OMO5 Otaru by Hoshino Resorts

A very unique hotel renovated from a history bank building. Enjoyed the interesting hotel experience merging of modern use of amenities and management in an old setting. There are two towers. We stayed in the vintage building. It kept the bank wall and door deco in dark brown and white. The room is not bad in size, very big kind size bad and clean overall. The bathroom has separate toilet, a comfy tub and big shower space right on the side. Good water power. Suggest to have a stool. A little slow in draining for the tub after my hot tub. And a little mold around a few tiles but I think it is acceptable since it is an old building. Overall the whole room is not rusty, but well kept and clean, with good ventilation. Face care amenities need to pay while other bathroom amenities and tea are free to take. Our premium deluxe room with club access adds on my interesting experience to the night lounge which is decorated with lots of classical oil lamps and music boxes. You can choose music box you like to bring to your room to listen and return when check out. The girl staff (fnot sure exact full name but it started with Tam….) at reception on our check in time between 4:80-5:15 pm on 9/7. She was comparatively ok to communicate in English. She was so friendly, helpful and patiently explained & recommended about tourist attractions and spent a long time to help us book a boat ride tour for the next day. The breakfast buffet is worth to have. Good tasre and varieties.

Near to Otaru Canal . Staff was friendly and some able to do English speaking. Overall this hotel is worth to try

This hotel is an excellent base for Otaru - clean, modern, great breakfast, central and good value for money. Big bonus is having the Kiroro pickup/dropoff bus stop outside. Highly recommend.