Pension & Cafe Cruise

Family-owned and run pension-style B&B on the Noto Peninsula, Japan. Wonderfully eclectic, all amenities: parking, air conditioning, common area, private onsen/bath, wifi, dinner and breakfast included. Up to 4-person rooms and two detached cottages available.

This place is difficult to describe. Shabby chic, eclectic, homely, more European than Japanese. Its owner is obviously a passionate antique collecter, and if there is a free spot somewhere then it must be filled. Our room, I have to be honest, was a bit of a disappointment, it was very small with barely any room for a suitcase. The fact that the bathroom was on a different floor didnt help. Had I not seen what the other rooms were like I might not have given it such a high rating as they were fabulous. We did book at a busy time, so we must have had the last room available. However that said the bed was comfortable, and there was a real window you could open. We stayed two nights so by then had gotten used to the eccentricity of the place and it did grow on us. The couple running it were charming, the food lovingly presented with no choice (which we preferred as I can never decide what to eat) and fun guests. There is easy parking right in front of the house. Would I stay here again, definitely, but in a different room.