Trust Hotel

like with my previous stay I quite liked the value of the hotel, the accommodations fit my needs, even with a language barrier the staff were incredibly kind and helpful, as well as patient and also seemed appreciative that I was trying to meet them half way by communicating in japanese with them, even though my skills were absolutely horrendous. the hotel is in quite a nice quiet location near the train station, there's great local restaurants all around as well. don't be discouraged by the language barrier with the staff, they're good and friendly people that will take care of you. the free breakfast is a nice money saver as well.

Great place to stay if you want to be near the main Hiroshima station. The rooms are more private and spacious than regular capsule hotels since you have a little desk area as well, which also serves as a locker. There is a tradeoff, though, in that while the bed is private, there is no door cover for the capsule bed itself, which capsules in Japan usually have, and so there is little insulation from noise from neighbors. I personally didn’t have a problem with it and slept well as my neighbors were respectful. Breakfast was quite good and varied for being free with a good mixture of Western and Japanese foods. They could easily charge an extra 1000 yen for it. There is a small onsen on the basement floor but it doesn’t seem comfortable to use with more than one stranger (unless you’re an extrovert). There is also a Max Valu grocery store about 2-3 minutes walk away, going in the direction of Hiroshima Station.

The Trust Hotel Hiroshima is in a very convenient location - once you know the area you will have no trouble wheeling your luggage from the train station to the door of Trust Hotel. The hotel has the usual washing machines (which also dry), microwave oven and ice facilities located conveniently. When we stayed on Sept 24 the Hotel was occupied by mostly local / domestic travellers rather than western tourists like ourselves - I thought that was a good sign. The breakfast is plentiful, although I only recognised 2 or 3 types of food (there would have been at least 20 choices) I was still able to enjoy a satisfactory breakfast.

About 6 minutes walk from the JR station, I worked out a route using the nearby elevators and bridges so it was easier with luggage and no need to cross the larger intersections in the rain. I stored my luggage after check out for a day at Miyajima, so it was extremely helpful. The room is fantastic, it's a mini dorm not just a capsule! Had a small desk and room to open a suitcase, hand some clothes. It felt so roomy after the capsule hotels in the bigger cities.

It was a very good choice. The room and bathroom are very spacious and comfortable compared to other hotels in Japan in the same category. All the staff I met spoke pretty good English and were very helpful. The simple but fine breakfast is free, and they also serve simple and cheap buffet lunch (and I believe dinner too) in the hotel's restaurant. For the location it's also quite good, around 5 minutes walk from Hiroshima station so there are plenty of shopping and dining options in the station's mall, not to mention easy access to all the trains, trams and buses.