The hotel is generally nice with the old Japanese-European atmosphere and great views of the cute JR station. It's located in a quiet yet convenient part of the town, and the service is great, as well. However, the room we stayed in smelled like sweaty feet and cigarettes, though it was a non-smoking room. We considered asking them to get us a different room, but a bottle of air/fabric freshener temporarily eased the smell, and we decided to stay in the same room. However, I noticed that the entire building, especially the public bath area, had old lingering smell of cigarettes. Other than that, the hotel was great, and I would stay there again if the odor issues were solved.