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Kamakura Prince Hotel is located right off the shore of Shichirigahama beach, which is a part of famous "Shonan" area of Sagami Bay. We have 98 rooms all facing towards the ocean, you can see two of most famous Japanese landscape Mt.Fuji and Enoshima Island right out of your window. Kamakura is also known for being an ancient capital. There are various shrines and temples including Kotokuin for you to visit. We have a 1,140m2 banquet hall Shichirigahama, which can be divided in to 6 sections may be used for wedding, party, convention, international conferences, and more. So please enjoy romantic seaside view and tour of ancient Japan, when you visit us at Kamakura Prince Hotel.
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The hotel’s location and views are the best part. The room was mostly very nice with fairly updated bathroom, although some of the furniture needed touch ups. The floor to ceiling glass windows are perfect. The bedding and sheets were extremely fine and everything was very clean. The breakfast restaurant has high ceilings, beautiful views and the food was quite good. The lobby also has a nice seating area as shown in the photo. The service staff were great… very professional. If walking, best to take the “elevator” up to the lobby from the wedding building at street level.
I always rate hotels based upon the price and the price is very low for this hotel so I think it is very much for the price.
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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It is the best location of Prince, you can see Mt. Fuji if the weather in Shichirigahama is fine. We took the Enoden from Kamakura Station to Shichirigahama Station, and from there we took a shuttle bus that also checked the time. There is also a taxi service from Kamakura Station, but I recommend this one, which is quite crowded, takes a long time and costs a lot, so you can also enjoy the peaceful Enoden. If you are walking from Shichirigahama Station, walk along the coast for about 5 minutes and buildings with hotel banquet halls will come out along the railroad crossing, so go there. From there, you can take the angled elevator (which takes about a minute and a half) to the lobby and the building with guest rooms. First-timers didn't know, so they had to walk to a building on a hill with a lobby.
The room is spacious and has a nice view, but it is quite old. It was the bathroom that was so disappointing. The black mold is pretty amazing. (It's worse than the picture.) Personally, it was on an impossible level. As an asthmatic, I'm not one to complain much, but I'm going to change rooms. But the room I was shown, the black mold, was similar.
Prince Hotel is the leading chain hotel brand in Japan. My family and I have always been very helpful and familiar with each other. Now, we are a little overwhelmed by the expansion of foreign luxury hotels into Japan, but I will comment dryly on Prince Hotel's pride that we want you to renovate and do your best.
Bathroom renovations and other costs are expensive, but I think there will be more overseas visitors and the location is good, so there will be demand even if the price increases. I think we can replace the old beds and pillows, upgrade the amenities, the quality of towels, slippers, everything, and put bathrobes in place to make it more upscale.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Room Tip:Do not expect a 5 star hotel.
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Absolutely amazing views of Mt Fuji from the rooms. Hotel is actually a pretty standard good Japanese hotel in being clean and quiet with helpful polite staff. This hotel costs more because of the outstanding views over the ocean to Mt Fuji!
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Date of stay: April 2023
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While we had a sea view the window was very cloudy and we were not able to really see much through it. We ordered room service which we were told would come soon however when we called an hour later to check on it, we were told the restaurant was closed and if we wanted to eat to go out. The staff did try hard to be helpful however something in the hotel triggered allergies, not sure if it was mold or what they used to clean, the elevator smelled so bad we held our breath the whole time. They did bring our luggage up for us and again the staff did their very best however the hotel did not have a room safe to store our valuables as advertised. The shuttle bus was handy to get to Shichirigahama Station, however you do have to pay for the Enoden train to get Kamakura.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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This is a very old-fashioned hotel and not in good way. It has a lot of extremely annoying rules and regulations. For example, there is a cafe-bar in the lobby which closes at 4.30 pm, which is already a little strange, but last order is at 4.00, meaning you will be denied even a glass of beer if you get there at 4.01. The swimming pool costs extra, and the parasols and cheap plastic loungers at the pool side are also rented out by the half day, which adds significantly to the upfront costs of the stay. (You also have to wear a yellow plastic bracelet to show you have paid for the right to swim.) Despite these indignities, the pool only opens at 10 am and closes at 7 pm, making early-morning or late-night swims impossible. The staff are somewhat on the robotic side and dressed in stern black and whit, despite the "fun" seaside location. The place looks like a swanky motel in Miami or Florida but is run like a boarding school for naughty children, albeit ones with lots of pocket money.
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Chose this place because of the price and the offer of Mount Fuji view. Certainly the view did not disappoint us, love the sea view and Mount Fuji.
Room was spacious and the layout was nice though dated to some extent. The grounds looks like it need some sprucing and maintenance work.
Checkin was efficient though parking came with a price. Maybe hotel should consider free parking for guests as most would be driving to get to this area. We ate at the Japanese restaurant though you had to walk in the rain on the day we were there as the restaurant was located on a annex building. Food was good and service was fine but on the higher end of prices.
I like the neighbourhood vibe, there is a supermarket, hardware/pharmacy and bakery within walking distance from the hotel. There are a few restaurants by the beach and we tried the Pacific place. Prices of food along the beach are much more reasonable.
Would stay here again except that traffic along this stretch of road is very bad as it is only a one lane road and traffic lights at almost every junction. Be prepare for a long and slow drive between hotel to town.
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Date of stay: November 2022Trip type: Traveled as a couple
Room Tip:Parking is expensive near the town center, on average about $2 for every 30mins.
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Checked in on the day they had one of the worst storm for the year. Had to stay indoors and they only had one restaurant. Room is spacious and clean though furnishing is very old. Maybe because of the wet weather, recotpion not manned and hotel staff seems very lean. Couldn’t see Mount Fuji because of heavy rain.
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Rooms were clean and the atmosphere was perfect. Enjoyed the holidays with family. Staff was friendly and supportive. Hope if the WIFI connection was strong enough. Overall it was a great stay for an affordable price.
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Date of stay: June 2021
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Response from 鎌倉 プリンスホテル, マーケティング at Kamakura Prince Hotel
Responded Jul 7, 2021
Thank you for staying. Thank you for being satisfied with the service of the hotel during this stay. Please use our hotel when you come to Kamakura. All the staff are waiting for you. Kamakura PrinceHotel
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We booked a room called "mystery room" for 12600 Yen. The room we got was ocean view. The parking was easy to find and the check-in was smooth. The room was nice and clean. One thing about Prince Hotel franchise is their lack of decent room service. An overall average stay. Not so bad but not that great.
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Date of stay: December 2013Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Let's start on a positive note: if you get a room facing the sea, the views are pretty nice.
Now for everything else: this is basically a Japanese-style business hotel. That means tiny rooms. Wafer-thin pillows. Cheap sheets. It doesn't have the one-piece plastic bathroom you get in most business hotels, but at 3X the price you expect a little bit of "luxury".
The Y2,500 breakfast buffet is massively overpriced. Powdered eggs.
The muzak in the hallways is loud, unnecessary, and on much longer than it should be.
As others have noted, despite the name this hotel isn't really in Kamakura (which is about 15 minutes away). And it isn't really on the beach. Instead it overlooks its own wedding hall, then a train line (which you can hear in the rooms), the highway, a parking lot, a cement wall, and then the beach. So it isn't convenient. Or cheap. Or particularly nice.
Except for the views.
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Date of stay: September 2014
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Room Tip:Get a sea view, preferably a higher floor, or stay elsewhere.
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Sorry I am reading this only now. I do not know for certain but this is a luxury hotel, I would be surprised if there were rooms without a private bathroom
There are more places to choose from in the Kamakura area.
PRICE RANGE
$143 - $260 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
prince hotel kamakura, kamakura prince hotel
LOCATION
JapanKantoKanagawa PrefectureKamakura
NUMBER OF ROOMS
97
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