A Numazu hotel with glass bathroom walls!

Went to the Fuji Speedway recently and needed a hotel. A quick web search turned up an interesting place close to the track with a room for only 6,800 円 ($75) per night. That's a really good deal. Their web site room photos and other reviews looked good so we booked it. The reason for the low price is that this hotel happens to have a few rooms where the bathrooms have only small glass partitions instead of solid walls. There are also no bathroom doors in those rooms! I imagine most people want a little more privacy, so these rooms are the least expensive in the hotel. There is truly no privacy, so they are best suited for solo travelers or very intimate couples. (click on photos for detail view.)

Inside the "Hotel Inside". Nice, clean, comfortable room. Just no walls defining the bathroom...

Good bed but only one pillow...

Looking into the bathroom where the door would normally would be. There is a small privacy glass partition separating the entry area from a direct view of the toilet.



And the toilet controller mounted on the wall instead of the side of the toilet.

Just a small piece of glass as a back splash for the sink, and to support the mirror, is all that separates the bed from the bathroom. Otherwise the bathroom and rest of the room are wide open. Interesting concept.



Interesting multifunction device. Turn it for temperature, calendar, timer or alarm. Funny that it is written in English...  

The hotel is conveniently located next to the Tomei Expressway and a good value for the money. It looks like it has been remodeled recently so it's quiet and comfortable. The exterior looks a bit like a love hotel.
 There is a restaurant on the ground floor but the service was the worst I have experienced in Japan. Seems they had a problem with the cook that night so the service was off and the menu was limited. Otherwise it's an interesting hotel. I'd certainly stay there again.

Here's a view of the maze of roads outside the hotel.


On the other side of the hotel is this nice looking building... Tokai Software...wonder what kind of software they write?