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Hotel Sanbancho
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Rakuten Travel rating 4.14 out of 5 (1,632 reviews). Guests praise the in-town location less than a 1-minute walk from the Okaido shopping arcade and the communal bath of strongly alkaline water piped from Okudogo Onsen, with an open-air bath and sauna alongside. Co-sleeping is free for children up to junior high school age, with up to 2 children in a twin room, and Ladies' Rooms are available on the women-only floor. Parking for 120 cars also makes it convenient for families traveling by car.
Kids Facilities
Family bath
Family bath
The 10th floor has a family bath, which you can use by asking at the front desk on the day. It uses alkaline simple onsen water piped from Okudogo Onsen, so families can bathe together even with young children who find the communal bath difficult.
- •Please ask at the front desk on the day.
Rooms with a mini kitchen (some rooms, reservation required)
Rooms with a mini kitchen (some rooms, reservation required)
Some rooms have a mini kitchen, available with a reservation. It can be used for cooking during a stay with young children, including preparing baby food and formula.
- •Limited to some rooms; reservation required
Overview
Hotel Sanbancho is a business hotel in central Matsuyama, Ehime, less than a 1-minute walk from the Okaido shopping arcade. Guests can enjoy a communal bath and a family bath fed by water piped from Okudogo Onsen, along with a breakfast buffet built around local ingredients such as jakoten (fried fish cake). Co-sleeping is free for children up to junior high school age, with up to one child per bed, and twin rooms take up to 2 co-sleeping children. All rooms are non-smoking, and some rooms have a mini kitchen.
Rooms
Alongside single, double and twin rooms, the women-only floor on the second floor has Ladies' Rooms, limited to 2 rooms per day. Every room has an Airweave mattress pad. Beds are about 90-140 cm wide in single rooms, about 140-150 cm in doubles and about 90-120 cm in twins. Co-sleeping is free for children up to junior high school age, with up to one child per bed and up to 2 children in a twin room; beyond that, the child is counted as one adult. Accommodation plans also have children's rates. No bedding or amenities are provided for co-sleeping children, so please bring what you need. Some rooms have a washing machine or a mini kitchen (reservation required), useful for laundry on longer stays and for preparing baby food or formula. All rooms are non-smoking. Consecutive nights are treated as an eco plan without housekeeping, but you can request cleaning by putting out the blue "Please clean my room" card found in the room.
Dining
The restaurant with a view on the 10th floor serves a Japanese and Western breakfast buffet using Ehime ingredients such as jakoten (fried fish cake) and jako-katsu (a breaded, fried version). About 15 dishes are available at any time, and hours are 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., with last entry at 9:45 a.m. Breakfast is 800 yen per person and can also be purchased at the front desk by guests on room-only plans. Dinner is not served, and the restaurant is open for breakfast only.
Baths and Onsen
The communal baths use alkaline simple onsen water piped 6 km from Okudogo Onsen. The men's bath is on the top floor, the 10th, and the women's bath is on the women-only second floor. Both have a sauna, a cold-water bath and an open-air bath. The 10th floor also has a family bath, which you can use by asking at the front desk on the day, so families can bathe together with young children. Bathing hours are 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Bring the towels and bath towels provided in your room.
Family-friendly features
Co-sleeping is free for children up to junior high school age, and twin rooms take up to 2 co-sleeping children, which makes the hotel easy for families to use. The family bath on the 10th floor can be arranged by asking at the front desk on the day, so families can bathe together even with young children who are uneasy about the communal bath. The mini kitchen in some rooms (reservation required) can be used to prepare baby food or formula. A wheelchair is available to borrow, and there is a barrier-free toilet.
Access
The hotel is less than a 1-minute walk from the Okaido shopping arcade, with a Don Quijote store right in front for shopping. It is 15 minutes by car from Matsuyama IC, 20 minutes by car from Matsuyama Airport and 8 minutes by car from JR Matsuyama Station, and a 3-minute walk from the Okaido-guchi tram stop. Parking holds 120 cars at 700 yen per night on a first-come, first-served basis, and guests are directed to affiliated parking when it is full. Many of the surrounding streets are one-way, so take care when driving there.
Access & Information
| location_onAddress | 2-7-7 Sanbancho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0003 |
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| directions_carAccess | About a 3-minute walk from the Okaido-guchi tram stop, and less than a 1-minute walk to the Okaido shopping arcade. About 8 minutes by car from JR Matsuyama Station, about 20 minutes from Matsuyama Airport, and about 15 minutes from Matsuyama IC. |
| trainNearest station | Okaido |
| local_parkingParking | Parking for 120 standard-size cars at 700 yen per night, on a first-come, first-served basis. When the lot is full, contracted parking nearby is available. |
| paymentsCards | VISA, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, UC, DC, NICOS, UFJ Card, Mastercard |
| languageOfficial site | https://checkin.co.jp/sanbanchou/open_in_new |
Reference price. A provisional figure based on Rakuten rates. Prices vary by season and plan. Please check the booking site for actual rates.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can we use the internet in the room?
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Free wired internet and Wi-Fi are available in all rooms.
Can we book a room with a mini kitchen or a washing machine?
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Rooms with a washing machine and mini kitchen must be booked by phone.
Where is breakfast served?
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Breakfast is served at the restaurant on the 10th floor. If you do not have a breakfast ticket, you can buy one at the front desk.
Is late checkout available?
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Regular checkout is at 11 a.m., but a late checkout until 12 noon is available as a membership benefit.
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