This hotel is in a great location, is clean and modern, and has an awesome breakfast. Our stay was perfect until April 14, when Kumamoto suffered the first of two major earthquakes. During this catastrophe, the physical hotel and the staff performed above and beyond. During two major quakes the staff stayed on duty assisting scared and confused guests. They even continued with breakfast service throughout everything! I’m sure the staff had their own homes and family they were worried about, but they showed nothing but concern for guests and continued to care for us as if it were business as normal. As for the building - asleep in this hotel during the second larger earthquake, we felt as if the building would collapse from the violent shaking. The staff ran throughout the 10 story building making sure everyone evacuated. After several hours we returned to the hotel to find minimal physical damage, so we were able to return to our room and try to sleep. Our checkout was April 17, but because all public transport was shut down (airport, rail and roads damaged) we had to make a decision to wait it out or make an attempt to reach another city’s airport. The hotel offered to hold our room and extend our stay if we were unable to leave, but in the end we were able to make it to Fukuoka and connect to our flight home. I highly recommend this hotel on many levels - but most of all because the calm and kind staff cared for us, while the well-constructed building saved our lives.