I been using Hotel Route Inn as my first choice of hotel stays when I travel around Japan for the basic reasons of consistent hotel standards and know what to expect in terms of service, room size and location surroundings. The free breakfast is also a draw and sometimes the food repeat over the course of the week but helps in the morning kickoff. Overall the price value point is also a major draw and certain hotels have free car park and certain hotels charges 500y for hotel guest overnight parking due to its location. I normally have a rental car and this makes the selection of hotel much easier as some of the hotel locations are slightly out of the way depending on the region. We stay only 1 night since we flew in from Osaka and was planning to do a more detailed car drive travel of the Aomori region. Will be visiting and staying at other Hotel Route Inn locations during our 3 weeks visit. We normally book the comfort or double twin non smoking room for the extra space, as some of you must be well aware that Japanese hotel rooms are tiny averaging about 15-17 sqm in size. The toilets are standard built in cabin and all rooms are clean and decently well maintained. Minimal English is spoken by hotel staff. There is coin operated laundry service. The booking website is also easy to use and their booking cancellation policy are good. No credit card is needed for reservations.