Only a 1-minute walk from Mitsukaido Train Station on the Joso Line, Hotel Route-Inn Mitsukaido Ekimae provides relaxation in a hot public bath, massage chairs and comfortable rooms with free wired internet. A free breakfast buffet offers a good start of the day, and relaxing massages can be requested for an extra cost. Contemporary rooms are furnished with amenities from a flat-screen TV and a fridge, to nightwear and toiletries. An air humidifier and an extra pillow are available on request. At the lobby there is a free-use internet corner, and guests can help themselves to self-service coffee. There is a coin launderette on site, and drinks are available at vending machines. The free breakfast at restaurant Hanachaya features fresh European breads, as well as warm Japanese dishes. Hana-Hana-Tei serves Japanese favourites and sake for dinner. The Mitsukaido Ekimae Route-Inn Hotel is a 25-minute drive from the Ibaraki Nature Museum and its Museum Park. Mount Tsukuba is an hour’s drive away.