We stayed for 2 nights and were not impressed. The location is great (10 min walk to Peace Park) but there are other hotels within the same distance to the park so next time I'd stay somewhere else. From the train station you can take a cab for 1200 Yen which is pretty cheap.

The rooms were small, but that was expected considering the price. What we did not expect is a bathroom smelling of sewage... that's not cool. The hotel claims to have WiFi in the rooms but the service is not good and very sporadic. The only nice thing about this hotel was the staff that was very nice and helpful. Would not stay here again.

The rooms are a bit larger than what I had found in Tokyo, but don't expect any view: there are buildings surounding the hotel. So, unless you have a room overlooking the street in front of the hotel, you'll be facing on of the walls of the nearby buildings. But I didn't spend much time in my room. The hotel is a stone throw from a streetcar station, Chuden-mae. To go to the A-bomb dome or the Peace museum, take the purple Streetcar (#3) or green (#7) almost right in front of the hotel, (be sure to take the streetcar in the right direction) and get off 4 stops later at Genbaku Dome-mae (Atomic Bomb Dome). The Streetcar is a tramway that runs on the street. The ride costs 150 yen ($2) and it’s a flat fee. The driver makes change for you in a machine sitting next to him, so no worries if you don’t have change. Getting off the streetcar, you’ll see the top of the dome. It’s a sight to see!!! The other attractions are all within walking distance (the Children’s monument, the Peace Memorial, etc.) You can even take a short cruise on the Motoyasu-gawa River.

The hotel has only one restaurant, and it’s rather small. Though the portions were small, I really liked the variety offered by the restaurant in their breakfast: eggs, some kind of salty fish –very tasty, an equally tasty soup, even rice (in the morning). Then next to the restaurant, there is a convenience store (of a popular chain in Japan). That C-store sells pre-packaged meals and they will warm it up for you in the microwave. Of course, that doesn’t beat a real meal from a real restaurant. But if you happen to come by late, that family mart stays open quite late. So, you can grab something.
To go to the airport, do NOT take a cab (unless you have heavy luggage). Otherwise, for 150 yen ($2), take the streetcar again (#3 or #7) and get off 3 stations later (i.e. one station before the A-bomb dome stop). Inside the shopping center across the street is the bus terminal (you will see the sign) where you buy a ticket (I think it’s 3,000 yen) for the airport limousine (which is a coach). The bus is comfortable, they load up your bag for you, and the drive is peaceful. Taking a taxi will likely set you back at least 12,000 yen or 15,000 yen (so $160 -$200).
To go to Miyajima (where the floating shrine is), take the green (#7) from the hotel to the last stop of Yokogawa station (do NOT take the purple as it doesn’t go to Yokogawa), and at Yokogawa train station, buy a ticket and take the train to the stop called Miyajima-guchi. You could also get off the green line (#7) before it gets to the last stop at Yokogawa and change at Tokaichi-machi for the Streetcar #2 (Red line). But the red line is a streetcar, and it has about 26 or 27 stops before the Miyajima station. The train get you there in 8 stops and goes WAY faster than the Streetcar which seems to go no faster than 30 miles/hour. The train goes above ground or underground most of the time. So if you want to enjoy the scenery and doon't min the time spent while the Red line streetcar drive across Hiroshima's streets, take the streetcars all the way.

If you checked out early and left your bags to go sight-seeing, upon retun, you can do a bit of freshening up in the hotel's small washroom near the lobby that allows you to freshen up (no shower, but the sink is unusually large, so you have room to maneuver). Thehotel has an expedited check-out: you put the key in a device, and that's alldoin lessthan 10 sec). The lobby area is on the small side, and there are only 2 sofas which fill up quickly when people check out and sit to hang around. If you have a few hours to spare, rather than standing in the lobby or playing musical chairs with other guests, while waiting for the time to go to airport, might as well go to the shopping center where your airport limousine is departing from. Hang around there and watch Japenese young folks mill around.

I didn't expect the Daiwa Roynet to be anything special - I chose it specifically for its location, since it's within walking distance of the Peace Park, which is obviously one of the main reasons for visiting Hiroshima. The hotel is also right on one of the main streetcar lines travelling between the Peace Park and the Station, so it's easy to get to other places as well, though you do need to allow the extra time for travel - by their nature, streetcars are not the fastest mode of transport.

At any rate, as promised, getting to the Daiwa Roynet from the Shinkansen area of the main station was straightforward - as long as you note in advance what stop you need, the announcements are easy to understand and as with the railways, all the stops and streetcars have signage in romaji.

Check-in was smooth and easy, and I also had luggage to collect that had been sent on ahead - this too was completed quickly and easily. The staff did not speak a lot of English but more than enough to deal with any enquiries I made, and certainly had more English than I have Japanese! There are machines at which you make your payments at this hotel, but don't worry - the staff can show you how to operate them and it's quite easy. I was also offered a selection of toiletries from a basket if there was anything I needed - I decided to try the bath cubes since they had been recommended on Tripadvisor and indeed I can vouch that the mint ones are very nice indeed for a relaxing post-travel soak!

The rooms were a nice surprise at this hotel - surprisingly roomy for a business hotel and plenty of room for my two small bags. There was also a coathook rail - I wish more Japanese hotels had these as it considerably adds to the hanging space for clothes without taking up too much room! You can expect all the usual things at the Daiwa Roynet - kettle, fridge, TV, Internet cable (though there was also a wifi connection that I managed to connect to once or twice - not sure if that was official or not since it's not in the hotel info *ahem*). One thing that they did have that I did not see anywhere else I stayed was a multi-adapter phone charger in the drawer with the Internet cable - it worked for my iPhone and also had adaptors for a number of other types of phone - nice touch!,

The bathroom was also slightly larger than those of other hotels in this class I stayed at. Having a soak in the bath was quite possible, and there was an array of toiletries provided apart from the ones that were on offer at check in. As usual there was also nightwear provided every day.

The hotel also provides a coin laundry on one floor, and communal microwaves, ice and vending machines too. You can eat breakfast in the restaurant next door for an extra cost though I didn't try it so can't speak to the quality.

The hotel itself is not in a busy area, though it is on a main road - it's sort of in a "between" area, so don't expect great views. However, there are three convenience stores and eateries close by (one of each are literally in the same block) and the tram stop outside can take you to the main drag in minutes if you want more food options. You can also get back to the station in 15-20 minutes if you want to take daytrips out to Miyajima, or south to Iwakuni and Yanai etc.

All in all I found the staff very efficient and friendly, and the hotel a good deal for the price, with larger rooms than I found in most other business-type places. I'd certainly stay there again and recommend it to other people. For the price,it's a good deal, and generally exceeded my expectations.

You wouldn't want to stay here for more than a couple of nights, but it was perfectly clean and comfortable for a short stay and good value (10,600 JPY for a 20 sq. m room). Clearly set up for the Japanese business traveller, the room was small, but had TV (only Japanese language channels), free wifi, trouser press, alarm clock etc. I used the laundry service, which was cheap and efficient, but beware, because my clothes came back a little faded and had shrunk! I guess a small point, but the bed cover was an unpleasant static synthetic material, which detracts from the room when it is so small that you have to sit on the bed. It has a restaurant and shop downstairs, which are very convenient, but we did not eat in the restaurant.