A-Gate Hotel Hakodate

The staff was friendly and accomodating, and there was lots of free stuff to use. The bed was pretty comfortable, and thankfully, the AC worked well so we weren't cold.

I don't see how this place has so many great reviews, but maybe Hakodate in November just isn't the right setting for a comfortable hotel experience. The town felt derelict and deserted, and we didn't see anyone other than the indeed very friendly staff at the hotel at all. The lighting was all cold halogen lamps in the lobby and in our room. The room itself felt dated and a little uncomfortable, maybe like a roadside motel in North Dakota kind of vibe. The bedside lamp was stuck on strobe for some epilepsy-inducing reason so we only used the warm tabletop light so the room wouldn't feel like a dentist's office or an interrogation room. We ended up sleeping pretty well in the slightly shaky bed though. The free stuff unfortunately wasn't available in the morning, and since we caught an early train out, we didn't get to enjoy the Breakfast Mac at McDonald's that we could have gotten after 7am.