Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden, Japan
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen Garden, Japan

What is your Priority Club status?
Platinum

Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Very much so.

Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Base room on points and upgraded to Castle View Double.
However the 'back' view is of a National Treasure garden and teahouse and even the 'worse' view rooms are of a car park that is really nice as car-parks go.

How are the rooms?
Very high spec. Far nicer build quality than I've experienced at any of the Indigos I've stayed at in Europe.

How is the exec. lounge?
N/A

What was good and what was bad?
It's very new and there are all kinds of good things from that but conversely the service is also new and it may take some time for the service levels to match the hardware. Not that it was bad but there were a number of moments where the mismatch came through.
Breakfast for the Japanese option was very comprehensive, the waiter staff warned us that it would be, but even then it was lot of food!
Nice balcony with sofa though it was a little cool to take advantage of. Beautifully designed and maintained (so far) surroundings for the hotel.
Short pleasant walk up the hill to the famed castle the hotel takes part of its name from.
Entrance to the adjacent National Treasure teahouse and gardens is free for hotel guests (1,200yen) green-tea service in the teahouse is another 600 yen.
Great cocktails and banter from the Italian patron at the bar.
Great room service burger.

Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return?
Very much so, prices are pitching around 30,000 to 40,000 yen which is realistic for what you get.