Hotel Trad Hakata

Great location, only 2 bus stops away from Hakata station and very close to the airport. The breakfast has loads of options and mix between Japanese and western style. The free welcome drink is very nice too and they have freebies by the lobby in the afternoon like bath salts which is a very good touch. The only downside I would say is that they are very strict with check in, so don’t come early. I came at 14:50 and had to wait until 15:00 on the dot. The rooms are a little dark, I believe because of the corridor shape, but it’s a minor detail.

Takami and the front desk staff were amazing. Also, the housekeeping staff were very efficient and good. Hotel overall was very good - new and had good amenities. Only thing lacking for me was breakfast offering and no gym.

Room size is a bit small for packing two large size baggage at the same time. Bath tube can be more safe to prevent slippery injury possibly for elderly, if rubber bath tube mat could be provided. By the way, the bath tube side is considered to be high to leap over in and out. The parking at Trad Hakata Hotel is very suitable for self-driving tourists, very good.

The room is clean and with all the amenities you need. However, the hotel is being very rigid on check in and check out time! They only let you check in after 3pm, even they have their rooms ready. As we noticed many people left in the early morning and they already started cleaning the room at 8ish, so the rooms are sitting empty but still they don’t let people check in early and they also not provide late check out. Not good at all! The location is a pain also, it’s not close to the Hakata station at all, have to walk 15 mins and with heavy rain and cold, it’s dreadful. You can take a bus to Hakata Station but I would say there’s not much to see around the station. Instead the Tenjin station got much more thing to see and do.

Lovely hotel. Decent room size for 3 people. Lots of free amenities. Good location, lots of buses and not too far from the station. Would recommend.

Good value for price- the rooms are relatively large for a main Japanese city. Convenient and comfortable.