Hotel Route-Inn Shiojiri

Two kilometres from Shiojiri Station in Nagano Prefecture, Hotel Route-Inn Shiojiri follows the brand's reliable business-travel formula with a public bath — a rarity among route hotels — adding a communal soak to the standard room amenities.

Rooms come carpeted with flat-screen TV, refrigerator, electric kettle, and private bathroom with bidet. A suit press and laundry service target weekday business guests, while free parking suits the many visitors who arrive by car along National Route 19.

Shiojiri sits at the junction of the old Nakasendo and Hokkoku Kaido post roads, placing it within thirty minutes of Matsumoto Castle by car. The on-site restaurant handles breakfast and dinner; vending machines cover late-night gaps.