The standard rooms are the Dormy Inn in Himeji are more than adequate for a single person, or potentially for two travelling light, but when you have suitcases and are a couple, it was a little on the small size.

From a location perspective, it's very good, just a few minutes walk from the station, and perhaps 20 minutes away from the castle.

I thought the breakfast options were very interesting and good quality, but my wife was less impressed.

Clean, quiet, and priced competitively, I'd stay here again if I was on my own, but if travelling as a couple, I'd probably look for a place with a larger room.

I should also add that Dormy Inn has a host of other advantages which some travelers may be unaware of, such as onsite laundry facilities, free noodles in the evening etc. Generally a very good chain.

The Dormy Inn Hemiji Natural hot Spring Hotel has everything you could want for a night or two. The entire hotel was very clean and the rooms, although small were very functional. Including safe, coffee making and negative ion generator/ air purifier and very good wi-fi. The onsen on the 12th floor was great and although it is touted as natural it isnt. That is to say, the water is natural hot spring water, but the 'natural' setting isn't. The onsens are seperated male and female, with the female one having a combination lock, to ensure male guests dont enter.
The kitchen is small but cleana and the hotel offeres free midnight noodle from 21:30 and the breakfast is Japanese, with just enough western choicea to keep a homesick Aussie satisfied. Every time I visited the cafe style restaurant I was impres sed by the quality and diversity of choices.
This hotel is very cheap, only 300m from the central train station, 20 minutes walk from Hemiji Castle and 500m from an extesive, yet hassle free shopping district.
For the price, it hard to see anyone doing better.
By the way, I did mention the rooma were small, and they are: but hotel rooms are all small in Japan.