“Exclusive Preview: Super Hotel Saitama Honjō’s Natural Hot Spring – Opening May 2024”

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Warm Onsen and Hospitality to Soothe Travel and Business Trip Fatigue

Having a relaxing time at a hotel during your trip is truly important, isn’t it!!

The hotel chain "Super Hotel," famous for its selection of pillows, has opened in Honjo, Saitama, offering a comfortable space to rest your tired body and refresh yourself!

This time, ahead of the new opening on Friday, May 17, I attended the preview event for the first time✨
And I even had the chance to hear from the planning representative—I'm bringing you a report full of excitement and anticipation💕

A Relaxing Base with Excellent Access

🐯 <Who uses Honjo—where are they headed?>

👦 <Since factories of major companies are scattered in Honjo and Isesaki, it's popular with business travelers on business trips and those staying overnight before using nearby golf courses⛳>

That’s what I heard!
Indeed, Super Hotel Saitama–Honjo is conveniently located along Route 17 and about a 10-minute drive from the Honjo-Kodama IC and Kamisato Smart IC on the Kanetsu Expressway—making it a great base for sightseeing or business trips, right?

The Aroma of Freshly Baked Bread and the Local Flavor "Tsumikko"

When you think of a hotel, you think of the guest rooms! But many might feel that business hotel rooms are standardized and not very interesting. So first, let me introduce the common areas such as the breakfast space✨

The guest rooms mostly offer comfortable, business-oriented spaces with sofas and large desks, so I'll introduce them properly in the next installment!

First, in the hotel’s breakfast area, the delightful aroma of freshly baked bread wafts from the bakery corner 🤤
There’s a lineup of delicious bread: Butter Gifferli (croissants), crispy pains au chocolat, chewy-textured BIO rolls, and more 🍞

In addition, you can encounter "Tsumikko," a Gunma local dish made by kneading wheat flour into a suito-like dumpling with a chewy texture and plenty of local vegetables for a healthy, gentle flavor (unfortunately it wasn't available at the preview event 😢)!

You can also enjoy a dish and freshly ground coffee ☕
There’s even a terrace seating area, and I imagined how wonderful it would be to have a morning coffee basking in the sunshine ☕

The Onsen’s Roots in Edo-period History

The main attraction of the large public bath is, without a doubt, the ♨ hot spring ♨!!

This "Nakasendo no Yu" was named after the Nakasendo road, which thrived during the Edo period’s sankin-kotai processions.

It seems they transport hot water daily from Yaita Onsen in Tochigi Prefecture. The water quality is a sodium-calcium sulfate-chloride spring, odorless, and is said to help relieve fatigue such as muscle and joint pain, sensitivity to cold, lower back pain, and frozen shoulder.

After soothing your fatigue in the open, clean, and slightly chic large hot spring bath, there seem to be various ways to enjoy yourself: drinking in your room, playing online games, or tackling the rest of your work with a refreshed mind.

And what’s great is that there was an eco bag in the room for carrying towels and clothes to the large bath! Especially for women who like to bring their own cosmetics and favorite loungewear, it’s so convenient! I couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

Organic-Focused, Wide Variety of Amenities

This might be from a woman’s perspective, but in the past I didn’t look for amenities at business hotels 🤷‍♂️ (…When was that? lol)

But look at this! From organic cosmetics to face masks, sheet packs to relieve tired feet, and even cosmetics for men. You can choose five items you like from the abundant amenities.

Since I bring my own cosmetics and toothbrush, I thought I’d go for: ① face mask, ② foot cooling sheet, ③ body towel, ④ hair treatment (bringing my own treatment for double use), ⑤ hairband.

Hotel Wi-Fi: Lightning-fast 190Mbps

Being a new hotel and not yet crowded, the Wi-Fi environment is lightning-fast!

Here’s a recommendation: after enjoying the hot spring, how about having a cold beer in your room and livening up an exclusive Instagram Live with close friends? When I had AI create an image, the tiger on the T-shirt turned out oddly realistic (lol

There’s still so much I want to introduce, so in the next installment (or perhaps a three-part series?!), I’ll cover the specific guest rooms, and the DX elements that made me think “Wow!”

And speaking of Super Hotel, I’d love to share their dedication to pillow selection.

I’d be delighted if you continue to read the next installment!