Offering spacious rooms with free wired internet and an attached bathroom is Ark Hotel Kumamotojo Mae, 500 metres from Kumamoto Castle It has 2 restaurants, a breakfast buffet and a massage service Ark Hotel Kumamoto-jo Mae provides air-conditioned rooms with a desk and cable TV Guests can make green tea, enjoy the provided slippers or soak in the bathtub A fridge and hairdryer are included The hotel is 4 km from JR Kumamoto Train Station Kato Shrine is 500 metres away Suizen-ji Joju-en Garden is a 15-minute drive A shopping arcade is only 200 metres away Rokka Dining serves traditional multi-course -kaiseki- Japanese dinners