APA Hotel & Resort Hakata Ekihigashi

It's strategically located near Hakata Station with a number of convenience stores nearby. Also the staff was very helpful from check-in to keeping our luggage after check out. The APA App was also very helpful with regards to our quick inquiries. Heated seats and centralized heating during cold days. Very quiet neighborhood.

Rooms are really tiny but have everything and bed was for me perfect (not too hard or soft). The gown and slippers were handy for the onsen (bath house) on top floor and it was handy that the TV showed how busy it was. The baths are inside and outside and on the roof. I didn't take breakfast but the food in the restaurant in the evening was unexpected (offal) but really tasty. Check in and check out was simple. One tip is that there are two APA hotels right beside each other in case your booking can't be found. Learned that the hard way🤫.it's very handy for train station and airport line metro (150 m). The hotel does sway gently during an earthquake which is a bit disconcerting when you are not used to that being normal.

Close to Hakata Station which has many places to eat and easy to ride various transportation modes. I would have rated this hotel higher except for the checking-in issue I had. I reserved 2 rooms for 2 nights, however, they only had my daughter's room reserved, and for whatever reason the staff could not find my reservations. Thankfully, I had my Booking.com confirmation email, and finally, after several minutes and difficulty communicating due to the language barrier, they found my reservations and were able to check in. The staff was very nice, it was just frustrating having this issue. We had breakfast coupons, and breakfast was great. I thought it was very authentic and the staff was very helpful. Rooms are small and enough for 1 person for a couple of days.

I always love being able to use the public baths as this is something we do not have back home in Australia. It's a real treat and a custom I have come to love about Japan. The breakfast also is sensational where you get to cook your own on the table in front of you. Loved it!

APA really improved its image. I have stayed in APA Hotels in the past and I did not really like my experience. The bathroom always had a strange mildew odor. The one I stayed at in Aomori had black mold on the bathroom walls and it was quite smelly. But this new APA Hotel has beautiful clean rooms, no smelly bathrooms, delicious breakfast buffets, and great service at a reasonable price. The Hakata APA was only a 5 minute walk from the station. I definitely recommend this hotel.