Hotel Coco Gran Takasaki

A rare find hotel during our trip from Tokyo to Niigata. Hotel is very new and modern. The design uses earth tone utilizing wood & stone. It feels comfortable, relaxing. You can feel the hotel putting in lots of effort in details to serve its customer, yes, very customer focused. On dining, they provide power outlet underneath every table for you to power up your laptop, recharge your cell phone etc. A basket to put your handbag and belongings. Service is very good too. Good spread of japanese food for breakfast. Some western food is provided as well. Public bath: very nice public bath. Not big but good size. Very clean. Both out door open bath and inside bath are provided. Inside the guest room, small size but very functional. Most probably quite difficult to open two mid-size luggage, you just have to make the best use of the available space. A message chair is provided, even though not the best massage chair, but does the job after a full day tired trip. Iron & iron board, different charging cords, dehumidifier, dimmable lightings, bath basket with room key holder is provided for each guest. For ladies, they even provide amenity Kit with facial mask, makeup removal & lotion. The only challenge is parking. Parking is in the next building connected with the hotel. No clear indication or instruction for hotel guest. Entrance to the parkade is opposite to the 7-11 Convenience store. Enter from either of the two lane. Hotel entrance is on the 3rd floor of the parkade. Parking is not free. You pad 800yen instead of the regular 900yen. You can pay the hotel during check in or check out. They provide you a ticket voucher for getting out of the parkade. When getting out from the parkade, first insert your parking ticket, then the ticket voucher you receive from the hotel. All these procedures are not provided in English. So a little bit of struggle there. If you speak japanese, this may not be a problem. The location is perfect for those not driving. It’s directly connected to Takasaki Station. Overall, it’s a pleasant stay here and highly recommended.