A 7-minute walk from JR Hikone Train Station and a 6-minute drive to Hikone Castle, Hikone Station Hotel boasts 2 Japanese restaurants, massages and free-use bicycles. Both Western and Japanese rooms are available, all with free wired internet and mountain views. The hotel is a 6-minute drive from Genkyu-en Japanese Garden. It is a 5-minute drive from the Meishin Hikone Interchange (IC), and on-site parking is free. Every air-conditioned room at Hotel Hikone Station comes with Yukata robes, an LCD TV and an electric kettle with green tea. The en suite bathroom has a bathtub with a shower attachment, and slippers are provided. Japanese-style rooms have futon bedding on a tatami (woven-straw) floor. Dry cleaning and luggage storage can be found at the 24-hour reception. The hotel also has a gift shop, and there is a chargeable internet PC at the lobby. A Japanese/Western breakfast buffet is served from 07:00-09:00. Sampou and Ueki serve Japanese dishes for lunch and dinner, with Sampou offering traditional Kaiseki course dinners as well.