Wineshark Japan Journey - With the Style Fukuoka

After getting our rental car from Toyota Rent-A-Car Fukuoka Airport we drove to the hotel we stayed on the night – With the Style Fukuoka. I had chosen this hotel because it was only 7-min walk from Hakata Station and took only 15-min drive from the airport. But while it was in the heart of the city, it offered a resort style of space and ambience.

The automatic carpark was on the backstreet behind the hotel. Upon arriving we had to go inside and ask the staff to come out and open the gate in order to park the car, which was slightly inconvenient. The parking was exclusive for hotel guests due to limited space.

Completing a brief registration the staff took us to our room. With only 16 rooms in total, Room 401 was a Double Suite, the most high-end one of the entire hotel, located on the top floor. Once inside, through a short corridor and walking up a few steps was the working area, facing a large window.

The 61-sqm room had a large king-sized bed, with two comfy chairs in front, to allow guests to relax with drinks and snacks while enjoying the movie or music, underneath the rotating fan on the ceiling. In the minibar all the beverages provided were complimentary, which included a bottle of sparkling wine as well as a bottle of sake apart from the usual beer and soft drinks.

Right beside the TV was two basins serving as an open make-up room, and at the corner was the toilet. The key highlight was probably the large bathroom though. Connected to the room with glass walls, it had a large bathtub and a shower area, with skylight directly above allowing natural light to filter in.

The room also had its own balcony, a terrace with two rattan chairs looking out to the palm trees in the courtyard, recreating the resort ambience in the middle of the busy city, and reminded guests of the stylish accommodation in Palm Springs.

We then took a quick tour at the hotel. There were plenty of arts everywhere, from paintings, sculpture, to the large album showing the masterpieces of different photographers. The furniture was all neat and fashionable, having a mid-century tone and style.

On the first floor there was a library where a large communal table could allow guests to enjoy reading, and further in was a seating area for guests to spend quality time in conversations. There was a side-door leading out to the garden where the restaurant ‘The Steak House’ and the Bridal Salon were located.

On the other side was ‘On the Deck Bar Lounge’, with windows facing out to the poolside, which on the daytime was a café while in the evening was converted to a chic bar, with plenty of seats to accommodate 130 guests.

Further in was another restaurant ‘Cotton’. The main dining room of the hotel served Italian cuisine from an open kitchen, offering both dinner and lunch service, with 80 seats. However, we did not book dinner at the hotel so could not evaluate the quality of either restaurants during this stay.

After returned from a Motsunabe dinner near Hakata Station, we also made reservation to visit ‘The Spa’, located on the same floor of our room. It was an exclusive outdoor jacuzzi by appointment, but guests had to wear swimsuits (which was available on rental). The hotel staff had helpfully brought us plastic slippers to go out to the terrace too. Complimentary beverages were also available. Under the cool drizzling rain, we had a great time relaxing in the huge jacuzzi, which could fit 5-6 people.

Waking up refreshed, the rain had finally stopped. Instead of opting for room service, we took breakfast at ‘The Pent House’, located on the same floor, which was also serving as a club lounge with complimentary snacks and drinks throughout the day.

We both ordered the Japanese breakfast, which looked simple with only a small piece of Mentaiko and grilled mackerel, along with the usual pickles and miso soup. But the true wonders were the pot of rice, which had abundant seasonal Hotaru-Ika and Nanohana, highly fragrant and delicious. We ended up finishing the whole pot.

The whole experience in this hotel was enjoyable, with the staff friendly and helpful, breakfast was delicious, jacuzzi was relaxing, complimentary beverages were generous, and the overall ambience very comfortable. The cost per night was 61,370 yen. Good value for money.

 

Address: 福岡県福岡市博多区博多駅南1丁目9-18

Telephone: 0924-33-3900

Website: https://www.withthestyle.com/