. It seems that one of the lights can't be turned off, except by removing your key and disabling everything (except, oddly, the TV), so charging your devices while you sleep is only possible if you can sleep with the light on. There's a great Italian place two blocks down (away from the water) with English on the menu, but the staff speak none. I suppose if you find yourself in Aomori, either you're used to pointing at the menu and grunting, or you speak Japanese. In either case, I recommend the place highly if you stay at the Washington Hotel.