AB Hotel Mikawa Anjo Honkan

This is an excellent place to stay near Nagoya. The hotel is in the plaza created by the intersection of the shinkansen Mikawa Anjo and the JR Mikawa Anjo station. There are actually three AB hotels at this location. I stayed in the one at the bottom of the steps, though all three are virtually identical. The rooms are tiny but clean. Everything works. There are three factors which make this hotel stand out: 1. Free wifi in every room. I can't say enough about the importance of free wifi to an American traveler like me. On this trip I also stayed at an Okura affiliate which charged for wifi, and didn't have it in the rooms anyway. 2. The breakfast buffet is elaborate and includes both western and Japanese breakfasts. There is natto and rice for those who like it. There is endless coffee and green tea. 3. The bath. In addition to the small soaking tub in each guest room, there is a large bath room on the first floor. It has three areas to wash with soap, shave, shampoo, etc., and rinse. Then there is a large hot soaking tub, a sauna, a cold bath, and an outdoor bath. Honorable mention goes to the beverage machine and the beer machine in the lobby. I wish all hotels sold beer from a vending machine in the hotel lobby.