On the first day of the cherry blossom viewing trip between Fukuoka and Busan Twin Cities, I stayed at the Reisenkaku Hotel Kawabata next to Nakasu Kawabata Station. I took a ride from Fukuoka Airport and walked to the hotel within half an hour. There is a small cherry blossom in front of the hotel. Scenic spots, you can visit many cherry blossom spots on the river bank on foot, so that the first day of this trip is full of cherry blossoms. (→Check special rates)
Transportation: How to get to Kawabata Cold Spring Court Hotel?
Hotel Cold Spring Court has Kawabata branch in Fukuoka City (Cold Spring Court ホテル Kawabata) And Hakata Station Front Store (Cold Spring Court ホテル駅前) Two hotels have the same characteristics of being close to the subway station and directly facing the park.Lengquankaku Kawabata Store is adjacent to Nakasu Kawabata Station, next to Cold Spring Park, a 5-minute walk from Nakasu Kawabata Station Exit 3; Lengquan Kaku Station Store is adjacent to Hakata Station, next to Decho Park, 5 walk from JR Hakata Station’s Hakata Exit Minutes can be reached.
For this cherry blossom viewing tour in Fukuoka, the guest was arranged to stay at Kawabata Cold Spring Pavilion. From Nakasu Kawabata Station Exit 5 to the hotel entrance, the walking distance is only 250 meters, and the Kawabata shopping street with many shops is next to it. The accommodation function is quite good.More importantly, Cold Spring Park in front of the gate of Cold Spring Pavilion is not only a small cherry blossom viewing spot in itself, but also many cherry blossom viewing spots centered on Nakasu. The famous Kushida Shrine and Nakasuya Terrace are also nearby the hotel. .
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▲ This trip stays in the superior twin room on the 10th floor of the top floor, only two large-space rooms.
▲The floor space of the guest room is quite simple, but cleanliness is the main thing.
Kawabata Cold Spring Pavilion Hotel is 10 floors high, with 129 rooms in total, offering 4 types of rooms:
– Single Room: 12㎡, 117 rooms (68 rooms for non-smoking/49 rooms for smoking)
– Twin Room: 18㎡, 10 rooms
-Superior Double Room: 23㎡, 1 room
-Superior Twin Room: 23㎡, 1 room
The room of Kawabata Cold Spring Pavilion has become a single room type, mainly for single business travelers and free travellers. It provides free Wi-Fi in the entire space and a single room of 12 square meters. If you stay alone, the space is wide and comfortable.However, if it is a double or family occupancy, the 18-square-meter double room is still spacious and there is no problem opening the luggage box. There are too few rooms. You may have to book early during the peak season.
Kawabata Cold Spring Court Hotel was opened in 1982 and renovated in 2002. Compared with the station store opened in 1976 and renovated in 1996, the Kawabata store has a newer year. Wendy and Anya usually prefer newly opened accommodation, but the first For a day’s accommodation, the convenience of transportation is the priority, to minimize the travel from the airport to the hotel, and this time I have the opportunity to stay in a superior twin room with only one room in the entire building. The spacious space is also a lot more comfortable.
Cold Spring Pavilion, which has been in business for more than 35 years, although it was renovated in 2002, the type of guest room facilities is still a long time old, but it is satisfactory that the facilities are well maintained and clean, even if it is not the latest style of equipment, but it is comfortable Maintaining a fairly standard, coupled with the stable service standards of the lobby counters, and the advantages of location convenience, it is very suitable for people with limited budgets and convenient transportation. (→Check special rates)
▲ The pattern of the bed bag can be seen to be old, but the feeling of cleanliness is still good.
▲ The style of bathroom equipment is not the latest, but the cleanliness is still good.
▲ Looking out from the guest room window, you can see the roof of Kawabata Shopping Street and the buildings on both sides of the river bank.
Hotel breakfast and public facilities space
The public space of Kawabata Cold Spring Pavilion is a restaurant, a meeting room (with compartments), and a three-dimensional parking lot with 30 parking spaces.The restaurant is located next to the reception hall on the first floor. It can be connected to the restaurant from the counter. It also has a door for independent operation. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are available. Breakfast is from 07:00-10:30. If breakfast is not ordered when booking the room , You can also eat at your own expense on-site, about 800 yen per serving.
Cold Spring Pavilion’s breakfast is a à la carte set meal, offering three choices of Japanese food, Western food, and French toast. There is also a small mini bar where you can take drinks and tea bags by yourself. Wendy likes this set meal breakfast style more and more. It's more delicate and you don't need to bother to match it yourself. As for the breakfast of the small hamburger, it is to make it in the room first, and bring a bottle of milk for the food and the inside by yourself, haha! !
▲ Japanese cuisine set meal combination.
▲ Western food set menu combination.
The surrounding environment of the hotel: good for viewing cherry blossoms and shopping
The gate of Lengquan Pavilion faces Lengquan Park. You can stay in during the cherry blossom season. You can take a walk in the park and enjoy cherry blossoms by crossing the road at any time. Behind the hotel is Kawabata Shopping Street, which is very convenient for shopping and enjoying food.On the first day of cherry blossom viewing in Fukuoka, after lunch at Kawabata Shopping Street, we started the cherry blossom viewing tour from Cold Spring Park, and walked all the way to Kushida Shrine at the end of Kawabata Shopping Street, and then walked to many riverside parks centered on Nakasu for cherry blossom viewing. Attractions.
In the evening, walking from the hotel to Nakasu Terrace is also very convenient, but this trip is accompanied by a small hamburger, and you can only go back to the hotel early in the evening to rest, but after breakfast in the morning, you can see the cherry blossoms in the reception hall under the sun. By the way, I pushed the small hamburger and went for a walk again in the park. This is probably the convenience of living here. When you want to enjoy the cherry blossoms, you can answer immediately on foot. If you want to buy anything, go to Kawabata Shopping Street and buy it immediately.
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▲ In Cold Spring Park, not only the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, but many flowers are also blooming beautifully.
▲ There are many small community parks in downtown Fukuoka, which are clean places for civic activities and cherry blossom viewing.
▲ Nakasu Kawabata Shopping Street is the most traditional street in Fukuoka.
▲ There are many gourmet restaurants in the shopping street. At the end is Canal City Hakata. Turn right to reach the Nakasuyatai area.
▲ Stop by to buy fruits at Kawabata Shopping Street, and take them directly to the park for cherry blossom viewing and picnic!
▲ End of the first day of stay at Cold Spring Pavilion, and then call a taxi with mobile phone to go to the apartment hotel near Fukuoka Tower.
Conclusion
The Kawabata Cold Spring Pavilion Hotel has been in business for a long time, and the public facilities are relatively sunny. However, if the itinerary is mainly for cherry blossom viewing and there is not much time to stay in the hotel, this is a convenient and affordable choice.In addition, the hotel room type and number are mainly single rooms, suitable for business trips, and meet the needs of commercial and office buildings in this area. At that time, there were also a group of bicycle hobby groups staying. One room for one person is also a good choice, but if it is for two people Or if you are staying in a family, there are only 12 double rooms, so you have to see if you can make an appointment!
◎ Kawabata Cold Spring Court Hotel.Cold Spring Court ホテル Kawabata
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– Address: 〒812-0026 8-21 Kamikawabatacho, Hakata District, Fukuoka City
– Phone: +81 92-281-1811
– Fax: +81 92-291-5926
– Official website: http://www.reisenkaku-hotel.co.jp/
