Sansui Ryokan

We arrived to the ryokan on a very hot day, It was a short distance from Hiroshima station on the tram, and about a 5 minutes walk from the tram station. We were welcomed by a lovely elderly lady, who spoke very little english. I thought it was a nice touch that she had written the guest names arriving that day on a board in the small reception area. She then proceeded to check us in, in the kitchen area, we paid before through booking.com. and it was a very easy process. She then proceeded to show us several places on maps of where we could go and visit etc. It is worth noting that most of the rooms are at the top of a set of stairs, they are steep and there is nothing you can do to get around this. myself and my husband managed to get the large cases up the siars but this could be a struggle for some people. Overal i dont think the stairs 'ruined' our experience like some people have said on this in the past, and there is plenty of good things that outweigh the stairs in my oppinion. The first room we entered did not have space for the cases so she very quickly let us in another room with a large storage space for our cases so we didnt ruin the tatami mats with wheels etc. The room had a window with no view and good air conditioning, tatami mats and a small TV. The decor is a little old, but i liked that it seemed traditional and authentic. The toilets are localed a small walk across the hall and a small area with a sink and mirror to freshen up. The shower room/bath! was downstairs next to the kitchen, I actually love this little room, it had a traditional metal bath, which was so nice, considering we stayed in japan for 6 weeks, this was the only place that had a bath (in house) which i thought was a nice touch. She advised us that we could use it at any time. It is worth noting that this is the only room with a shower/bath in it, so you have to be mindful to other people who might want to use it. saying this, i never had a problem waiting for anyone. The kitchen area is only small and unfortunatly there is no place to cook your food (hob) but there is a microwave and hot /cold water/ fridge etc. There is a good size table to share with other guests to eat your dinner/ breakfast etc. My favorite part about staying in this ryokan was the lady who runs it. She was so so lovely, when we arrived she came to the room with some ice drinks and then gave us some more drinks one evening and sent us home with a few little gifts at the end of our stay. she was so polite and very very welcomming. We would stay again as the ryokan is very close to the peace park (which is excellent),There is alot of places to eat/drink nearby and the trams are so easy to use and very regular. There is a late night laundrette too near by and as far as i know you can hire bikes from the ryokan too.