Whenever I travel to Hitachi City for business, I stay at the Hotel Terrace (formerly Hotel Nikko) - it's a pretty standard Japanese hotel in that the rooms are really small, and the bathrooms look like they were manufactured as a unit and dropped into the rooms. The breakfast is great, with both western and Japanese options. I love how... More

Room was clean with massage chair. Breakfast is good and Internet connection is available in room via the connection cable. It is located near a basement supermarket and local shopping and eateries. The bus terminal is about 5 mins walking distance away. Nice and quiet place. Will stay there again.

Will never stay again - This mediocre hotel has now instituted a policy from April-September - room air conditioning is shut off from 1 AM- 4 PM everyday!!! For your money you get to wake up at 5 AM each day totally drenched in sweat!!! Having to take cold showers every morning just to cool down. Complained, but go nowhere... More

I can see the point about Russia, it looks like a communist apartment block next to a factory from the outside. Room was just OK as was breakfast. It's a bit expensive (and expensive area) for such an out of the way place.

Nice. Reminded us of the Soviet Union in its own charming way.

The hotel is clean and perfectly adequate for a few nights in Hitachi City. It recently changed owners and seemed a little less organized than when I visited earlier in the year. Good walking distance from the train station and a good neighborhood to talk a walk around - restaurants are nearby. Bring a book; there are no English speaking... More