Guests at Hotel Route-Inn Hikone can enjoy watching on-demand movies on the flat-screen TV in their rooms Free wired internet is available in all rooms and guests can enjoy a free breakfast buffet JR Hikone Train Station is a 10-minute drive away Modern rooms feature air conditioning, a fridge and an en suite bathroom Green tea can be made using the electric kettle and a safety deposit box is available for storing personal belongings The lobby has free-use internet PCs, and there is a coin launderette on site A spacious public bath is available and relaxing massages can be requested for an extra cost Restaurant Hanachaya offers a Japanese and Western buffet spread for breakfast Coffee is also freely available in the lobby, from late afternoon Hikone Route-Inn Hotel is a 10-minute drive from Hikone Castle and Daishi-ji Temple Lake Biwa is a 15-minute drive away