APA Hotel & Resort Hakata Ekihigashi

Best breakfast I have ever had at an APA hotel. Hotpot that you create and design yourself - sooo delicious. Western style menu as well as Japanese. Close to Hakata station - 5-7 minute walk, flat and easy. Hotel reception staff were professional, polite and lovely, especially the male receptionist who greeted me on arrival (and incredibly handsome!) Close to a Lawson's and lovely cafe just outside the door on the left hand side. Great restaurant just across the road from the main entrance.

Very short walk to Hakata Station, which has many stores and malls. Used as a hub to travel around Fukuoka and Kumamoto. Location is excellent and convenient. Food is extra but didn't eat there. Use of public Onsen is included but didn't use it. Free luggage storage was available before check-in. For that room size, the room and bathroom were very clean. They refilled our toiletries and towels on the second night, to our surprise, so we were happy. Staff was very professional. We planned our trips so that we spent less time at this hotel.

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.

I only stayed one night as I was flying off the next day but the hotel and room exceeded my expectations for the price I paid. I like the design of the room, although small, still managed to put in a lot of things a traveller would need. Didn’t had time to try the hotel facilities so next time I come to Japan, I’ll book another APA hotel to try out the things I missed this time.

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.