Originally built in 1889 as a red-brick cotton mill, this historical hotel is just 300 metres from the Bikan Historical Quarter It features 2 restaurants, public hot-spring baths and a spa The air-conditioned rooms at Kurashiki Ivy Square feature cherry-wood furniture and a flat-screen cable TV All rooms have pay TV programmes and a tea maker, and most have a private bathroom In-room massages are on offer Ohara Museum, Yurinso Villa and Kyodo Gangukan -Japanese Folk Toy Museum- are all about a 5-minute walk from the hotel JR Kurashiki Train Station is a 20-minute walk or 10-minute taxi ride away Kurashiki Ivy Square Hotel is an official Heritage of Industrial Modernisation site The hotel features an art gallery and Torajiro Kojima Memorial Hall Tsuta Restaurant serves Japanese dishes in Japanese decor Restaurant Ivy offers Western foods Bar Akarenga pours drinks in a relaxed setting
