Hotel Iori ホテル庵

Excellent experience and surprisingly large rooms. Location: ~15 minutes walk from Hakata station. Ideal if you travel by train during your trip in Fukuoka. Lots of food options nearby. Check-in process: You will need to self-check in. But there's an iPad with all the instructions so it's manageable. Tax will also be paid when check in so have your payment method ready. The whole check-in process can be done in ~10 minutes. Overall: This hotel is a great find and I think the real room looks better than the pictures.

The location is great for my family. It's about 10-15 walk to the Hakata station. 1 min walk to a family mart and 6 mins walk to a 24-hour supermarket. Might not be too friendly for elders though. It has 4 beds, 2 of them were in a bedroom and another two were opened by the living room. Two toilets and sinks, so no one fights for the toilet. Instead of packing so many clothes on our trip, we only packed for 3 days. We got to wash our clothes and hang them in the bathroom to dry with a drying mode. The kitchen was also a big plus too. We stored so many different and fancy drinks in the fridge, and we cooked some meat to go with microwavable rice on a cold rainy/lazy to go out day. Very clean and quiet. The bed was comfortable. (Or maybe I was too tired everyday from walking to tell the difference?!)

Rooms are spacious and just as described. This is an unmanned facility and detailed instructions on check in and check out are communicated. No parking available on site. There’s a carpark across the street with the rates as shown. Unfortunately there’s construction going on now and it’s noisy in the day. Family mart close by. Not very near to Hakata station.