Reviews of HOTEL LiVEMAX Aichi Toyota Ekimae 3 stars

Affordable option for a one-night stay, but I wouldn’t recommend it for more than a night.

The room was very small, and the bed—referred to as a "small double"—felt more like a king single in size. I travelled by car, and while the hotel offers limited paid parking on-site, it's available on a first-come, first-served basis. Unfortunately, I had to park a fair distance away as there were no spots left when I arrived.

Firstly the positives: the location was decent, price was ok, and room was fine generally. For the most part, this would warrant a much higher review. However, on this occasion I had the displeasure of interacting with the front desk start member who ruined my entire experience within the last 5 minutes of my stay.

Let me explain, At 9:55am on 19th May 2025 I asked the front desk staff to borrow the iron (commonly granted request) to iron one item of clothing. I speak Japanese so this conversation was in Japanese. The staff abruptly told me it was checkout time and only if I wished to extend and pay extra would he grant my request. I told him it would only take a few minutes and I'd be out, but he persisted. I explained that in every hotel I've ever stayed at, it has been fine and a short grace period for checkout is always given of around 15 mins (even though I'd probably not need it), but again he didn't relent. At this point, I was frustrated. I had a second request which based on the first, I knew would probably go the same way. I had a small broken suitcase which I wanted to dispose of. When I asked him this, he looked at me disbelievingly, the way someone looks at you as if I asked him to lend me a huge sum of money or stay at his parents house for a year at their cost. He shockingly responded "No, most certainly not" and glared at me without offering a possible solution or expressing remorse for not being able to assist in his capacity (the typical Japanese way). Overall this experience left me feeling irritated and I vowed never to stay at this brand of hotel again in the hopes I won't have a repeat of this type of attitude or behaviour from staff (and I stay at hotels in Japan at least one month out of every year). Now you know, you can make your own mind up whether the risk is worth it to be made to feel humiliated by front desk staff, I know what I would choose going forward!

The Cafe is closed and inoperable. It can still be used for study or for a small meeting room. However there is no Hot Coffee for sale.

The Shower curtain had mold on it. It could have been cleaner.

Great value. Does a good job for a no fuss short stay.

The staff was helpful and fixed problems. They were available for questions. The location of hotel was convenient for food and the train station.

There was no breakfast but you had access to facility to make your own food. The staff was good but my room was not clean. It was dusty and the bathroom door had dirty smudges, my pillow cover had some kind of stain on it. The shower curtain bottom edge was discolored and had a small amount of mold. The staff replaced my shower curtain and my pillow cover. I had a new shower curtain. If the room was cleaner, it would have been a very good place to stay.

No tea or coffee.

Location was good

Almost all receptionis staff not helpfull and not friendly

The room was nice, clean, and well-equipped. The personnel was helpful and fluent in English speaking. The location was quite nice, not far from the train stations, some convenience stores, and restaurants in a 10-minute walk radius. I liked this place.

One could say, that the slippers may be too small for a man 6 feet tall. There is a kettle in the room, but the tea bag wasn't provided, as well as a mug. One can use a glass (stored in a fridge), but it can be somehow not quite convenient.