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Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL

Property class: 2

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A hallway with wooden doors, a bench, and a potted plant.
A hallway with wooden doors, a small appliance unit, and a mounted television.
A person sitting on a bed in a small room with a window, a shelf with a coffee cup, and a thermostat on the wall.
A hotel entrance with a sign reading "Sho inn" and a QR code on the door.
A vending machine with various drink options, a concrete step leading to a building entrance, and a small garden area with a green mat and some plants.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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matsugae1tyoume19ban8go, Otaru, hokkaido, 0470022
  • Place, Park Otaru
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Sakaimachi Street
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sapporo (OKD-Okadama)
    ‪56 min drive‬

Room options

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A compact room with a single bed, a small window, and a radiator.

Economy Cabin

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 32 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Otaru

With a stay at Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL in Otaru, you'll be near ski lifts, within a 5-minute drive of Otaru Canal and Park Otaru. .This capsule hotel is 12.1 mi (19.5 km) from Kokusai Ski Resort and 15.9 mi (25.6 km) from Kiroro Resort.

What's nearby

  • Park Otaru - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Tomioka Catholic Church - 4 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Sakaimachi Street - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Otaru Music Box Museum - 4 min drive - 1.3 miles

Getting around

  • Minami-Otaru Station - 6 min drive
  • Teine Station - 22 min drive
  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪celan - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪小樽ミルク・プラント - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Tenguu Cafe - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪喫茶 ルナパーク LunaPark - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪あっぱれ亭奥沢店 - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL

Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations with slippers and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Guests have access to shared bathrooms. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers, hair dryers, and slippers. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided weekly.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include laundry facilities, microwave in a common area, and a vending machine. A train station pick-up service is provided at no charge, and free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free train station pick-up and drop-off shuttle from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
  • Train station shuttle on request
  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 steps to reach entrance
  • No elevator
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • 2 shared bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Electrical adapters
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laundry detergent
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link
You will be asked to provide the property with a copy of your passport after booking
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests
Guests driving to the property should contact this property in advance (e.g., directions)
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A city tax may be collected at the property. The city tax ranges from JPY 100–10,000 per person, per night based on the nightly room rate. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For more details, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property only accepts cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file

Property is also known as

Sho inn
Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL Otaru
Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL Capsule hotel
Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL Capsule hotel Otaru

Sho inn MINIMAL HOTEL Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 12 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Host is awesome, even gave me a lift into town after checkout.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
New hostel. Really nice building. Free shuttle to and from the station. Really nice town in all
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is super new, functional and stylish and the location around the corner close to the bus stop to the city is gorgeous. Above all the hosts are very friendly and welcoming, picked me up from the station and got me there on departure. If back in Otaru, this will be my place to stay!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice. Nothing fancy but it didn’t the job.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good choice

Nice little place, just what i need
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel—very clean! Host is quick to respond to questions. It’s electronic self-check which I’d never done before but very efficient. Host was very kind and picked me up from the train station when I first arrived. He also gave me a ride to the ski resort when I checked out. Many thanks!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They had free
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
그냥
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
簡単チェックイン／チェックアウトで、ストレスフリー。部屋やトイレ、シャワールームも綺麗で快適に過ごせました。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
またご利用したいホテルです！
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
入り口に詳しい説明書きなどがなく、スマホでの受信メールにてチェックインしなければならなく、受付タブレットも入り口を入った中にあるのでとても分かりづらい。 とても入りづらい。応対が不親切。キャンセル不可で仕方なく泊まった。周辺には 観光スポットはないので タクシーで繁華街まで行く必要がある。安宿としては きれいだしとても良い。人の声が聞こえるが
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

特にない
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
初めてのカプセルホテルがここで良かった(笑) と思えるくらい またぜひ利用したい！ 駅から距離があっても 優しいオーナーさんが駅や観光地等 10分くらいの距離は送迎してくれるので 全く困らないです ただ… ベッドが高い位置にあるので 毎回降りる時少し怖かった…
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

オススメです

今回2回目の宿泊です オーナーさんも親切で掃除なども綺麗にされていて快適に過ごせました。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
施設が綺麗で、運営者の送迎や態度がとても良かったです。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024