Published date: August 22, 2024
Gourmet and Otaku Trip 💛 Daiwa Roynet Hotel Hamamatsu
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Experience of the stay
The bed was large, and the bathtub was spacious, so I could relax. The security was excellent, with all guest rooms using card keys. You cannot go up to the floor without a card. Breakfast was at a tavern on the first floor. I can't eat much in the morning, so I bought something at the Family Mart on the same floor. It’s very convenient to be able to go outside and get it.
This time, it was too hot, so I also used the coin laundry. During hot summer days, it's great to be able to wash and dry clothes immediately after sweating. There are three machines, so I could do laundry without waiting. It was helpful that payment could be made in cash or with Suica.
The amenities are a style where you take only what you need from the front desk. If you check out on time, you can do automatic checkout by simply inserting your card, which saved a lot of time.
Experiences during the trip
Both the first and second days had live performances, but for dinner on the first day, we had Hamamatsu gyoza, and on the second day, we went to Sawayaka. We lined up for the ticket for Sawayaka, which is located in the department store, a few minutes before 10 AM, but there was already a long line. We went up the escalator to the restaurant floor and found out the waiting time was an astonishing 400 minutes. At this rate, we wouldn’t make it to the live show.
The nearby Hamamatsu Kamoa store is the closest to Hamamatsu Station, so it gradually increased to a 120-minute wait. Everyone is flowing to nearby stores when it’s difficult…! So we decided to head to the second closest, Hamamatsu Shirahaba store, and were able to eat Sawayaka after a 90-minute wait. Due to the heat this time, we took a taxi both to and from Sawayaka Hamamatsu Shirahaba, but if you have time, it seems there’s a bus every 30 minutes. I checked the bus schedule on my iPhone map for going and returning, but in the end, I didn’t use the bus.
Please be careful as Sawayaka has an incredibly long line during live events…